Fans und Gewalt

Leistner, Alexander

doi:10.1007/978-3-531-92290-4_11

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“…Representing a specific group, experienced virtuosos of insults or violence emerge from the group alone or in twos or threes to ritually insult the other group or throw objects, which leads to an intensification of the mutual insults and the consolidation of the other group: both the volume and type of insults, as well as their frequency, increase or become more intense. Crucial to the emerging dynamics of action in this phase is that not all participants in the gathering have the same attitude toward the use of violence-some actively seek it (and are prepared for it), others flirt with it, others fear it (Leistner, 2008(Leistner, , 2010Stott & Reicher, 1998a, b;Stott et al, 2001).…”

Section: How Do Escalation Processes Proceed?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Football Fans in the “Südkurve”: An Escape from the Pressure to Singularize?

Reichertz

2022

Hu Arenas

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With remarkable regularity, escalation processes in soccer stadiums lead to violence between police, private security guards, and soccer fans. This article examines the question of how this happens and what it means. In a consideration of Reckwitz’s thesis of the society of singularities, data from participant observation, interviews, and video analysis is examined in order to address the question of whether going to soccer games can be understood as a temporary break from the compulsion to individualize or singularize. In addition, the article develops the thesis that the escalation of processes of violence does not constitute the collapse of social order, but rather a predictable process in which all participants consistently cooperate (Collins). Through ordered togetherness and opposition, a common ritual (Durkheim and Turner) takes place, an always precarious walk up to the limits of what is socially acceptable, which also leads to the renewal of the social. Going to soccer stadiums, so my thesis, can be understood as testing the boundaries of the socially acceptable.

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Section: How Do Escalation Processes Proceed?mentioning

confidence: 99%