UID:
almahu_9949385856102882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781000648539
,
1000648532
,
9781003303480
,
100330348X
,
9781000648584
,
1000648583
Series Statement:
Critical research in football
Content:
This is the first book to look closely at the concept of risk' in elite and professional football from a social scientific perspective. Drawing on the wider sociological, criminological and management literature on risk, it shows how football helps us to understand global risk more generally in present-day society. The book explores how attitudes to risk have shaped the modern football business, and identifies those risks that pose a threat to the sustainability of football in the future. It draws upon the work of theorists including Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault, as well as digital media sources and policy documents, and covers a range of topics, cases and themes including political, environmental and terrorism risks, technologies, the governance of fans and risk resistance. In the context of the social, globalized and commercialized realm of football, as well as a global pandemic that has had a profound influence on attitudes to risk, the book argues that modern societies' preoccupation with risk has transformed the ways in which modern football is played on the pitch, organized off the pitch, covered in the media and attended by fans. Including an extended case study of the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada, this is a thought-provoking read for any student, researcher or policy-maker with an interest in football, sport, events, sociology, criminology or risk management.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781032301129
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1032301120
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032301136
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1032301139
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sports Science
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Case studies.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003303480
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003303480