Riots

An International Comparison
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-57130-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3997 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waddington, David

Moran, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.