Insecurities in European Football and Supporter Cultures

This book examines the ways in which the regulation of insecurities in European football has been advanced by European institutions and organizations, and contested by football supporters, from the 1980s to the present-day.

List of contents

1 Introduction
2 Football, fandom and supporter cultures
PART I
1985-2008
3 Theorizing and historicizing the emergence of regulatory frameworks of security in European football
4 Social movements, surveillance and civil liberties: the British fanzine movement as an exemplar of resistance
PART II
2008-2022
5 Unpacking the Saint-Denis Convention: a turning point for fan dialogue and engagement
6 Top-down or bottom-up fan engagement? A sociological exploration of supporter liaison officers
2022-2024
7 Discussion and conclusion

About the author

Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and politics with Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His research focuses on the sociology and politics of sport, particularly security, surveillance, fan networks and sport mega-events. He has authored several books, including Sport Mega-Events, Security and Covid-19 (Routledge, 2022) and edited several special issues. Moreover, his research has been published in globally leading journals, including the British Journal of Sociology, Sociology Compass, Global Networks, Convergence, Current Sociology and the Journal of Consumer Culture.

Summary

This book examines the ways in which the regulation of insecurities in European football has been advanced by European institutions and organizations, and contested by football supporters, from the 1980s to the present-day.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, Jan Andre Lee (Liverpool John Moores Un Ludvigsen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032864907
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286490-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, Politics & government, Sociology: sport & leisure, history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, Politics and government, EU (European Union), Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects