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Why is there a spread of violent far-right protests in the UK?
Manage episode 432468268 series 47905
Days of rioting in England and Belfast. Social media has been used by the far-right to spread rumours about immigrants, and organise protests that have become violent. Thousands of police officers are on alert. So what's behind the surge in violence?
In this episode:
- Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust.
- Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maynooth University, Ireland.
- Sohan Dsouza, Computational Social Scientist.
Host: Mohammed Jamjoom
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2111 episodes
Manage episode 432468268 series 47905
Days of rioting in England and Belfast. Social media has been used by the far-right to spread rumours about immigrants, and organise protests that have become violent. Thousands of police officers are on alert. So what's behind the surge in violence?
In this episode:
- Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust.
- Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maynooth University, Ireland.
- Sohan Dsouza, Computational Social Scientist.
Host: Mohammed Jamjoom
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2111 episodes
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