Years ago it may have been inconceivable to think events such as today’s riots could occur. But the writing was on the wall — and we missed our chance to fix things.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Riots
Displaying 1 - 20 of 33 articles
The Insurrection Act of 1807 was not intended to be a national call to war against the American people.
Politicians who refuse to listen to popular demands have a reason to be concerned.
According to research, a strong sense of social identity and empowerment often dictates how rioters behave.
Australia should look to the New Zealand model, which has a strong focus on community, and recognises that the majority of young people grow-out of participating in crime.
While the riots in Jakarta have been brought under control, the deeper religious tensions that have polarised Indonesia will present a major challenge for Jokowi’s second term.
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.
Hosay, a religious ritual performed by Trinidadian Muslims, combines the somber Islamic observance of Ashura, brought by immigrant Indians, and the joy of Trinidad’s famous carnival.
Emmanuel Macron is driving through his neoliberal agenda by relying on French police forces renowned for their violence against ethnic minority citizens, protestors and migrants.
As Toronto reacts to the news that a killer was preying on victims in the city’s gay village, an expert on serial killers explains how violent offenders are more strategic than previously thought.
Cigarettes are part of the social and economic fabric of prisons.
Black Blocs sprung from an anarchist movement in western Germany. Anti-capitalism and anti-government, the original Black Blocs marched against nuclear energy and neo-Nazis.
Sensationalist warnings of further riots abound. But while many social inequalities remain, we can’t say whether more widespread violence will follow.
Mark Duggan was shot by the police in 2011, but it took two-and-a-half years to complete an inquest into his death.
The protest by Zimbabweans against police road blocks and banned imports highlights a new political economy that is rising on the back of informalisation of the economy.
Australia’s key foundation stories have a narrative arc based on the slow simmering of social tension and anxiety culminating in an explosive release of group hostility. Was Cronulla any different?
Better handling of peaceful protests at the death of Freddie Gray might have prevented the riots.
Despite having a black police commissioner and mayor, Baltimore has become the latest focus of African-American anger at racist policing.
The announcement Monday evening in the US that there would be no charges against a policeman over the shooting of a teenager is puzzling and already the target of critique. It’s not just the decision itself…
Top contributors
-
Researcher in Crowd Behaviour, University of Brighton
-
Professor of Social Psychology, Keele University
-
Lecturer on Collective Violence, University of St Andrews
-
Associate Professor in criminology, UNSW Sydney
-
Professor, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor of Criminology and Social Policy, Manchester Metropolitan University
-
Director of the Institute of Governance, The University of Edinburgh
-
Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Edinburgh
-
Lecturer in Politics, UCL
-
Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
-
Professor of Criminology, Teesside University
-
Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
-
Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
-
Professor of History, La Trobe University
-
Lecturer in Modern Asian History, Aberystwyth University
