{"product_id":"9783319487335","title":"Football Research in an Enlarged Europe: Whose Game Is It?","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFootball Research in an Enlarged Europe: Whose Game Is It?\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGarcía, Borja; Zheng, Jinming\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the first to explore and compare football governance, fandom culture and supporter engagement in Europe. With a specific focus on supporter activism and campaigning, the collection provides a comparative study of several European countries. The authors argue that supporters, despite being the pillar or the ‘lifeblood’ of their club, see their role in football governance marginalised. The volume is unique in that it challenges the widely accepted assumption that membership football clubs encourage the democratic participation of supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering football fandom in both the traditional ‘big five’ leagues and non-‘big five’ countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Poland and Czech Republic, the volume will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, history, sport management, sport governance and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-10-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319487335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-48734-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 296\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775489765516,"sku":"9783319487335","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319487335.jpg?v=1775960851","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319487335","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}