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Collective Action and Football Fandom

A Relational Sociological Approach

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Authors:
  1. Jamie Cleland

    1. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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  2. Mark Doidge

    1. School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, United Kingdom

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  3. Peter Millward

    1. School of Humanities & Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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  4. Paul Widdop

    1. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

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  • Provides much-needed empirical analysis in the field of relational sociology
  • Includes qualitative fieldwork such as interviews and observations
  • Explores digital aspects of football fandom and relational sociology

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology (PSRS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Relational Sociology, Collective Action, and Football Fandom

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 1-28

  3. The Touchstones for Understanding Football Fans’ Collective Actions: A Primer in Cultural Relational Sociology

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 29-63

  4. Friendships, Community Ties, and Non-league Fandom: Opting ‘Out’ from the Commercialization of the Premier League and ‘In’ to Leftist Political Scenes

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 65-87

  5. ‘Bringing City Home’: Coventry City, Sisu Capital, and the Ricoh Arena

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 89-109

  6. Supporters’ Trusts as Collective Action: Swansea City in Focus

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 111-129

  7. Ticket Prices Campaigns, Urban Space, and Twitter: Social Networks and Storied Connections

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 131-160

  8. Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 161-180

  9. Conclusion: Connections More Than Matter!—Relational Understandings of Football Fans’ Collective Actions

    • Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop
    Pages 181-190

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-221
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About this book

This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination, ‘home,’ ticketing, name changes, ‘ownership,’ and broader leftist politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the different social and cultural changes English and European football has undergone, often over a very short period of time. 

Reviews

“This book offers a comprehensive and sophisticated theoretical framework for studies of the culture of football supporters. … this is a theoretically well-grounded study, with interesting and enlightening case studies.” (Arve Hjelseth, idrottsforum.org, November, 2018)​

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Jamie Cleland

  • School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, United Kingdom

    Mark Doidge

  • School of Humanities & Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Peter Millward

  • Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Paul Widdop

About the authors

Jamie Cleland is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Management at the University of South Australia, Australia. 


Mark Doidge is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton, UK.


Peter Millward is Reader in Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.


Paul Widdop is Senior Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University, UK.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Collective Action and Football Fandom

  • Book Subtitle: A Relational Sociological Approach

  • Authors: Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73141-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73140-7Published: 05 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10322-4Published: 01 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73141-4Published: 21 February 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2946-4110

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-4129

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 221

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sociological Theory

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