Researching the riots

Urban Riots in Sweden

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1832 cholera riots.

Sir—Geoffrey Gill and colleagues (July 21, p 233) provide a fascinating account of the 1832 cholera riots, and, as they point out, unrest was not confined to Liverpool. According to Anning, the Sunderland cholera outbreak in 1831 was preceded by a case in Hull, and the disease may well have been first imported to Yorkshire in rags from continental hospitals used for manuring hop gardens. The de...

Understanding prison riots

This article formulates a theoretical framework that helps to explain the origins of prison riots. Our explanation builds on existing theories, taking the integrative theory outlined by Useem and Kimball (1989) as a starting point. It shows how a variety of causal factors interact to create an institutional environment in which routine incidents can develop into full-fledged riots. We illustrat...

Researching the Psychosocial:introduction

Inequality and Riots – Experimental Evidence

We study the relationship between inequality and inter-groups conflicts (riots), focussing on social inequality. Disadvantaged societal groups experience discrimination and thus have limited access to some social and labour resources like education or employment. First, we experimentally investigate whether social inequality is a driving force of inter-group conflicts. Second, we investigate th...