• Shooting Images: Photographs from the War in Iraq

      Davies, Colin; Parrinder, Monika (2004)
      This article looks at the role of photography and the processing of violence post 9/11 by examining key texts on photography by Susan Sontag in the context of the ‘war on terror’. The authors engage the relationship between the packaging of and response to the photograph in terms of lifestyle defined by consumption. The full text is available at the link above.
    • Soccer Hooliganism in the German Democratic Republic

      Dennis, Mike (London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2005)
      This topical book provides unprecedented analysis of football's place in post-war and post-reunification Germany. The expert team of German and British contributors offers wide-ranging perspectives on the significance of football in German sporting and cultural life, showing how it has emerged as a focus for an expression of German national identity and pride in the post-war era. Some of the themes examined include: footballing expressions of local, regional and national identity; ethnic dynamics, migrant populations and Europeanization; German football’s commercial economy; women’s football. Key moments in the history of German football are also explored, such as the victories in 1954, 1972 and 1990, the founding of the Bundesliga, and the winning bid for the 2006 World Cup. (Routledge)
    • The Violent Workplace

      Waddington, P. A. J.; Badger, Douglas; Bull, Ray (Cullompton: Willan Publishing, 2005)
      The threat of violence concerns most people most profoundly. It has long been a topic of intensive academic, practical and political debate. In recent years the workplace has emerged, as a recognized site of violence, threat and menace and this book will make a significant contribution to the growing literature on workplace violence. Using innovative research methods, it uniquely examines four of the most violence-prone occupations: the police; accident and emergency staff; social workers; and mental health professionals. "The Violent Workplace" identifies similarities and differences between these occupations that are far from intuitive. It will examine the diversity of experiences that shelter under the concept of 'violence and threats'; promote the importance of the 'moral dimension' in experiences of violence; analyze the impact of appearance and reputation in creating fear; discuss the importance of context in creating a sense of menace; and conclude by considering the practical implications of this research for handling violence and managing those who have suffered it. (Willan)
    • "When we smash windows..." black blocs and breaches of the peace

      Glover, Richard M. (Sweet & Maxwell, 2017-11-30)
      Breach of the peace is a cornerstone of public order law in England and Wales and was considered recently by the Supreme Court in R. (on the application of Hicks) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis. However, the common starting-point for discussion of the doctrine is the case of Howell. It is argued here that this judgment has been misinterpreted to the extent that it requires a property owner to be present where a breach of peace is founded on harm or the threat of harm to property. The issue has been placed in stark relief by recent changes to the nature of protest. Black Bloc protestors eschew physical violence to persons but pursue a strategy of deliberate property damage. The police may intervene to prevent a breach of the peace that reasonably appears likely “in the near future”, but will be unable to intervene if the property owner is not present, unless harm to persons is anticipated or a criminal offence is “about to” be committed. This article re-examines Howell in light of the Black Bloc phenomenon and contends that, in the absence of legislation, the courts should clarify the law so that the threat of property damage is sufficient to constitute a breach of the peace whether or not the owner is present.