What's the difference between protests and riots?

Apr 15, 2025
20 mins

Episode Description

Summary 

Do you know what is the difference between protests and riots? In this episode, we delve into two examples of antidemocratic riots in the Brazilian Supreme Court in 2023 and the Capitol in the US in 2021, to explain how they differ from peaceful protests. As 2024 is the biggest election year so far, at least 65 countries will go to the polls, political results unsatisfaction can lead to riots. 

Guests

Roudabeh Kishi, the Chief Research Officer at the BDI - Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton University. 

Leticia Cesarino, Brazilian researcher in Anthropology and author of the book ‘The world inside out: Truth and politics in the digital age’.

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