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Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Preface 10 Introduction: A New Vision 12 PART I: MIND QUAKES 18 Chapter 1 Public Opinion as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) 20 Chapter 2 The Continuous Mutation of Informal Messages 42 Chapter 3 Circular Reaction in Media Hypes 64 PART II: EMERGING COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR 90 Chapter 4 The Formation of Synergy in Crowds 92 Chapter 5 The Emergence of Patterns in Opinion Currents 115 Chapter 6 The Self-Organization of Social Movements 142 PART III: SHIFTING PUBLIC MOODS 166 Chapter 7 The Evolving Context of Fashion and Fads 170 Chapter 8 Critical Thresholds in Fear and Panic 188 Chapter 9 Possible Attractors in Outrage and Protest 210 PART IV: Conclusions 234 Chapter 10 Phase Transitions in Crazes and Crashes 236 Chapter 11 Prediction, Planning, and Fundamental Uncertainty 259 Chapter 12 Epilogue: Issues Management? 284 References 292 Author Index 306 Subject Index 312 About the Author 318

Author

Jaap van Ginneken

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EN