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Experiencing the summer 2024 UK riots: Reflections from North East England

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Abstract

In this commentary, Taj Khan – a community activist based in Newcastle upon Tyne – reflects upon her experiences and negotiations of the summer 2024 UK riots. We discuss the changing everyday mobility practices that Taj negotiated at the time as well as the ways in which she was encouraged to avoid urban spaces and religious buildings. We also reflect on the counterdemonstration she attended and how this transformed urban space through solidarity.

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Author(s): Khan T, Hopkins P

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: The Geographical Journal

Year: 2025

Pages: epub ahead of print

Print publication date: 11/08/2025

Online publication date: 11/08/2025

Acceptance date: 08/08/2025

Date deposited: 11/08/2025

ISSN (print): 0016-7398

ISSN (electronic): 1475-4959

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.70045

DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70045

Data Access Statement: Data sharing not applicable - no new data generated, or the article describes entirely theoretical research.

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