Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy
Supporter Activism in Turkey
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:18th Dec '20
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Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in the country.
Based on original research, the book explores the complex political processes at play in modern Turkey and deepens our understanding of fandom, fan activism and protest movements, questioning all presuppositions about the society and football fandom in Turkey. In particular, it examines the role of football fans in the pro-democracy Gezi Protests of 2013, the history of football in Turkey, the sociology of middle-classes and the transformation of football in the country.
Interdisciplinary in nature, this book is a valuable resource for scholars and students of sports sociology, popular culture studies, Turkish studies and media studies.
‘Irak’s analysis is original and timely, in that it addresses an important topic (the relationship between sport fandom and activism) and analyzes it with the help of an empirical case (Turkey) that has rarely been investigated in scholarship published in English. For this and other reasons, the book is a welcome addition to existing scholarship on sport supporter activism from a comparative perspective.’ – Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Soccer & Society
ISBN: 9780367730024
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 453g
181 pages