Riots

An International Comparison

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

The past ten years have been marked by a series of high profile and heavily mediatised riots across the globe. From the overspill of racial tensions in Sydney to anti-police riots in London, democratic societies have witnessed powerful and costly outbursts of anger and violence. But what are the causes of these large-scale episodes of collective disorder? Do they share common features? And what can they tell us about the nature and significance of riots more broadly?In this book, the authors address these questions and more with a wide-ranging comparative study of rioting in five countries (Australia, England, France, Greece and the United States). Using a revised and expanded version of the Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder, Matthew Moran and David Waddington dissect these violent and ephemeral social phenomena, laying bare their internal logic and demonstrating the essentially political nature of riots.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-29
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:438 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:212
Upplaga:15001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137571304

Utforska kategorier

Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Matthew Moran is Senior Lecturer in International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, UK. He is the author of The Republic and the Riots: Exploring Urban Violence in French Suburbs, 2005-2007.David Waddington is Professor of Communications and Head of the Communication and Computing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He is author of Policing Public Disorder: Theory and Practice, and co-editor (with Fabien Jobard and Mike King) of Rioting in the UK and France: A Comparative Study.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Understanding Riots.- Chapter 1. The Revised Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder.- Chapter 2. ‘France in Flames’: The French Riots of 2005.- Chapter 3. When Beach Life Goes Bad: The Cronulla (Sydney, Australia) Riot of 2005.- Chapter 4. Neoliberalism, Austerity and Rage Against the State: The Greek Riots of December, 2008.- Chapter 5. Violence and Looting on the Streets of London: The English Riots of 2011.- Chapter 6. Back to the Future: Race and Riots in Ferguson, Missouri.- Conclusion: Further Insights into the Nature of Riots.