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Inhaltsverzeichnis: Researching Sport / Michael Atkinson -- The Functionalist Perspective on Sport / Tim Delaney -- Interpretive Approaches in the Sociology of Sport / Peter Donnelly and Michael Atkinson -- Marxist and Neo-Marxist Approaches on Sport / Ian McDonald -- Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Sport / Dominic Malcolm -- Pierre Bourdieu on Sport / Michael Grenfell -- Niklas Luhmann, System Theory and Sport / Ansgar Thiel and Jan Ove Tangen -- Physical Cultural Studies on Sport / David L. Andrews and Michael L. Silk -- Poststructuralism and the Sociology of Sport / Samantha King -- Post/colonial Theory and Sport / Ben Carrington -- Anthropological Perspectives and the Sociology of Sport / Noel Dyck and Hans Hognestad -- Economic and Sociological Approaches to Sport / Kevin J. Delaney -- Geographical Approaches and the Sociology of Sport / Nicholas Wise -- History, Sociology and Critical Sport Studies / Douglas Booth and Mark Falcous -- Leisure Studies and the Sociology of Sport / Ken Roberts -- Philosophy, Sociology and the Critical Analysis of Sport / William J. Morgan -- Political Science, Sociology and the Study of Sport / Barrie Houlihan -- Psychology and Sociology in Sport Studies / Brett Smith and Kerry R. McGannon -- Social Class and Sport / Ian Ritchie -- Gender and Sport / Gertrud Pfister and Susan J. Bandy -- Race and Sport / Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery -- Sexualities and Sport / Jayne Caudwell -- Disability and Sport : The Case of the Paralympic Games -- Sport and the Body / Pikko Markula -- Sport, Physical Activity and Health / Jessica Lee -- Risk and Uncertainty in Sport / Stephen Lyng -- Doping in Elite Sport / Verner Moller -- Sport Fans and Fandoms / William W. Kelly -- Sport and Violence / Ramón Spaaij -- Sport and Social Intervention / Douglas Hartmann -- Sport and the Urban / Kimberly S. Schimmel -- Sport Mega-Events / Wolfram Manzenreiter -- Sport and Environmentalism / Brian Wilson and Brad Millington -- Sport and Media / Lawrence A. Wenner -- Sport and

In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football's World Cup demonstrate, sport's social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming ever more apparent across the world. Ten years after its original publication, the text has been completely revised and updated to cover the most recent literature and to tackle the key contemporary issues of sport and society. Chapter by chapter, Giulianotti offers a cogent examination of widely taught sociological theories and topics that relate to sport, skilfully weaving together theory and examples. These include functionalism, Weberian sociology, Marxism and postmodern sociology, along with ethnicity, gender and globalization. Using an international range of case studies and research regarding a wide variety of sports, the new edition has furthered its commitment to making this important material especially accessible to undergraduate readers. Sport: A Critical Sociologyremains the best sociological introduction to sport for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses such as sport and leisure studies, cultural studies, and modern social theory. Richard Giulianottiis Professor of Sociology at Loughborough University, UK, and Professor II at Telemark University College, Norway

This paper explores the interrelationships of security policies and processes of commodification with respect to contemporary sport mega events (SMEs). First, it is argued that we need to move beyond conventional understandings of SMEs, as specific occasions fixed in time and space. Instead, we should examine more diffuse forms of SME, as illustrated by major sport leagues such as the English Premier League (EPL). Secondly, the paper discusses the popular cultures that have long been intrinsic to urban sporting spaces and which have been marginalised by strategies of securitisation and commodification since the late 1980s. Thirdly and fourthly, the principal juridico-political and political-economic forces that prevail within the EPL, and UK football in general, are examined—notably in regard to constrictive legislation and advanced security technologies, alongside policies of neo-liberal governmentalisation and urban revanchism. Fifthly, the paper explores expressions and irruptions of public unease, transgression and conflict within UK football settings with respect to these forces.

In recent years, there has been considerable political and public interest in the "sport, development and peace" (SDP) sector. SDP agencies employ sport as an interventionist tool to promote peace, reconciliation, and development in different locations across the world. This article examines how SDP officials view their work and the sector in general. The analysis situates the SDP sector in relation to contemporary transnational processes and the global civil society. The article draws heavily on wide-ranging primary qualitative research (interviews and fieldwork) with SDP officials who operate at different levels (from very local projects through to transnational SDP agencies) and in different settings, notably in Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia. Four key sociological themes were identified within the discourses of SDP officials, such as, the transnational ethics of SDP work, the anthropolitics of practice (notably in relation to user groups), the national and transnational 'interrelationships of SDP officials, and SDP officials' wider, transnational sector relationships. Various issues within each theme are identified and explored. The article concludes by reflecting on how analysis of these discourses serves to enhance understanding of transnational processes and the global civil society and, by suggesting some ways in which the SDP sector may be positively transformed.

In recent years, there has been considerable political and public interest in the "sport, development and peace" (SDP) sector. SDP agencies employ sport as an interventionist tool to promote peace, reconciliation, and development in different locations across the world. This article examines how SDP officials view their work and the sector in general. The analysis situates the SDP sector in relation to contemporary transnational processes and the global civil society. The article draws heavily on wide-ranging primary qualitative research (interviews and fieldwork) with SDP officials who operate at different levels (from very local projects through to transnational SDP agencies) and in different settings, notably in Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia. Four key sociological themes were identified within the discourses of SDP officials, such as, the transnational ethics of SDP work, the anthropolitics of practice (notably in relation to user groups), the national and transnational 'interrelationships of SDP officials, and SDP officials' wider, transnational sector relationships. Various issues within each theme are identified and explored. The article concludes by reflecting on how analysis of these discourses serves to enhance understanding of transnational processes and the global civil society and, by suggesting some ways in which the SDP sector may be positively transformed.

Gegenstand des Beitrags ist soziale Kontrolle im Umfeld des kommerziellen Fußballs in Großbritannien. Der Verfasser betrachtet das weltweite Fußball-Business aus politökonomischer Perspektive als "neo-merkantiles Projekt", in dem staatliche Institutionen, quasi-staatliche Institutionen im Bereich Populärkultur und die Zivilgesellschaft sowie weitere Akteure wie beispielsweise transnationale Medienunternehmen zusammenwirken. Zunächst werden Kernelemente der Fußballkultur wie Teilhabe und Gemeinschaftsgefühl dargestellt. Sodann werden grundlegende Elemente des Hooliganismus in Großbritannien dargestellt sowie die Versuche der Behörden, das Spiel in einen befriedeten und regulierten Raum von Freizeit und Konsum zu verwandeln. Dieser Prozess wird aus der Sicht des Foucaultschen Ansatzes und des Neomarxismus analysiert und es wird gezeigt, wie Fußball durch neomerkantilistische und neoliberale Kräfte geprägt und verändert wird, wie Befriedung, Disziplinierung und Re-Subjektivierung von Fußballfans mit der ökonomischen Globalisierung zusammenhängen. (ICE2)

The commodification of football has been the subject of substantial sociological debate but has received relatively limited scrutiny in terms of sustained comparative empirical research. This article draws heavily on interviews with supporter groups, journalists, and officials in Scottish football to examine a range of issues relating to fan experiences and understandings of football's commodification. The author examines how fans respond to their labeling as customers and considers whether they are alienated or marginalized from football in economic and cultural terms. The author explores how the game's commodification can be at the expense of themost deserving supporters and undermines the future reproduction of fan communities. The author concludes by arguing for a nuanced sociological reading of supporters in regard to commodification, which appreciates both the fans' market pragmatism and their normative critiques of distributive justice in the game.

Georg Simmel is one of sociology's most influential early figures, although arguably his work has been under-utilized in many scholarly fields, including sport studies. Some of Simmel's most important theoretical and substantive arguments are deployed to develop a sociological analysis of a specific sports subculture: the 'Tartan Army' of supporters that travels to Scotland football matches. Of particular interest are Simmel's formal sociological standpoint, differentiation of social and cultural forms, development of dualistic thinking, analyses of human sociability, writings on 'the stranger' and 'the adventure', and his concern with individuality in modern metropolitan culture. In applying Simmel's insights, I explore the formal emergence and organic development of the Tartan Army as a distinctive supporter culture. The Tartan Army, like many sports crowds, affords an outstanding study in Simmelian sociability, while providing adventure and a possible escape from our overwhelming modern culture. The article concludes by considering Simmel's wider utility within the sociology of sport.