Unpacking the UK's recent riots
Recent riots following a tragedy in the UK bring to light tensions around anti-migrant and Islamophobic discourse. The normalisation of weaponised language against Muslims and immigrants by politicians and media over many years is one key factor explaining the violence and hatred.
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| author | Hedges, Paul |
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| description | Recent riots following a tragedy in the UK bring to light tensions around anti-migrant and Islamophobic discourse. The normalisation of weaponised language against Muslims and immigrants by politicians and media over many years is one key factor explaining the violence and hatred. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1799882024-09-15T15:41:44Z Unpacking the UK's recent riots Hedges, Paul S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social Sciences Country and region studies International politics and security Recent riots following a tragedy in the UK bring to light tensions around anti-migrant and Islamophobic discourse. The normalisation of weaponised language against Muslims and immigrants by politicians and media over many years is one key factor explaining the violence and hatred. Published version 2024-09-09T07:37:20Z 2024-09-09T07:37:20Z 2024 Commentary Hedges, P. (2024). Unpacking the UK's recent riots. RSIS Commentaries, 120-24. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179988 en RSIS Commentaries, 120-24 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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| title | Unpacking the UK's recent riots |
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| title_short | Unpacking the UK's recent riots |
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