Football and Supporter Activism in Europe Whose Game Is It?
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 bei...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
| Series: | Football Research in an Enlarged Europe
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction; Borja García and Jinming Zheng
- Part I: Football Governance and Supporter Activism in the ‘Big Five’ European leagues
- 1. The Great Transformation of the English Game: Karl Polanyi and the Double Movement ‘Against Modern Football’
- David M. Webber
- 2. ‘I love going to watch Norwich’: The Experiences of a Transgender Football Fan; Jayne Caudwell
- 3. The Italian Ultras: From Local Divisions to National Co-Operation; Mark Doidge
- 4. Football Supporters’ Trusts in Italy: A Horizontal Survey and the Case of Sambenedettese; Osvaldo Croci
- Well Governed? Fan Representation in German Professional Football Clubs; Daniel Ziesche
- 6. C.A. Osasuna: Identity, Ownership and Governance in Spanish Club Football; Jim O’Brien
- Part II: Football Governance and Supporter Activism outside the 'Big Five’ European leagues
- 7. Football Club Ownership Model in the Republic of Croatia – A Possible Model for Supporters' Inclusion in Football Governance in South-East Europe?; Siniša Petrović, Marko Ivkošić, Petar Ceronja
- 8. Beyond the Pattern: Corruption, Hooligans, and Football Governance in Croatia; Loïc Tregoures
- 9. Benfica TV: Taking Control of the Communication Process; Fernando Borges
- 10. Between Civic Engagement and Politics: A Case Study of Bohemians Prague 1905 Supporters’ Trust; Dino Numerato
- 11. From the Bottom to the Premiership: The Significance of Supporters’ Movement in the Governance of Football Clubs in Poland; Radosław Kossakowski
- 12. Supporter Ownership in Turkish Football; Emir Güney
- Conclusions: The rising importance of supporter activism in European football; Jinming Zheng and Borja García.