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 b

Football hooliganism periodically generates widespread political and public anxiety. In spite of the efforts made and resources invested over the past decades,

This book brings together a number of perspectives on how different European states have responded to the phenomenon of football crowd disorder and violence, or

Focusing on a number of contemporary research themes and placing them within the context of palpable changes that have occurred within football in recent years,

This book provides a highly readable introduction to the phenomenon of football hooliganism, ideal for students taking courses around this subject as well as th