Rise and Rise of Illegal Ticket Touting - An Ethnography of Deviant Entrepreneurship

This book presents an ethnographic study of contemporary ticket touts in the UK.

List of contents

1 “A broadband connection and some guile and off you go”: Introduction 2 The deviant entrepreneur, exploring economic opportunities in the “zones of ambiguity”: Literature review 3 “You will receive your money as promised. Don’t even begin to think it’s okay to threaten me”: Methodology 4 “It’s who you know, not what you know”: How touts buy and sell tickets 5 A categorisation of touts: The scale of deviousness 6 “I was arrested, banned, and received a fine of £1,000 – the best thing that ever happened to me”: The art of street touting 7 A case study of an online tout: The “glory days” and the future 8 “Why is it legal when Ticketmaster does it?”: Non-deviant identity formulation through techniques of neutralisation 9 When a ticket is available on Viagogo the “damage” has already been done: Conclusion

About the author

Alessandro Moretti is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Global Criminology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Summary

This book presents an ethnographic study of contemporary ticket touts in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Alessandro Moretti, Moretti Alessandro
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367767877
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76787-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Studies in Organised Crime
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; True Crime, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, TRUE CRIME / General, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Sociology: sport and leisure, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects