Football activism as political contention: Contextual determinants of membership in the association of supporters of Hajduk Split

Glaurdic, Josip

doi:10.1177/1012690219889565

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	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/41688

Title :	Football activism as political contention: Contextual determinants of membership in the association of supporters of Hajduk Split
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Glaurdic, Josip [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) >]
Publication date :	25-Nov-2019
Journal title :	International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Publisher :	SAGE Publications
Pages :	1-22
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1012-6902
City :	New York
Country :	NY
Keywords :	[en] football activism ; football and politics ; sociology of fandom
Abstract :	[en] Where do politically activist football supporters come from? What are the social conditions under which they are successfully recruited and mobilised? This article answers those questions by analysing a unique dataset of more than 43,000 members of Our Hajduk – the association of supporters of the Croatian club Hajduk Split – as well as a host of data on the communities they live in. The analysis shows that Our Hajduk thrives in exactly the same areas where most other social, civil and political organisations thrive: among the more educated and more socioeconomically successful. Most importantly, the analysis shows that the pattern of Our Hajduk membership closely follows the patterns of political affiliation and participation in Croatia’s electoral arena and is guided by the opposition to political players who have dominated Croatian football and turned it into a social field marked by corruption and mismanagement.
Target :	Researchers ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/41688
DOI :	10.1177/1012690219889565
Other URL :	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1012690219889565?journalCode=irsb

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