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[email protected] PL4 (Vuorikatu 3 A) 000014 Helsingin Yliopisto ISBN 978-951-51-2601-6 48/2017 Political History (print) ISBN 978-951-51-2602-3 48/2017 Political History (pdf) ISSN 2343-273X (print) ISSN 2343-2748 (web) Unigrafia, Helsinki 2017. 2 Abstract The research focus is a specific case study analysis of collective violence in the North of England, in particular West and South Yorkshire. There are three cases: the Bradford Riots June 9-11th, 1995, The ‘Battle of Orgreave,’ June 18th, 1984 and a violent encounter between Leeds United and Manchester United fans at Elland Road on October 11th, 1975. The cases are set within the dynamic of violence mutation revealed in both their specific genres and in the fusion of violence that draws together the cases and manifestations of violence in the region throughout the period covered. The unique challenges of violence research are addressed and a triangulation methodology was employed drawing upon extensive newspaper sources, official reports, secondary sources and a limited sample of supporting interviews to garner an insight into the events.