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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Writing and witnessing as activism.
Documentation, memory, and academic engagement were seen as forms of activism—ways of “keeping receipts” and resisting institutional forgetting. Speaking out, even when uncomfortable, is part of ethical engagement in times of crisis.

Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Resilience, reimagined.
Resilience is often celebrated—but it can also be misused to justify state inaction. When understood collectively, however, it represents transformation rather than simple recovery, opening pathways for social change.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Collective identity drives cooperation.
Research and lived experience both show that people rarely panic in crises. Shared identity fosters cooperation, mutual aid, and solidarity. Recognising this can help design responses that empower communities rather than control them.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Neutrality can become complicity.
The discussion questioned institutional and professional “neutrality” in the face of injustice, calling instead for ethical responsibility, meaningful allyship, and genuine engagement with affected communities.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Language reveals (and hides) power.
Phrases like “natural disaster” or “humanitarian crisis” often depoliticise structural violence and inequality. In contrast, explicitly naming acts as “genocide” or “colonial occupation” reframes them as matters of justice, not charity.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Emergencies are not neutral.
They are socially and politically constructed. How we define an event—as a “disaster,” “crisis,” or “emergency”—shapes public understanding, determines whose suffering is recognised, and influences the kind of response that follows.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

We are also grateful to our engaged audience, whose thoughtful questions helped deepen the discussion.

Here are some key reflections from the event:

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

A huge thanks to our wonderful speakers — Dr Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir, Dr Rim Saab , Prof. Lucy Easthope @lucygobag.bsky.social , and John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social — for their time, insight, and generous contributions.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 2d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of organising the first event in our three-part series with the BPS Social Psychology Section B titled “Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency.”

Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 10d

There are two more sessions in November and December. We will share it from here. I hope we see you there 💚

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for sharing it Sam. There will be other two events in November and December. We will share them when the registration link is ready. I hope you can join us in the upcoming ones. Sending best wishes.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

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BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · 12d

Meticulously organised for you by our amazing ad-hoc events team on the committee!

Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

It is free and open to everyone. For registration see the link:

www.bps.org.uk/event/rising...

Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency | BPS

The first in a three part event series from the Social Psychology Section gathering emergency practitioners and researchers in the social psychology field.

www.bps.org.uk

Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 12d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · Sep 9

My first single author paper is out now!! Great thanks to @profjohndrury.bsky.social for feedback and sharing!!!

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Sep 9

Functions of post-disaster collective action: An ethnographic perspective on the silent walk commemorating the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes

New from @drselintekin.bsky.social

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

SPSSI Journals

This study examines the functions of collective action for people who experienced a disaster. Data were collected through ethnography and individual interviews with 22 people who participated in a si...

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Sep 9

Functions of post-disaster collective action: An ethnographic perspective on the silent walk commemorating the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes

New from @drselintekin.bsky.social

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

SPSSI Journals

This study examines the functions of collective action for people who experienced a disaster. Data were collected through ethnography and individual interviews with 22 people who participated in a si...

spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · Aug 1

thanks for sharing John. One of them happened in Karabük and took very long time to control. besides fires smoke also affected many people in the city (especially the ones who have asthma). In some parts of Turkey the fires still continue.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · Jul 26

Keynote speech comes from Dr Chloe Bracegirdle this year at @bps-social-psych.bsky.social in Oxford!! Congratulations!!

BPS Social Psychology Section @bps-social-psych.bsky.social · Jul 25

We're pleased to announce that this year's early career award winner is Chloe Bracegirdle!

If her research strikes your interest, Chloe will deliver a keynote presentation at our annual conference in Oxford to commemorate her accomplishment.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · Jul 21

hello @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social We would like to contact you regarding an event we’re organizing in collaboration with @bps-social-psych.bsky.social Would it be possible for you to follow me so I can send you a message with more details? Or is there another preferred way to share the info with you?

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jun 30

@drselintekin.bsky.social @adriennewhitworth.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social @dennisnigbur.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social @kayleighsmith.bsky.social @samreenchhabra.bsky.social @lindajbell.bsky.social

John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jun 30

The last Crowds & Identities meeting of the academic year, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, and with presentation on his important work from @alex-hunt-psych.bsky.social on lay crowd theory in US debates on #BLM

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jun 30

The last Crowds & Identities meeting of the academic year, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, and with presentation on his important work from @alex-hunt-psych.bsky.social on lay crowd theory in US debates on #BLM

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jun 14

8 years today since the UK's worse residential fire since the war. Read @drselintekin.bsky.social 's analysis of how the affected community mobilized support from allies to try to get justice for #Grenfell.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Silent Walk as a street mobilization: Campaigning following the Grenfell Tower fire

This paper uses ethnography and interviews with 15 participants who were actively involved in the campaign following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire to address the question of how campaigners use street...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · Jun 14

Eight years on, their unwavering commitment to justice continues to show us why collective action is essential in the context of disasters and emergencies. #Grenfell #JusticeForGrenfell #CollectiveAction

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