Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey

ISBN-13: 9780367730024 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 181 str.

Dağhan Irak

Opis

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in the country.

Recenzje

‘Irak’s analysis is original and timely, in that it addresses an important topic (the relationship between sport fandom and activism) and analyzes it with the help of an empirical case (Turkey) that has rarely been investigated in scholarship published in English. For this and other reasons, the book is a welcome addition to existing scholarship on sport supporter activism from a comparative perspective.’ – Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Soccer & Society

Spis treści

Introduction,  1. A Socio-Historical Context of Football in Turkey,  2. Football in the Ottoman Empire,  3. Football in the New Republic of Turkey (1923-1960),  4. A New Political Paradigm (1960-1980),  5. Hyper-Commodification of Football in Turkey,  6. Football During the AKP Period (2002 - ...),  7. Gezi Matters,  8. Virtually Among the Fans,  Conclusion

O autorze

Dağhan Irak is Lecturer-Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, France teaching Geopolitics, History, Media and Popular Culture. He is also Research Fellow at the MédiaLab of Sciences Po Paris, France. He previously worked as a live Commentator for Eurosport TV channel.