Insecurities in European Football and Supporter Cultures

Auteur

Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen is a 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 Journal of Consumer Culture.

Texte du rabat

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.

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Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Football, fandom and supporter cultures

Part One: 1985-2008

3. Theorizing and historicizing the emergence of regulatory frameworks of security in European football

4. Social movements and contestations over surveillance and civil liberties: The British football fanzine movement as an exemplar of resistance

Part Two: 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

Part Three: 2022-2024

7. Discussion and Conclusion

Index