Football hooliganism – old Hydra, new heads Cover Image

Przestępczość stadionowa – stara Hydra, nowe głowy
Football hooliganism – old Hydra, new heads

Author(s): Robert Zimniak
Subject(s): Psychology, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Sports Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: football hooliganism; spectators violence; sports related violence; criminology;

Summary/Abstract: Football hooliganism is a global, well known phenomenon. This article orders most of publicated research upon given matter confronting it with author’s conclusions. The text contains the historical part which clarifies what football hooliganism used to be and how it evolved in the present times. The author emphasises the complexity of social as well as psychological motives of football hooliganism, spectators violence or sports related violence. The conclusion of this paper state s that this phenomenon still evolves creating new research areas for criminology, sociology and psychology.

  • Issue Year: 20/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 141-158
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish