Fan Activism, Protest and Politics

Name: Fan Activism, Protest and Politics
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Fan Activism, Protest and PoliticsUltras in Post-Socialist Croatia\nAuthor(s): Andrew Hodges\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367499204, 978-0367499204\nSynopsis\nIn 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. \n\nThrough 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 ma.