Football Fever: An Analysis of 'Spectator Violence', 'Nation-ness', and the May 13th Dinamo - Red Star Riot

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dc.contributor.advisorRubenstein, Richard E.
dc.contributor.authorVan Woert, Nicholas
dc.creatorVan Woert, Nicholas
dc.date2013-12-06
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-09T14:26:41Z
dc.date.available2014-03-09T14:26:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-09
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the triggers for 'spectator violence' at football matches. Reviewing two approaches, the social problem approach and the 'moral panic' approach, this research concludes violence lies within nationalism as an ideology in defense of the football 'nation'. It explores multiple terms associated with sports violence and operationalizes the complex terms associated with 'nation-ness' (nationalism, 'nation', and nationality). The final evidence is given through the violent football riot between Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade on the 13th of May, 1990. This bloody football event became the starting point for the Croatian War for Independence. Within this case study is undeniable evidence for nationalism as the trigger for violence. While discussing other factors for violence, this paper concludes with questions for future research and what analysts should consider in future football violence.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8654
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectNationalism
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectSoccer/football
dc.subjectNation
dc.subjectBalkans
dc.subjectSpectator
dc.titleFootball Fever: An Analysis of 'Spectator Violence', 'Nation-ness', and the May 13th Dinamo - Red Star Riot
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict Analysis and Resolution
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Malta
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security

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