Helps in understanding the causes and management of public disorder, drawing on social scientific studies of collective conflict, and the policing of crowds and social movements. Using case studies and original data, this book describes and critiques the theoretical approaches to public disorder. It applies Flashpoints Model to the case studies.
Exploring the causes of recent high-profile riots worldwide, this book delves into incidents from Sydney to London, examining the underlying factors that drive collective disorder. It analyzes the common features of these events and their implications for democratic societies. By investigating the nature and significance of riots, the author sheds light on the social tensions that fuel such outbursts and invites readers to reconsider the dynamics of anger and violence in contemporary contexts.
The book explores the effects of UK government investment in Warsop Vale, highlighting the challenges and successes faced by residents amid coalfield decline. Through over 100 interviews conducted between 1998 and 2003, it adopts a longitudinal approach to assess community regeneration efforts. The report offers a critical evaluation of government policies and emphasizes essential lessons for empowering de-industrialized communities, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of community development in post-industrial contexts.
This book, first published in 1989, examines how a seemingly trivial incident can act as a flashpoint for wider disturbances. It investigates the underlying causes, the immediate context of the events, and the communication between police and crowd that takes place within them.
In a comparative study drawing on material from the United States and Britain, this book, first published in 1992, examines how various types of industrial, political, urban and sectarian disorder occur. It presents the 'flashpoints' model to explain public disorder.
The first General Election after British women won the right to vote in 1918 was almost an entirely male affair. With just days to spare before the old Parliament dissolved, legislation was rushed through that enabled female candidates to stand. Women scrambled to be nominated, but only seventeen made it onto the ballot paper. Three were in the West Midlands. Christabel Pankhurst (Smethwick) is probably the best known of them now. But, at the time, Mary Macarthur (Stourbridge), and Margery Corbett Ashby (Ladywood) were equally capable of making headline news... and often did. Ranged against them were all the forces of tradition and rigid conservatism, determined that women candidates should fail. Taking On the Men is a fascinating, superbly researched and thoroughly well-told tale of three women who took on the men and - simply by standing for Parliament - scored a small victory against what would now be known as 'the patriarchy'.
On 22 May 1963, a group of men representing Fryston Colliery Welfare ran out against the much-vaunted Bradford team, Thackley AFC, to contest the final of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, the 'ultimate prize' for local amateur teams. This book marks the fiftieth anniversary of the final.
This book contains the fascinating reflections of a man who spent his career at the heart of power.