How conflict escalates: The inter-group dynamics of collective football crowd 'violence'

Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 353-377

  Stott, Clifford ^a   Reicher, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crowd conflict; Football crowds; Hooliganism; Policing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038979425     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038598032002007     Document Type: Article

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