Abstract What are the electoral consequences of urban riots? We argue that riots highlight economic and social problems suffered by those who participate, inducing potential allies to mobilize. These can then punish local incumbents at ballot box. test this hypothesis with fine-grained geographic data capture how exposure 2011 London changed vote choices in subsequent 2012 mayoral election. fin...

The causes of riots have been extensively researched. Comparatively, little is known about how they are prevented from occurring. We address this gap with a qualitative study the role formal and informal guardians in Amsterdam January 2021, when public disorder was widespread across Netherlands after government had announced curfew to curb spread Covid−19 virus. used CCTV footage two gatherings...

INTRODUCTION Crowd control is essential to the handling of mass-casualty incidents (MCIs). This is the task of the police at the site of the incident. For a hospital, responsibility falls on its security forces, with the police assuming an auxiliary role. Crowd control is difficult, especially when the casualties are due to riots involving clashes between rioters and police. This study uses dat...

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...

Research on the relationship between nonviolent and violent dissent has focused explicit shifts in organized strategies, disregarding less-organized forms of violence such as riots. Even though disorganized is common, we know little about how it influences onset fate antigovernment campaigns. Activists frequently argue that discipline essential counterproductive for effective large-scale mobili...

A young unmarried Muslim female presented with the secondary personality of a married Hindu woman following the Hindu - Muslim riots. It is proposed that multiple personality can occur as a reaction to insecurities generated by traumatic events.

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...