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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

Rybak was elected Mayor of Minneapolis in 2001 and was re-elected again in 2005 to serve another term. He was also reelected in 2005 and again in 2009. You can also get loads more information on the city government via the links. His goal by blogging is to keep his residents informed. Mayor Slay. Louis on April 17, 2001.

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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

However, an understanding of risk requires, not only an ability to think things through, but also enough information with which to make informed decisions. It could be argued that people do not seek the relevant information, or when supplied with knowledge and expertise they wilfully ignore it. References Alexander, D.E.

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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. Social Media Definitions. 2011; Aday, et al.,