Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey (Critical Research in Football) - Softcover

Irak, Daghan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367730022 ISBN 13: 9780367730024

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Dağhan Irak is Lecturer-Researcher at Aix-Marseille University, France teaching Geopolitics, History, Media and Popular Culture. He is also Research Fellow at the MédiaLab of Sciences Po Paris, France. He previously worked as a live Commentator for Eurosport TV channel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367730022
• ISBN 13: 9780367730024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196