This collection is made up of contributions from scholars producing empirical work on some of the key areas upon which Geoff Pearson established his reputation.
Dick Hobbs is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Sydney, Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex, Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths College and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.
Introduction. Geoffrey Pearson: 1943-2013 Dick Hobbs
1. They didn't know whether to "fuck me or fight me": An ethnographic account of North Town boxing gym. Deborah Jump
Part I: Race
2. More than Violent Whites? From Paki Bashing to the English Defence League James Treadwell and Jon Garland
3. From 'Paki Bashing' to 'Muslim Bashing': UK extremism policies considered Alice Sampson
4. Shame, scandal and respectability amongst the children of the Windrush generation: A Scholarly Omission Kenny Monrose
Part II: Youth
5. Histories of Hooliganism Andrew Davies
6. The Same Old Song?: The Contemporary Relevance of Subcultures Andy Wilson
7. Illegal Rave Security: Keeping trouble out of the London free party scene Matt Taylor
Part III: Drugs and Illegal Markets
8. On Tap: Organised Crime and the Illicit Trade in Tobacco, Alcohol and Pharmaceuticals Charlie Edwards and Calum Jeffray
9. Reconsidering Middle Markets Dan Silverstone
10. Fear and Loathing in a Dirty Old Town: Violent Notes from A Drug Market Ethnography Brendan Marsh
11. Drug markets, ethnography and Geoff Pearson: A tribute to the man of the people Dan Briggs
12. "Ethiopia or Utopia?": Reflections on the New Heroin Users Mark Gilman
Part IV: Geoff's Final Publication
13. Drugs, Care and Sex Work: Sex and Survival Jenni Ward and Geoff Pearson
[Jenni Ward and Geoff Pearson]