European Football is Black and White offers an engaging
interpretation of a disturbing phenomenon in Europe's favorite
sport: football violence fueled by racism. While many fans across
Europe have used football to further destructive, ethnocentric
agendas, there are also Europe-wide initiatives in the football
stadium to combat the almost endemic problem. Christos Kassimeris
analyses political ideologies that have influenced football
supporters, drawing attention to the increasing politicization of
football and the footballization of politics. He also considers the
contributions of nationalism, social class, and media coverage
before assessing attempts by various groups, from the Football
Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network to the European Union
itself, to rectify the problem. Ultimately, football needs to be
dissociated from both racism and politics for the sport to
flourish. Unlike more traditional attempts to explain the football
violence and racism, this book seeks to establish a Europe-wide as
well as national explanatory framework for this racism from a
political perspective. This study will draw the interest not only
of scholars across the Humanities and Social Sciences, but also of
ordinary football supporters.
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