Football hooliganism in Europe Security and civil liberties in the balance /

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 E...

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Main Authors: Tsoukala, Anastassia
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230594661
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 192 p.
ISBN: 9780230201149
9780230594661 :
0230594662 :
CLC: C91
Contents: Introduction PART I: CLEAR CONTOURS (1965-1985) Early Academic Theories A Non-Specific Legal Framework Divergent Policing Styles The Social Construction of 'Otherness' PART II: BLURRED BOUNDARIES (1985-1997) The Vibrancy of the Academic Community Paradoxical Legal Specificity Convergent Policing Styles The General Acceptance of 'Otherness' PART III: SPLINTERED CONTOURS (1997-2008) The Academic Community Runs out of Steam Legal Vagueness The Decompartmentalization of Policing The Consensus Around Security Notes Bibliography.