Football and supporter activism in Europe : whose game is it? / Borja García, Jinming Zheng, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

García, Borja, editor.

Zheng, Jinming, 1988- editor.

Series:

Football research in an enlarged Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer fans--Social aspects--Europe.

Soccer fans.

Soccer team owners--Europe.

Soccer team owners.

Soccer teams--Europe--Management.

Soccer teams.

Management.

Social aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

"This work 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319487335

3319487337

OCLC:

959592300