Supporter Ownership in English Football: Class, Culture and Politics

Author:   Chris Porter
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
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9783030054373


Pages:   313
Publication Date:   25 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Supporter Ownership in English Football: Class, Culture and Politics


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This book presents a fresh perspective on football fandom in England, going beyond existing debates surrounding the structural transformations English football has seen in recent decades, to consider the contested cultural ground upon which football fandom exists. Supporter Ownership in English Football connects cultural conflict experienced across society associated with negotiating structural changes such as globalisation, commodification and social exclusion, with supporter ownership in football – which is in itself an expression and reflection of broader social and political shifts in class-consciousness. Discourses of identity, authenticity, loyalty, ownership and above all, the possibilities and limitations for ordinary people to influence change, play a decisive role in how fans come to decide whether they could, or should, have a meaningful say in the future of their club and the game itself. While celebrating the achievements, progress and potential ofthe supporter ownership movement, the book is also careful to take account of the various setbacks, contradictions and limiting tendencies that continue to shape its developmental trajectory. Porter’s relation of football supporter ownership to the political and social class dynamics of contemporary society will be of interest to scholars of sport studies, sociology, cultural studies and politics, and those interested in social movements, consumerism, identity, authenticity and community.  

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Author:   Chris Porter
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9783030054373


ISBN 10:   3030054373
Pages:   313
Publication Date:   25 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction. - Part One: 'They Call it the Peoples' Game'. - Chapter 2. The Social, Cultural and Political Shaping of English Football. - Chapter 3. - Class, Consumption and Exclusion by Design. - Chapter 4. Independent Fan Culture. - Part Two: 'The Likes of Us'. - Chapter 5. Clubs in Crisis: Supporters to the Rescue. - Chapter 6. Rip It Up and Start Again: Locality, Loyalty and Culture Wars. - Part Three: 'The Enemy Within'. -  Chapter 7. Structures of Supporter Ownership: Strong Points and Fault Lines. - Chapter 8. Where There's Brass.... - Chapter 9. Conclusions: Culture, Ownership and Class. 

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Chris Porter is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

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