"Riots" and mobilizations against violent police deviances An international comparative perspective, Workshop am 21. Juni 2016 in Paris Nanterre

Since the 1960-70s, the US and Western Europe appear to have been subjected to a relatively uninterrupted series of urban rebellions. Most sociologists and political scientists agree that “riots” often start as a reaction to “police violence”, as a sign of the contentious relationship between the police and Black Peoples, post-colonial immigrants' children, and working classes. Non-violent collective action against “police violence” may additionally emerge during or after the “riots” in the f..