The English city riots of 2011, 'Broken Britain' and the retreat into the present

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-162

  Flint, John ^a   Powell, Ryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Broken Britain'; Civility; Governance of Conduct; Incivility; Norbert Elias; Riots; Urban Disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865817628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2748     Document Type: Article

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