African Footballers in Sweden [recurso electrónico] : Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization

This Book Employs Men's Football As A Lens Through Which To Investigate Questions Relating To Immigration, Racism, Integration And National Identity In Present-day Sweden. Specifically, This Study Explores If Professional Football Serves As A Successful Model Of Multiracialism/multiculturalism For The Rest Of Swedish Society To Emulate. By Carl-gustaf Scott. This book employs men's football as a lens through which to investigate questions relating to immigration, racism, integration and national identity in present-day Sweden. Specifically, this study explores if professional football serves as a successful model of multiracialism/multiculturalism for the rest of Swedish society to emulate, and further asks whether the amateur game acts as an avenue of integration for members of the country's non-Nordic immigrant communities. This work additionally examines both overt and more hidden institutional forms of racism in Swedish football, paying special attention to the experiences of African (and other black) footballers at all levels of the sport. All of these subjects are, in turn, considered in a broader, comparative, West European context Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-17 The African Diaspora in the Global Football Market....Pages 19-32 Racism in Swedish Football and Society....Pages 33-49 Antiracism and Its Limitations in Swedish Football....Pages 51-67 African Footballers in Sweden....Pages 69-84 African Football Imports in the Eyes of Swedish Clubs....Pages 85-100 The African Football Experience in Sweden....Pages 101-114 Racism, Racialization, and Xenophobia....Pages 115-134 Conclusion....Pages 135-151 Back Matter....Pages 153-292