eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. Peer Reviewed Title: Sweden's urban violence Journal Issue: Streetnotes, 25 Author: Kustermans, Jorg , University of Antwerp Publication Date: 2016 Permalink: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3mx6k2t1 Acknowledgements: I would like to thank Tomas Baum, Wies de Graeve, Sara de Pauw, Maarten van Alstein, Mark Duffield, Alyson Bailes, Blagovesta Momchedjikova, and, especially, Bradford Rohmer for feedback on various drafts of the essay. I also want to thank my interlocutors during fieldwork for sharing stories and knowledge. Author Bio: Jorg Kustermans is an Assistant Professor of International Politics with the Department of Politics at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Keywords: Riots, Place, Stockholm, Sweden Local Identifier: ucdavislibrary_streetnotes_29708 Abstract: In May 2013, Stockholm was shaken by six days of riots that started in one of its Northern suburbs, Husby, but soon spread to other parts of the city and country. This essay reports on a field trip to Stockholm and sets the riots within the Swedish urban context. Copyright Information: All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Contact the author or original publisher for any necessary permissions. eScholarship is not the copyright owner for deposited works. Learn more at http://www.escholarship.org/help_copyright.html#reuse