Racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in European football: symptoms, sources, and solutions
This book examines the prevalence of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in European football. It provides critical assessments of selected policies, strategies, campaigns, and initiatives that have been developed by various stakeholders aimed at combating these discriminatory practic...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Critical research in football
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Soccer
/ Xenophobia (motif)
B Europe / Soccer / Racism |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Racism in sports (Europe) B Soccer Social aspects Europe B Soccer Social aspects (Europe) B Racism in sports B Discrimination in sports (Europe) B Discrimination in sports Europe B Nationalism and sports Europe |
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Cover (Publisher) Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Rights Information: | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| Summary: | This book examines the prevalence of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in European football. It provides critical assessments of selected policies, strategies, campaigns, and initiatives that have been developed by various stakeholders aimed at combating these discriminatory practices. Bringing together leading football researchers, this book opens with a discussion of the historical context for racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in European football and outlines the key terms and core concepts that frame the study of this topic. The book then offers ten in-depth case studies of European countries, including England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, and Sweden. Each chapter describes and analyses the various manifestations of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, and/or Islamophobia against the specific socio-historical, demographic, political, and cultural contexts of the country before engaging with the responses of selected stakeholders. The case studies are followed by a critical account of supra-national responses, including the involvement of UEFA, the European Union, the Council of Europe, and Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE). The book is rounded off by a cross-cultural, comparative analysis drawing out the key themes that define the problem of racism and discrimination in European football today. The most up-to-date study of one of football’s most disconcerting and enduring issues, this book is fascinating reading for any student, researcher, policymaker, or practitioner with interest in the sociology of sport, football and its fan cultures, issues of inclusion and exclusion in modern societies, European football, and the relationships between sport and wider society. |
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| Item Description: | Enthält Literaturangaben und ein Register |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 246 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9781003495970 9781040401644 9781040401729 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003495970 |
