Collective Action and Football Fandom

A Relational Sociological Approach

AvJamie Cleland,Mark Doidge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-05
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:428 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology
Antal sidor:221
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319731407

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Fotbollsböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Jamie Cleland is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Management at the University of South Australia, Australia. Mark Doidge is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton, UK.Peter Millward is Reader in Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.Paul Widdop is Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Recensioner i media

“This book offers a comprehensive and sophisticated theoretical framework for studies of the culture of football supporters. … this is a theoretically well-grounded study, with interesting and enlightening case studies.” (Arve Hjelseth, idrottsforum.org, November, 2018)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Relational Sociology, Collective Action, and Football Fandom.- 2. The Touchstones for Understanding Football Fans' Collective Actions: A Primer in Cultural Relational Sociology.- 3. Friendships, Community Ties, and Non-league Fandom: Opting ‘Out’ from the Commercialization of the Premier League and ‘In’ to Leftist Political Scenes.- 4. 'Bringing City Home': Coventry City, Sisu Capital, and the Ricoh Arena.- 5. Supporters' Trusts as Collective Action: Swansea City in Focus.- 6. Ticket Prices Campaigns, Urban Space, and Twitter: Social Networks and Storied Connections.- 7. Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements.- 8. Conclusion: Connections More Than Matter!—Relational Understandings of Football Fans' Collective Actions.