Grace in Times of Friction: The Complexity of Social Resilience
THE BRITISH public’s reaction to acts of terrorism over the past two years has been instructive. Besides being generally unruffled by terror attacks and carrying on with normal life, the public has also used the internet to thumb its nose at terrorism. After the London bombings of 7 July 2005, the i...
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| author | Vasu, Norman |
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| description | THE BRITISH public’s reaction to acts of terrorism over the past two years has been instructive. Besides being generally unruffled by terror attacks and carrying on with normal life, the public has also used the internet to thumb its nose at terrorism. After the London bombings of 7 July 2005, the internet was employed by the public to declare “We’re not Afraid”. In Glasgow, the internet once gain has been deployed as a rallying tool. A tribute site has been created for John Smeaton (www.johnsmeaton.com), an airport baggage handler who, upon seeing a burning man attacking a police officer, pitched in to help. His interviews are available at the site and the public can use Paypal to buy him a pint of beer in recognition of his bravery. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/825342020-11-01T07:23:12Z Grace in Times of Friction: The Complexity of Social Resilience Vasu, Norman S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science THE BRITISH public’s reaction to acts of terrorism over the past two years has been instructive. Besides being generally unruffled by terror attacks and carrying on with normal life, the public has also used the internet to thumb its nose at terrorism. After the London bombings of 7 July 2005, the internet was employed by the public to declare “We’re not Afraid”. In Glasgow, the internet once gain has been deployed as a rallying tool. A tribute site has been created for John Smeaton (www.johnsmeaton.com), an airport baggage handler who, upon seeing a burning man attacking a police officer, pitched in to help. His interviews are available at the site and the public can use Paypal to buy him a pint of beer in recognition of his bravery. 2016-02-24T06:48:45Z 2019-12-06T14:57:29Z 2016-02-24T06:48:45Z 2019-12-06T14:57:29Z 2007 Commentary Vasu, N. (2007). Grace in Times of Friction: The Complexity of Social Resilience. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 072). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82534 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40110 en RSIS Commentaries, 072-07 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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