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The recent eruption of far-right violence is a manifestation of deep social crisis, but it would be wrong to abandon hard-won civil rights for an illusion of safety.
Would the response look any different had proposed enforcement powers applying to social networking platforms been in place before the riots?
People are socially conditioned to think such heinous acts are committed by outsiders.
Most people feel connected to each other, which makes compassion instinctive.
Calling these acts of fascist violence terrorism may feel cathartic, but it’s not that simple.
The violent unrest is distinctly English rather than British.
Muslims and mosques continue to be targeted in the violence across the country.
There is a corner of the internet that preaches male violence as a response to male violence.
Researchers are trying to understand what makes this group so vulnerable to falling for fake news online.
The inability to work hinders social integration, preventing asylum seekers from interacting with locals, learning the language and understanding local customs.
The Rebecca riots saw Welsh farmers disguised as women destroy tollgates as a way of challenging what they believed was an oppressive taxation system.
When it comes to riots, UK politicians need to acknowledge the real root causes, and address key issues such as failures in community policing.
Dystopian predictions of a no-deal Brexit have led to reports that the military could be used to maintain public order.
A 1981 odd and eerie protest song, ‘Ghost Town’, still resonates today. It remains a cry out against injustice, against closed off opportunities by those who have pulled the ladder up.
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Associate professor Music and Media, University of Gloucestershire
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Professor of Social Psychology, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Security Studies, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Sussex
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Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
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Senior Lecturer in Modern History, Bangor University
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Professor In Criminology, University of Staffordshire
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Researcher, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Programme Lead MSc Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Media and Communications, Loughborough University
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Reader in Political Geography, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
