1st Edition

The Safe Standing Movement in Football Fan Networks, Tactics, and Mobilisations

210 Pages

by Routledge

210 Pages

by Routledge

210 Pages

by Routledge

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This book tells the important story of the 30-year social movement against all-seated stadia in football in England and Wales that developed in the wake of the Hillsborough stadium disaster and the wider European and international significance of that movement. Examining the fan networks, relations, tactics, and interactions which built the ‘Safe Standing’ movement, this book reveals an untold... Read more

PART I

Theoretical and historical frameworks

1 The ritual of watching football: an introduction

2 Relational sociology and temporality: theorising social movements as networks

PART II

The origins of contemporary supporter movements in football

3 The neoliberal timescape of English and European football

PART III

A social movement analysis of Safe Standing

4 The moral shock and networking a coalition of football supporters: 1985–99

5 The emergence of Rail Seating: 1999–2009

6 Building diplomacy and breaking down the state: 2009–23