Short description
Presenting an EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers and enforcers, and the media since the 1960s, this book examines the regulation and policing of the phenomenon, which has been influenced by security-related developments within post-bipolar Europe.
Long description
This is the first EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers and enforcers and the media since the 1960s. This book places study of football hooliganism within security studies and human rights perspective. No other study on hooliganism in Europe available - first analysis of counter-hooligan policies in Europe. This book examines the impact and role of media coverage on football-related disorder. Providing the first EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers and enforcers, and the media since the 1960s, this book examines the regulation and policing of the phenomenon, which has been influenced by security-related developments within post-bipolar Europe.