by Manon van Huffelen | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog
By Julie Carlier Every large festival, city celebration, sporting event, or mass protest has them: crowds. Young and old, religious and non-religious, participating for the sport, music, or simply the atmosphere. Recent research by Gu, et al. (2025) offers new...
by Manon van Huffelen | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog
By Eszter Hollósy, Intern at ESI Organizing safe events goes beyond fences and regulations. Research reveals that crowd psychology, especially the social identity approach (SIA), offers transformative benefits, backed by real-world applications, including Roskilde...
by Manon Gijbels | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog
We are pleased to introduce our new masterclass: Crowd Psychology for Crowd Safety Management, by Professor John Drury.Anyone who is responsible for crowd management will need to have some knowledge of Crowd Psychology. In this masterclass, you will be provided with...
by Manon Gijbels | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, News
YouTube stars inviting their herd of fans to come visit them is a recognized phenomenon. However, due to fan behaviour linked to social platform TikTok, the phenomenon has become an issue. Many famous artists have fans who will do anything to be upfront at a concert....
by Manon Gijbels | Jul 21, 2022 | Blog, News
UK researchers Prof. Clifford Stott and Dr. Arabella Kyprianides recently published a report on police action at protests in Seattle in 2020. The main lesson is that the police should not treat the crowd as an adversary, but should make contact early on and build...
