TY - BOOK
T1 - Hate Crime in Football
AU - Awan, Imran
PY - 2023/11/13
Y1 - 2023/11/13
N2 - Rates of hate crime within football have been increasing, despite the visibility of anti-racist actions such as ?taking the knee?. With a unique collection of testimonies, this book shows that hostility is a daily occurrence for some professional football players, ranging from online threats to physical intimidation and violence at football matches. Bringing a range of perspectives to this widespread problem, leading academics, practitioners and policy makers shed light on the best strategies to tackle racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny in football.
AB - Rates of hate crime within football have been increasing, despite the visibility of anti-racist actions such as ?taking the knee?. With a unique collection of testimonies, this book shows that hostility is a daily occurrence for some professional football players, ranging from online threats to physical intimidation and violence at football matches. Bringing a range of perspectives to this widespread problem, leading academics, practitioners and policy makers shed light on the best strategies to tackle racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny in football.
UR - https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14930/
M3 - Book
SN - 9781529227185
T3 - Hate Crime
BT - Hate Crime in Football
PB - Policy Press
CY - Bristol
ER -