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Author:   Udo Merkel
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781032802053

ISBN 10:   1032802057
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   19 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1 Introduction: Key Contexts, Terms and Nomenclature, 2 Conceptual and theoretical considerations: Racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia,3 England - Islamophobia in English professional and amateur Football: A blind spot, 4 France - Les Bleus and the Republic: Diversity, Difference and Discrimination, 5 Germany - Tensions and contradictions in football: Integration vs. discrimination, 6 Italy - Racism, xenophobia and the North-South divide in football , 7 The Netherlands - Racism and policy responses in Dutch football: A critical evaluation, 8 Poland - Nationalism, racism, xenophobia and football fan sub-cultures: Historical developments and contemporary issues, 9 Portugal - Making sense of and tackling racism in football, 10 Scotland - Sectarianism as racism in Scottish football? The cut and thrust of an ongoing debate, 11 Spain - Understanding and fighting racism in football: A story of ignorance and half-heartedness, 12 Sweden - Swedish society and football at odds with each other: So open, yet so closed, 13 Europe (I) – Supranational political and policy responses to racism and discrimination in football, 14 Europe (II) - Comparative observations: Commonalities and differences

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Udo Merkel is a German social scientist who spent most of his life working at HE institutions in England, UK. He has a keen interest in the political economy of football, politics and sociology of sport, mega sports events as a foreign policy and diplomatic tools, globalisation, comparative European sport studies, and fan cultures. Now semi-retired, Udo is based in Spain and works as a consultant and independent critical scholar.

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