Riot, Unrest and Protest on the Global Stage

by Pritchard, David; Pakes, Francis

• ISBN13: 9781137305510
• ISBN10: 1137305517
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-10-31
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Riots accompany major social transformations. In a time characterised by neo-liberalism, globalisation and shifting global power balances, riots serve as frequent reminders of this state of affairs. In this collection, leading international scholars consider how the 'stage' of unrest has altered profoundly, exploring the changing dynamics, interpretation and global potency of unrest.

Considering the various aspects of this newly emerging landscape, this volume explores rioting in a diverse range of countries and contexts from riots in the UK, Germany and France to global events including food riots and the #Occupy movement. It challenges criminology to take a truly global perspective on unrest and protest, considering these in light of the social and economic transformations of our time.

Bringing together world-class experts from around the globe, this collection provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive and interdisciplinary discussion of riots and rioting to date.

Author Biography

David Pritchard is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
 
Francis Pakes is Reader in Comparative Criminology at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Exploring the Global Stage: Globalisation, Riots, Unrest and Protest; Francis Pakes and David Pritchard
2. Policing Political Protest: Lessons of Best Practice from a Major English City; David Waddington
3. Mobs versus Markets: Bristol's Tesco Riot; Matthew Clement
4. Language of the Unheard: Riots in Popular Culture; Diana Bretherick
5. 'Innocence charged with guilt': The Criminalisation of Protest from Peterloo to 'Millbank'; Nadine El-Enany
6. The English Riots of 2011: Misreading the Signs on the Road to the Society of Enemies; Steve Hall and Simon Winlow
7. Inequality Constitutes a Particular Place; Danny Dorling with Carl Lee
8. Riots in France: Political, Proto-political or Anti-political Turmoils?; Fabien Jobard
9. The Ritual of Insurrection and the 'thrill seeking youth': An Instant Ethnography of Inner City Riots in Germany; Laura Naegler
10. Greece: Social Unrest against Neoliberalism and Austerity; Panagiotis Sotiris
11. Unrest and Inequalities: Comparing Welfare States; David Pritchard
12. The Criminalization of Zuccotti Park and its Lessons for the UK Riots; David C. Brotherton
13. A Political Economy of the Food Riot; Raj Patel and Philip McMichael.
14. Enter the Land Grab Riot?; Francis Pakes
15. Policing the Arab Spring: Discordant Discourses of Protest and Intervention; Roxane Farmanfarmaian
16. From #Occupy to #IdleNoMore: Rethinking Space, Settler Consciousness and Erasures within the 99%; Konstantin Kilibarda