Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational Sociological Approach (Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology)

This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination, 'home, ' ticketing, name changes, 'ownership, ' and broader leftist politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the different social and cultural changes English and European football has undergone, often over a very short period of time.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Relational Sociology, Collective Action, and Football Fandom (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 1-28 The Touchstones for Understanding Football Fans’ Collective Actions: A Primer in Cultural Relational Sociology (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 29-63 Friendships, Community Ties, and Non-league Fandom: Opting ‘Out’ from the Commercialization of the Premier League and ‘In’ to Leftist Political Scenes (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 65-87 ‘Bringing City Home’: Coventry City, Sisu Capital, and the Ricoh Arena (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 89-109 Supporters’ Trusts as Collective Action: Swansea City in Focus (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 111-129 Ticket Prices Campaigns, Urban Space, and Twitter: Social Networks and Storied Connections (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 131-160 Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 161-180 Conclusion: Connections More Than Matter!—Relational Understandings of Football Fans’ Collective Actions (Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop)....Pages 181-190 Back Matter ....Pages 191-221