Football Hooliganism

ISBN-13: 9781843921295 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 216 str.

Peter Marsh

Opis

This book provides an introduction and overview to the subject of hooliganism in European-style football. Unlike many other books on the subject it is not concerned with a single theoretical perspective but is concerned rather to provide a critical overview, discussing the various approaches to the subject. Three fallacies provide themes which run through the book: the notion that football hooliganism is new, that it is a uniquely football problem and that it is an English phenomenon. The book examines the history of football-related violence, the problems in defining the nature of football hooliganism, the data available on the extent of this subject, a detailed review of the various theories about who the perpetrators are and why they behave as they do, and an analysis of policing and social policy in relation to tackling this issue.

Spis treści

Foreword by Jim Chalmers (President, Football Safety Officers' Association) Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction  2. Football violence in history  Part 2: Defining football hooliganism  3. The nature and extent of football hooliganism  4. Levels of violence in Europe  5. European fan profiles and behaviour  Part 3: Explaining football hooliganism  6. An overview of British theories of football hooliganism  7. British theoretical perspectives in detail  8. Theoretical approaches from Europe and beyond  9. The media and football hooliganism  10. Football violence and alcohol  11. Racism and football fans  Part 4: Tackling football hooliganism  12. Policing football hooliganism  13. Repressive social controls  14. More proactive and preventive measures