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from today, the tutor will be launching a series of articles about the riots in August, written by sociologists who live or work in the affected areas, based on interviews with youth participation

After calling David Cameron a sociological analysis of the riots "when the dust settles, the" social scientists from universities across the UK have joined forces to provide an initial analysis of the riots.

The articles in this series cover nine affected areas: Birmingham, Manchester, Salford, Brixton, Clapham, Hackney, Lewisham, Wood Green and Walworth. The last six are in the areas of London. Three weeks after the action, the articles provide important information on the causes, motivations, actions and consequences of the riots. Through interviews with young people who begin to show both local needs pictures of what happened in different places, and why.

After the riots, the vast majority of defendants who appeared before the magistrates were younger than 25 years. The articles show that, if we are to understand the disturbances, which are the young politicians should not be listening. Some interviewees were involved in the action, some were on the periphery, some knew people who participated, and some have decided not to participate. The authors of the articles are all sociologists who live or work in the areas covered. Together, they wrote in collaboration with the British Association of Sociology and the Study Group Race ethnicity.

Each item has a window to local contexts in which the riots took place. And while there are, and must have one tote a summary analysis of riots across the country, common themes and interconnections emerge.

Since the death of Mark Duggan at Tottenham, the riots have been deployed in 46 local authorities. While Cameron has canceled the riot as "pure criminality", devoid of political significance, it was obviously a common cause, motivation, or desire of the actions that followed. Young people interviewed believe that the political motivation, but also recognized that some actions were opportunistic. It was recognized that while the riots were about to "charge" also (especially in London), caused by the death and subsequent treatment Duggan family disrespectfully by the authorities.

, disputed by some as an ironic critique of consumerism - "the riot of purchase" - was often explained as a direct response to repeated stop and search, police racism, the deprivation, poverty, unemployment, cuts to Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), anger, and inequalities between rich and poor.

Some young hopes of the government will listen to the riots as a call to bridge the gap between rich and poor. But do not think this is likely. David Cameron and David Lammy (MP for Tottenham), they thought, not of his world. They parachuted into the local cafes press conferences. The rest of the time living in a land where you get a slap on the wrist for the costs of large violin, rather than a six-month sentence for stealing a crate of bottles of water. In fact, there was a sense that things are going from bad to worse. Some young people thought to stop and search has intensified and unjust punishment on the street is more likely than ever.
Three weeks after the riots took place, the dust has settled. The articles in this series begins the task of painting pictures necessarily nuanced what happened and why, in different places. It was not just "pure criminality." This survey confirms the thought disorders can be understood as common concerns and local contexts. While the riots were a measure of "charging" were also the policy responses to social injustice locally, nationally and globally.