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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.

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Meet the top 6 finalists for the 2023 Service to America Medals® People’s Choice Award

Partnership for Public Service

After the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003, Roe’s innovative new approach—which focused on identifying and communicating technical risk and assuring a fuller, data-driven understanding of safety—changed the way NASA and the aerospace industry operate for the better.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

When it came, in 2009, it was less deadly than expected, but that does not negate the possibility of a highly contagious disease with a case fatality rate equivalent to that of SARS in 2003, namely 10%. Vast mutations in society, economy and social behaviour are possible. Major epidemics and pandemics (what is the difference?)

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