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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Quarantelli and Dynes (1970) developed a three-stage model whereby property norms are progressively abandoned as a neighbourhood descends into an outbreak of uncontrolled looting. 2012) found that the negative aspects, such as the diffusion of unfounded rumour, were self-correcting. Bilham 2011. Haynes 2012. Bird et al.

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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. 2011; Aday, et al.,