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Category Archives: Collective action
Collective Behaviour: Leadership and Learning in Flocks
A new study has decoded which birds become leaders in homing pigeon flocks, finding an unexpected benefit of leadership: faster birds emerge as leaders, and these leaders learn more about their environment than their followers. Flocks of homing pigeons circling … Continue reading
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Critical Mass, Social Networks and Collective Action – Exploring Student Political Worlds
This article explores the role of ‘critical mass’ and social networks in the generation of collective action. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative (social network) data, the article argues that both are pivotal in the process whereby collective action takes shape. … Continue reading
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