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To introduce this special section, we reflect on the riots that took place in the United Kingdom in late July and early August 2024 and the questions, issues and challenges that this raises for geography as a discipline and for our practice as geographers. We challenge the silences and absences that have prevailed since the riots took place and raise questions about several issues that remain under‐explored. We address the ways in which far‐right ideas have become increasingly mainstream and consider the role that Islamophobia and anti‐Muslim sentiment played in catalysing the situation. We conclude by considering the importance of these issues for geography and suggest avenues for further research.
Author(s): Bonnett A, Hopkins P
Publication type: Editorial
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Geographical Journal
Year: 2025
Pages: epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 18/08/2025
Acceptance date: 05/08/2025
ISSN (print): 0016-7398
ISSN (electronic): 1475-4959
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.70047
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70047
Data Access Statement: Data sharing not applicable - no new data generated, or the article describes entirely theoretical research.
