Riots and Political Change

Riot Games: A Theory of Riots and Mass Political Violence

Schofield) for helpful comments on an early version of the paper.

Antiminority Riots in Unified Germany : Cultural Conflicts and Mischanneled Political Participation

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Quantitative Assessment of Political Fragility Indices and Food Prices as Indicators of Food Riots in Countries

The impact of resources on social unrest is of increasing interest to political leaders, business and civil society. Recent events have highlighted that (lack of) access to critical resources, including food, energy and water, can, in certain circumstances, lead to violent demonstrations. In this paper, we assess a number of political fragility indices to see whether they are good indicators of...

The Nature of Riots: Socioeconomic and Political Conditions Inherent in Collective Action

Social Media Censorship in Times of Political Unrest: A Social Simulation Experiment with the UK Riots

Following the 2011 wave of political unrest, extending from the Arab Spring to the UK riots, the formation of a large consensus around Internet censorship is underway. The present paper adopts a social simulation approach to show that the decision to “regulate”, filter or censor social media in situations of unrest changes the pattern of civil protest and ultimately results in higher levels of ...