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Riots

An International Comparison

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  1. Matthew Moran

    1. King's College London, LONDON, United Kingdom

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  2. David Waddington

    1. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Understanding Riots

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Revised Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 15-38

  4. ‘France in Flames’: The French Riots of 2005

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 39-65

  5. When Beach Life Goes Bad: The Cronulla (Sydney, Australia) Riot of 2005

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 67-94

  6. Neoliberalism, Austerity, and Rage Against the State: The Greek Riots of 2008

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 95-114

  7. Violence and Looting on the Streets of London: The English Riots of 2011

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 115-140

  8. Back to the Future: Race and Riots in Ferguson, Missouri

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 141-170

  9. Conclusion: Further Insights into the Nature of Riots

    • Matthew Moran, David Waddington
    Pages 171-189

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-212
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • King's College London, LONDON, United Kingdom

    Matthew Moran

  • Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    David Waddington

About the authors

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Riots

  • Book Subtitle: An International Comparison

  • Authors: Matthew Moran, David Waddington

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57131-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57130-4Published: 29 November 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57131-1Published: 14 May 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 212

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Crime and Society, Transnational Crime

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