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Author Hodges, Andrew, (Social anthropologist)

Title Fan activism, protest and politics : ultras in post-socialist Croatia / Andrew Hodges
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (179 pages)
Series Critical research in football3
Critical research in football.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: football fandom in the European semi-periphery; Introduction; White Angels Zagreb and the Bad Blue Boys; Professional football in the European semi-periphery; From socialist Yugoslavia to the 'Homeland War'; Studies of football fandom in Croatia; The everyday geopolitics of football in post-socialist Croatia; Notes; Bibliography; 1 Football fandom and post-socialist transformation in Zagreb, Croatia: a historical sociology; Introduction
Football and fandom in late socialist YugoslaviaThe 1990-1999 war and authoritarian nationalist rule; Croatia or Dinamo?; The 1999-2008 'democratic transition' and increasing police repression of fans; 2008-present: economic crisis and a slow conservative revolution; Notes; Bibliography; 2 Ethnography: positionality, approach, methods; Fieldwork: entry and positioning; Critical and activist approaches; Researcher positioning; Gender and sexuality; Citizenship, language skills and cultural knowledge; Race and citizenship hierarchies; Class; Methodological issues; Moving between groups
Methodological nationalismIllegality and other ethical issues; Notes; Bibliography; 3 Everyday fandom in Zagreb; Introduction: Zagreb, neighbourhood belonging and class; Everyday aspects of group participation; Enrolment; Meetings; Group symbols; Fan habitus; Place and identification; Terrace activities; Mythmaking; Relations with other groups; Surveillance; Connections with the punk and skinheads scenes; Notes; Bibliography; 4 Police practices and repression; Introduction; Generalized repressive measures; Clientelism and the economy of favours; Bureaucratic grey zones; Conclusions; Notes
Sexuality in the White Angels and Bad Blue BoysViolence and surveillance; Notes; Bibliography; 7 Banter, urban-rural hierarchies and political correctness; Introduction: on the road to Knin; Banter; Banter and urban-rural distinctions; Political correctness and the BBB; Political correctness and WAZ; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 8 Fan authenticity and international networks; Introduction; Informal fan networks; White Angels Zagreb and NGO project activities; The impact of refugee flows; Fan authenticity in the Croatian ultras scene; Critiquing NGO involvement
Summary In what sense can organized football fans be understood as political actors or participants in social movements? How do fan struggles link to wider social and political transformations? And what methodological dilemmas arise when researching fan activism? Fan Activism, Protest and Politics seeks ethnographic answers to these questions in a context - Zagreb, Croatia - shaped by the recent Yugoslav wars, nation-state building, post-socialist 'transition' and EU accession. Through in-depth ethnography following the everyday subcultural practices of a left-wing fan group, NK Zagreb's White Angels, alongside terrace observations and interviews conducted with members of GNK Dinamo's Bad Blue Boys, this book details fans' interactions with the police, club management, state authorities and other fan groups. Themes ranging from politics, socialization, masculinity, sexuality and violence to fan authenticity are examined. In moving between two groups, the book explores methodological issues of wider relevance to researchers using ethnographic methods. This is important reading for students and researchers alike in the fields of football studies, regional studies of the former Yugoslavia and post-socialism, political sociology and social movements, and studies of masculinity, gender and sexuality. A useful resource for scholars writing about social movements and protest, or post-socialist subcultural scenes in south-east Europe, the book is also a fascinating read for policymakers interested in better understanding the contemporary (geo)political situation in the region
Bibliography Bibliography5 Political ideologies and the fan movement; Introduction: cross-cutting codes and practices; Organised fans as social movement?; Organized fans as (sub-) political actors?; Political ideology among the White Angels; Political ideology among the BBB; Far-right symbols and the oppositional patriotic register; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Gender, sexuality and violence; Introduction; Hegemonic masculinity in the Croatian state context; Ultras, hooligans and hypermasculinity; Masculine motifs in the Croatian fan scene; Left-wing and LGBTQ politics as emasculating
Notes Arguments for NGO project participation
Print version record
Subject Football fans -- Political aspects -- Croatia
Sports spectators -- Political aspects -- Croatia
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Croatia
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