Guardian riot series written by sociologists
5 September 2011 Leave a comment
Today (Monday, 5 September 2011), the Guardian launched a series of articles on the August riots, written by sociologists living or working in the areas affected, based on interviews with young people involved. The series ‘Behind the riots: what young people think about the 2011 summer unrest’ has been written in association with BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group and kicks off with an article written by Malcolm James, a sociologist undertaking a PhD at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics. This is a very welcome initiative which follows on from the British Sociological Association’s letter published in the Guardian on 11 August 2011 - recommending that sociologists be consulted to add real understanding to the summer unrest.
- Behind the riots: what young people think about the 2011 summer unrest
- Behind the Salford riots: ‘the kids are angry’
- Behind the Wood Green riots: ‘a chance to stick two fingers up at the police’
- Behind the Brixton riots: ‘a sense of injustice and lack of entitlement’
- Behind the Manchester riots: ‘they are saying we have nothing’
- Behind the Birmingham riots: ‘the ultimate sacrifice for peace’
- Behind the Clapham riots: ‘the police are the enemy’
- Behind the Hackney riots: ‘Nobody seems to listen to us’
- Behind the Lewisham riots: ‘it was all about money’
