The University of Wolverhampton and the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organised the workshop: ”Why Do People Riot? Causes, Realities, Ways Forward‘. This workshop took place from 5 until 9 May 2014 in Athens. The project is financed by the European Commission within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme. In particular, participants will include contacts from police forces, emergency services, prisons, local authorities, colleges, universities, youth services and media organisations, drawn from regions which have recently experienced civil disorder and rioting. They event comprised a week-long series of seminars, workshops, panel sessions, presentations and exercises, under the theme of ‘Why People Riot? Causes, Realities, Ways Forward’. You can find more information here.
PRESENTATIONS
- Alka Brigue (Crown Prosecution Service), ‘How the law dealt with the August 2011 riots in the UK‘
- Paul Betts (West Midlands Police), ‘Engagement to influence riots: The role of the social media‘
- Surjeet Manku (West Midlands Police), ‘Police Incidents the Tipping Point for Riots?‘