Football and Supporter Activism in Europe
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Beschreibung
This book is the first to explore and compare football governance, fandom culture and supporter engagement in Europe. With a specific focus on supporter activism and campaigning, the collection provides a comparative study of several European countries. The authors argue that supporters, despite being the pillar or the ‘lifeblood’ of their club, see their role in football governance marginalised. The volume is unique in that it challenges the widely accepted assumption that membership football clubs encourage the democratic participation of supporters.
Covering football fandom in both the traditional ‘big five’ leagues and non-‘big five’ countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Poland and Czech Republic, the volume will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, history, sport management, sport governance and political science.
Analyses the convergence and differences between fan culture and representation in a variety of European countries
Considers football supporters as something more and other than hooligans or consumers
Presents the most up-to-date empirical research in the nascent phenomenon of supporters’ activism in Europe
Analyses the convergence and differences between fan culture and representation in a variety of European countries Considers football supporters as something more and other than hooligans or consumers Presents the most up-to-date empirical research in the nascent phenomenon of supporters’ activism in Europe
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Borja García
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“The book is structured simply but clearly. The individual contributions are well-written and up-to-date in terms of literature and material. … It is highly stimulating that the book also provides references to approaches of comparative politics that so far have not (or just to a minor extent) been attributed to sport studies.” (Jürgen Mittag, Moving the Social, Vol. 61, 2019)
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