Football and Supporter Activism in Europe : Whose Game Is It?

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: García, Borja. (Editor), Zheng, Jinming. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Sports.; Religion and culture.; Sports > Sociological aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319487342
• Physical Description: XIX, 296 p. 3 illus. online resource.
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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.