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Jaap van Ginneken, 2009

Jaap van Ginneken (born Sept. 8, 1943 in Hilversum, The Netherlands) is a Dutch psychologist and communication scientist.[1]

Education

Van Ginneken completed a bachelor’s degree at the Radboud University Nijmegen, a master’s at the University of Amsterdam, followed by a brief stint at the École pratique des Hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris, and finally a Ph. D. with distinction on mass psychology and crowd psychology. He taught at various universities, ultimately as a long-time associate professor at the International School and Communication Science Department of the University of Amsterdam.[2][3]

Work

For most of the 1970s, he worked as a Paris-based newspaper correspondent and roving reporter on third world affairs for Dutch media, with isolated contributions to foreign newspapers such as Le Monde and British The Guardian. In line with the spirit of May 1968 in France and widespread opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war, he adhered to the unequal exchange and dependency theory, and came to sympathize with liberation movements and third world revolutions. Two of his early books then focused on the new conflicts arising from them. The rise and fall of Lin Piao (and the so-called ‘Gang of Four’) dealt with ultraleftism during the Chinese cultural revolution. The third Indochina war dealt with the subsequent confrontation between China, Vietnam and Cambodia (see Bibliography).

In the course of the 1980s, however, Van Ginneken recognized that he had become too much of a fellow traveler, and returned to academic work in his original fields. On the one hand, he published a series of studies on the history of political psychology[4], crowd psychology[5], mass psychology[6] and social psychology[7] On its European history: with Crowds, psychology and politics, later followed by Mass movements (see Bibliography). As well as on new approaches to mass psychology and collective behavior sociology, in line with complex adaptive systems and chaos theory: in Collective behavior and public opinion – Rapid shifts, with a further Dutch title on self-organization and swarming[8], as well as the relevance of mass psychology for public opinion and public relations, economics and finance. On the other hand, he published a series of studies on media psychology, and stereotypes about cultural identity. In the international news media: with Understanding global news.[9] In movies: with Screening difference – How Hollywood blockbusters imagine race, ethnicity and culture.[10] As well as on the clash of civilizations[11], with further Dutch titles on classical comic strips, interpersonal communication and the immigration debate.

Some of his more recent Dutch books dealt with further mass psychology subjects such as behavioral economics and finance[12], hidden persuaders[13], and emotional contagion in large groups[14]. Next to his academic work, Van Ginneken always remained involved in a wide range of non-academic projects, for instance in science communication: for national events, major museums and prime-time television. Today, he is an independent speaker and writer, based near Nice in France.

Bibliography

(English titles)

  • The rise and fall of Lin Piao, Harmondsworth, UK: Pelican (Penguin) 1976 ISBN 014021917X Also New York: Discus/ Avon (Hearst) 1977 ISBN 0-380-00988-9.
  • The third Indochina war, Zug, Switzerland: Inter Documentation Company 1985. (Reproduction on microfilm).
  • Crowds, psychology and politics, New York: Cambridge University Press 1992. ISBN 0-521-40418-5
  • Understanding global news, London: Sage 1998. ISBN 0-7619-5709-X
  • Collective behavior and public opinion,2003 Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. ISBN 0-8058-4386-8.
  • Mass movements, Apeldoorn, Neth.: Spinhuis 2007. ISBN 9789055892792
  • Screening difference – How Hollywood blockbusters imagine race, ethnicity and culture, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield 2007. ISBN 0-7425-5584-4.

References

  1. ^ Recent major interviews in Dutch:
  2. ^ Jaap van Ginneken, University of Amsterdam
  3. ^ Lisa Kumar, The writers dictionary, Farmington Hills, Michigan: St. James Press 2011 (26th ed.). ISBN 1558627561.
  4. ^ ‘Outline of a cultural history’. Ch. 1, pp. 3-22, in W. Stone & P. Schaffner (1988), The psychology of politics. New York: Springer. French transl.: "Hermès:documents irevues"Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Crowds, psychology and politics (see Bibliography). reviews: "history cooperative journals 99-3" ; "Cambridge Journals Abstract 2942744"
  6. ^ Mass movements (see Bibliography). reviews: "Wiley online library" "Review MassMovements (doc type)"
  7. ^ ‘Social orientations’. Ch. 7, pp. 220-244, in J. Jansz & P. van Drunen (eds., 2004), A social history of psychology, Oxford: Blackwell.
  8. ^ De kracht van de zwerm – Zelfsturing in de organisatie, Amsterdam: Amstel/ Business Contact 2009 (illustrated). Documentation: "Business Contact: voetnoten" . review: "Digitaal krantenarchief NRC"
  9. ^ Understanding global news. (Dutch: De schepping van de wereld in het nieuws). review: "Sage Journals".
  10. ^ Screening difference (see Bibliography). (Dutch: Exotisch Hollywood). Review: "Vlex"
  11. ^ ‘9/11 as a trigger for long-term shifts in world public opinion’, International Communication Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Aug. 2007), pp. 323-333. "abstract: International Communication Gazette"
  12. ^ Gek met geld – Over financiële psychologie, Amsterdam: Amstel/ Business Contact 2010. reviews of Gek met Geld in Dutch newspapers :
  13. ^ Verborgen verleiders – Hoe de media je sturen, Amsterdam: Boom 2011 (3rd ed.). review: "Nrc: Radio en Televisie"Template:Nl icon
  14. ^ Het enthousiasme virus – Hoe gevoelens zich explosief verspreiden nu iedereen on-line is, " Amsterdam: Amstel Business Contact 2012"Template:Nl icon

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