Understanding Football Hooliganism

Author : Ramón Spaaij
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789056294458

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Understanding Football Hooliganism by Ramón Spaaij Pdf

Football hooliganism periodically generates widespread political and public anxiety. In spite of the efforts made and resources invested over the past decades, football hooliganism is still perceived by politicians, policymakers and media as a disturbing social problem. This highly readable book provides the first systematic and empirically grounded comparison of football hooliganism in different national and local contexts. Focused around the six Western European football clubs on which the author did his research, the book shows how different clubs experience and understand football hooliganism in different ways. The development and effects of anti-hooligan policies are also assessed. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of context, social interaction and collective identity for understanding football hooliganism. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in football culture, hooliganism and collective violence.

Author : M. Hopkins,J. Treadwell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137347978

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Football Hooliganism, Fan Behaviour and Crime by M. Hopkins,J. Treadwell Pdf

Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies.

Author : Steve Frosdick,Peter Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134038787

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Football Hooliganism by Steve Frosdick,Peter Marsh Pdf

This book provides a highly readable introduction to the phenomenon of football hooliganism, ideal for students taking courses around this subject as well as those having a professional interest in the subject, such as the police and those responsible for stadium safety and management. For anybody else wanting to learn more about one of society's most intractable problems, this book is the place to start. Unlike other books on this subject it is not wedded to a single theoretical perspective but is concerned rather to provide a critical overview of football hooliganism, discussing the various approaches to the subject. Three fallacies provide themes which run through the book: the notion that football hooliganism is new; that it is a uniquely football problem; and that it is predominantly an English phenomenon. The book examines the history of football-related violence, the problems in defining the nature of football hooliganism, the data available on the extent of football hooliganism, provides a detailed review of the various theories about who hooligans are and why they behave as they do, and an analysis of policing and social policy in relation to tackling football hooliganism.

Author : Bill Buford
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780804150514

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Among the Thugs by Bill Buford Pdf

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Author : Eric Dunning,Patrick J. Murphy,John Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317679721

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The Roots of Football Hooliganism (RLE Sports Studies) by Eric Dunning,Patrick J. Murphy,John Williams Pdf

This systematic historical and sociological study of the phenomenon of football hooliganism examines the history of crowd disorderliness at association football matches in Britain and assesses both popular and academic explanations of the problem. The authors’ study starts in the 1880s, when professional football first emerged in its modern form, charting the pre and inter-war periods and revealing that England’s World Cup triumph formed a watershed. The changing social composition of football crowds and the changing class structure of British society is discussed and the genesis of modern football hooliganism is explained by tracing it to the cultural conditions and circumstances which reproduce in young working-class males an interest in a publicly expressed aggressive masculine style.

Author : Kerr, John
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780335192496

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Understanding Soccer Hooliganism by Kerr, John Pdf

English soccer hooliganism continues to be a serious problem both at home and abroad. Claims about the success of recent preventative measures taken by the English soccer and police authorities are premature. There are strong indications that soccer hooligans are still active and that they are adapting and changing their strategies and relocating their violent activities. Over recent years, much has been written about soccer hooliganism. In this book, 'Reversal Theory', an insightful and coherent new eclectic approach in psychology, is used to address soccer hooliganism in an innovative way. Few previous accounts can provide the sophisticated understanding of the motivation behind soccer hooligan violence that 'Reversal Theory' achieves. Equipped with a real understanding of the psychology behind violent soccer hooligan activities, those charged with dealing with the problem may adopt more effective counter measures. This book must be of interest to all those who are involved in dealing with or studying soccer hooliganism and other, similar forms of deviant behaviour, such as delinquency and vandalism.

Author : Roger Ingham
Publisher : Inter-Action Imprint
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008238506

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Football Hooliganism by Roger Ingham Pdf

Author : Gary Armstrong
Publisher : Berg Publishers
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1859739571

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Football Hooligans by Gary Armstrong Pdf

This book examines how groups of young male fans come to be defined and identified as football `hooligans and challenges the assumption that violence is wholly central to the match-day experience for these supporters. Rather, the creation of identity is at the root of hooliganism, with all the cultural values and rituals, codes of honour and shame, and communal patterns of behaviour and consumption that accompany it. The author locates hooliganism historically within the milieu of an industrial working class culture and examines ideas of performance and ritual encompassed in idealized masculinity. The book is based on a decades in-depth study of the `Blades, a group of football fans supporting Sheffield United, who are notorious for their hooliganism. It contributes to the debate on football hooliganism by challenging many traditionally-held notions of hooliganism and by providing the first anthropological study of football violence. The book also debunks the myth that violence between football fans is organized by `generals operating within hierarchically structured groups. Falsehoods such as this, it is argued, are advanced to augment the powers of the police and media in redefining and controlling particular groups of individuals whose behaviour does not fit easily within increasingly constrictive codes of social conduct. This book represents essential reading not only for undergraduates of social anthropology, sociology and criminology but also for the general reader with an interest in football culture.

Author : Eric Dunning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UOM:49015002933860

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Fighting Fans by Eric Dunning Pdf

This volume considers soccer hooliganism in 14 countries and shows that, despite its tendencies to be associated with English culture, it has long been a social problem worldwide.

Author : M. Hopkins,J. Treadwell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137347978

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Football Hooliganism, Fan Behaviour and Crime by M. Hopkins,J. Treadwell Pdf

Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years, this timely collection brings together essays about football, crime and fan behaviour from leading experts in the fields of criminology, law, sociology, psychology and cultural studies.

Author : Eric Dunning,Patrick J. Murphy,John Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317679738

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The Roots of Football Hooliganism (RLE Sports Studies) by Eric Dunning,Patrick J. Murphy,John Williams Pdf

This systematic historical and sociological study of the phenomenon of football hooliganism examines the history of crowd disorderliness at association football matches in Britain and assesses both popular and academic explanations of the problem. The authors’ study starts in the 1880s, when professional football first emerged in its modern form, charting the pre and inter-war periods and revealing that England’s World Cup triumph formed a watershed. The changing social composition of football crowds and the changing class structure of British society is discussed and the genesis of modern football hooliganism is explained by tracing it to the cultural conditions and circumstances which reproduce in young working-class males an interest in a publicly expressed aggressive masculine style.

Author : Anastassia Tsoukala,Geoff Pearson,Peter T.M. Coenen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462651081

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Legal Responses to Football Hooliganism in Europe by Anastassia Tsoukala,Geoff Pearson,Peter T.M. Coenen Pdf

This book brings together a number of perspectives on how different European states have responded to the phenomenon of football crowd disorder and violence, or “hooliganism”. It applies a comparative legal approach, with a particular focus on civil and human rights, to analyze domestic legislation, policing and judicial responses to the problem of “football hooliganism” in Europe. Academics and legal professionals from eight different European countries introduce and analyze the different approaches and draw together common themes and problems from their various jurisdictions. They offer insights into the interactions between (domestic) politicians, law enforcers and sports authorities. The book is important reading for scholars and practitioners in the fields of law, sports law, sociology and criminology, and for all those concerned with questions of law enforcement and human rights. While it perfectly fits the curriculum for postgraduate studies in the fields mentioned, it is also highly recommended as secondary reading for undergraduate students. Dr. Anastassia Tsoukala is tenured Associate Professor at the University of Paris XI, France. Dr. Geoff Pearson is Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law at the University of Manchester’s Law School, Manchester, United Kingdom. Dr. Peter Coenen was Assistant Professor of Law at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Author : Daemon Fairless
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780345812940

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Mad Blood Stirring by Daemon Fairless Pdf

With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, journalist Daemon Fairless tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself, creating a non-fiction masterpiece with the narrative power of novels such as Fight Club and A History of Violence. A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal--and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault, rape, murder and warfare. Conventional wisdom chalks this up to socialization, that men are taught to be violent. And they are. But there's more to it. Violence is a dangerous desire--a set of powerful and inherent emotions we are loath to own up to. And so there remains a hidden geography to male violence--an inner ecosystem of rage, dominance, blood-lust, insecurity and bravado--yet to be mapped. Mad Blood Stirring is journalist Daemon Fairless's riveting first-person travelogue through this territory as he seeks to understand the inner lives of violent men and, ultimately, himself.

Author : A. Tsoukala
Publisher : Springer
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230594661

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Football Hooliganism in Europe by A. Tsoukala Pdf

Providing the first EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers and enforcers, and the media since the 1960s, this book examines the regulation and policing of the phenomenon, which has been influenced by security-related developments within post-bipolar Europe

Author : Eric Dunning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134942930

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Football on Trial by Eric Dunning Pdf

Examines the causes of football hooliganism as a world phenomenon, considering the links between player violence and crowd violence, and the role of the media. It looks ahead to the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles and asks why soccer hooliganism has not been a problem in the USA.