The contentious fans: The impact of repression, media coverage, grievances and aggressive play on supporters' violence

International Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 796-818

  Braun, Robert ^a,b   Vliegenthart, Rens ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collective action; Hooliganism; Macro sociological explanations; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649108945     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580908095909     Document Type: Article

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