Bigotry, Football and Scotland

ISBN-13: 9780748670369 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 240 str.

John Flint

Opis

A multidisciplinary analysis of sectarianism and bigotry in Scottish football Sectarianism and bigotry are among the most publicly debated issues in Scotland, often reported in the newspapers as the "shame" of Scotland's national game. The current crisis in Scottish football includes high profile controversies and disorder related to bigotry and sectarianism which resulted in new legislation to tackle offensive behaviour in and beyond football grounds. In this collection, contributors from a range of disciplinary positions present the latest empirical research evidence and social theory to examine and debate fundamental issues about bigotry in Scottish football and society. The topic has raised many questions. How should sectarianism and bigotry be defined and understood? What are the experiences and impacts of bigotry on different populations in Scotland? Are recent events unique or do they have historic precedents and contemporary comparisons beyond Scotland? What should be the response of government, football authorities, clubs, football supporters and other institutions and organisations in Scotland regarding legislation? What vision should we have for a future Scottish society and its diverse population? Bigotry, Football and Scotland will appeal to all those interested in Scotland's national game, the role of football in the 21st Century and how multicultural contemporary societies attempt to resolve prejudice and promote diversity.

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Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Foreword by Lord Jack McConnell of Glenscorrodale

Introduction

1 Football and Bigotry in Scotland – John Flint and John Kelly

Rethinking Geographical, Historical and Social Contexts

2 Outside the Hothouse: Perspectives Beyond the Old Firm – Michael Rosie
3 Is Football Bigotry Confined to the West of Scotland? The Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Rivalry – John Kelly
4 ‘They Sing That Song’: Football and Sectarianism in Glasgow during the 1920s and 1930s – Andrew Davies
5 History and Memory in Scottish Football – Joseph M. Bradley
6 Scottish Enlightenment and the Sectarianism Civilising Offensive – John Flint and Ryan Powell

Constructing and Governing ‘Sectarianisms’ and Football

7 The New Sectarians – Stuart Waiton
8 Hegemony Fandom and the Red Herring of Sectarianism – Paul Davis
9 England’s Act, Scotland’s Shame and the Limits of Law – Niall Hamilton-Smith and David McArdle
10 He’s back! But Scotland’s National Demon Never Left: Revisiting Media Representations of Neil Lennon and Narratives of Bigotry – Irene A. Reid

Neglected Perspectives: Class, Gender and Football supporters

11 Women, Football and Communities: Gendered Conceptualisations of ‘Sectarianism’ – Kay Goodall and Margaret Malloch
12 The Politics of Anti-sectarianism – Joe Crawford
13 Sectarianism Sell s- or Does It? A Celtic Supporter’s View – Patrick McVey
14 Sectarianism and Scottish Football: A Rangers Perspective – Alasdair McKillop

Conclusions

15 Necessary Debates and Futures Research and Policy Imperatives – John Flint and John Kelly

Index