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The Myth of Mobs
In the popular imagination, being in a crowd makes people scary and irrational. But is this true? And is there a danger that by treating crowds as dangerous, they become so?
In popular imagination, being in a crowd makes people scary and irrational. But is this true? In this edition of Analysis, David Edmonds asks social psychologists - including a leading expert on groups, Steve Reicher - about the psychology of crowds. This is far more than merely a theoretical matter. It has profound implications for how we police crowds.
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Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad.
