Police Violence, Perceived Powerlessness, and Riots from Paris to Ferguson

Police Violence, Perceived Powerlessness, and Riots from Paris to Ferguson

Wednesday, 21 October 2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: 
Pavilion Seminar Room, Gateway Building, St Antony's College
Speaker(s): 
Dr Cathy Schneider (American University)
Convenor: 
Dr Halbert Jones
Series: 
North American Studies Seminar Series

Why does police violence sometimes trigger violent uprisings like those in  Ferguson and Baltimore this year and much of France exactly ten years ago?  Why have police killings only triggered nonviolent demonstrations in New York? Cathy Lisa  Schneider will speak about the relationship between police violence and urban unrest, and discuss the changes that have increased levels of urban unrest in the United States, as well as the legacy of the 2005 riots in France.