Flashpoints: Studies in Public Disorder (Routledge Library Editions: Political Protest) - Softcover

Waddington, David; Jones, Karen; Critcher, Chas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032042494 ISBN 13: 9781032042497

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

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. The authors’ findings are based on first-hand research into case studies of political demonstrations, community disorder and industrial picketing in South Yorkshire, UK over a five-year period. Wide-ranging in its approach, the book covers industrial relations, police-community relations, and questions of political representation and legal rights. The authors provide a novel theoretical analysis, drawing on both sociology and social psychology, which they apply to their own case studies and to other instances of disorder, from Grosvenor Square in 1968 to Wapping in 1986. They also consider the possible impact of new public order legislation, and the policy implications of their research.

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David Waddington, Karen Jones and Chas Critcher

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032042494
• ISBN 13: 9781032042497
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228