Topic: Fandom, supporter culture and hooliganism

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Adler, Lucas & Alex Krumer Mapping the determinants of stadium attendance in Norwegian women’s Toppserien soccer league (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 16, 2025, 250327)
Alsiö, Martin The Hooligans’ Death List: A global search for accountability between accidents and intentions (130118)
Alsiö, Martin Why Hooligans Love Their Soccer (130208)
Alsiö, Martin Tre fördömda män (130220)
Alsiö, Martin Lära för läktarlivet – om hur Sveriges första hejarklack firade 100 år (130314)
Alsiö, Martin Suggestions on hooliganism: Global Inspirations and a Theory of Non-Violence (130321)
Dahlén, Peter Fotbollsfans i televisionsåldern (050606)
Dolles, Harald, Hallgeir Gammelsæter, Oskar Solenes & Solveig Straume The Janus-faced relationship value of professional sports clubs: A study of Molde Football Club, Norway (published 2016-05-09, in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol 7, 2016)
Haugsbakken, Halvdan Frykt og avsky for casuals i norsk offentlighet: Et antropologisk essay om casuals(111102)
Havelund, Jonas, Neil Williams, Anders Almgren & Filip Lundberg Verendel “Decidedly frosty”: Conflict and cooperation in the management of Swedish elite football matches (191023)
Hellspong, Mats Stockholms idrottspublik. Några reflektioner med anledning av en pågående undersökning (040504)
Lippe, Gerd von der An Orgy of a Masculine Scandal in Media: The 1954 Football World Cup ( 040518)
Madsen, Erik, Sammyh Khan, Neil Williams & Jonas Havelund Swedish Supporter Liaison Officers in Action (190226)
Porsfelt, Dan Supporterrock i Sverige (050914)
Radmann, Aage Att äga en (huligan-)berättelse: Mediers konstruktion av fotbollsvåld (publicerad i Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol 3, 2012)

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Alm, Jens, Anna Maria Hellborg, Joakim Ingrell, Marie Larneby & Gabriella Thorell Idrottsforskning i tiden. Konferensrapport från SVEBI:s årskonferens 20-21 november, 2013 (131201)
Carlsson, Bo Digital Sport – behöver vi bekymra oss? (030726)
Franzén, Mats, Matti Goksøyr & Mette Andersson Innstilling fra sakkyndig komité som har vurdert Arve Hjelseths avhandling Mellom børs, katedral og karneval. Norske supporteres forhandlinger om kommersialisering av fotball for graden dr.polit ved Universitetet i Bergen (070228)
Havelund, Jonas, Anders Almgren & Filip Lundberg Verendel Arbetet mot läktarvåld och andra ordningsstörningar – vad andra länder har lärt av Sverige (SWE 250227)
Hellborg, Anna Maria Konferensrapport | Women’s Football. Played. Watched. Talked About. | København 21–22/6 2013 (130903)
Jönsson, Kutte ”Huliganismen” och fotbollens hjärta (060913)
Karlén, Sara The Role and Function of Tifos in the Swedish Football Supporter Culture (220901)
Jönsson, Kutte Om idrottens förlorade själ [The lost soul of sports] (SWE 211012)
Scott, Carl-Gustaf Bajen, Gnaget och Bananerna (121123)
Skauge, Mads Football Fanatics: Explanatory Hypotheses, Developments, and Possible Threats for The Beautiful Game (220228)

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Africa’s World Cup: Critical Reflections on Play, Patriotism, Spectatorship, and Space Peter Alegi & Chris Bolsmann (red) Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2013 (Maria  Zuiderveld 131104)
Aggression in the Sports World: A Social Psychological Perspective Gordon W. Russell Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008 (Lise Joern 081001)
American Sport in the Shadow of a Pandemic: Communicative Insights Andrew C. Billings, Lawrence A, Wenner & Marie Hardin (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2022 (review in English by Britt-Marie Ringfjord, published 230509)
Anatomy of Sports Fans: Reflections on Fans & Fanatics, The Pierre D. Bognon Charleston, SC: BookSurge 2008 (Lise Joern 100331)
Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives Emma Poulton (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Björn Horgby, published 250611)
The Art of Tifo: Identity, Representation, and Performing Fandom in Football/Soccer Jeffrey W. Kassing & Lindsey J. Meân New York: Peter Lang Publishing 2022 (review in English by Sara Karlén, published 221214)
Capitalism and Sport: Politics, Protest, People and Play Michael Lavalette (red) London: Bookmarks Publication 2013 (Russell Holden 140923)
Casuals: Football, Fighting and Fashion – the Story of a Fashion Cult Phil Thornton Lytham: Milo Books 2003 (Torbjörn Andersson 040323)
Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational Sociological Approach Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward & Paul Widdop Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (Arve Hjelseth 181024; in Norwegian)
Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational Sociological Approach Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward & Paul Widdop Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (Arve Hjelseth 181115; in English)
Consuming Football in Late Modern Life Kevin Dixon Aldershot, Hamps.: Ashgate Publishing 2013 (Arve Hjelseth 140917)
Cultural History of Association Football in Scotland, 1865-1902: Understanding Sports as a Way of Understanding Society Matthew L. McDowell Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press 2013 (Torbjörn Andersson 140206)
English National Identity and Football Fan Culture: Who Are Ya? Tom Gibbons Aldershot, Hamps.: Ashgate Publishing 2014 (Torbjörn Andersson 150929)
An ethnography of English football fans: Cans, cops and carnivals Geoff Pearson Manchester: Manchester University Press 2012 (Lise Joern 131113)
Female Fans, Gender Relations and Football Fandom: Challenging the Brotherhood Culture Honorata Jakubowska, Dominik Antonowicz & Radosław Kossakowski Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2021 (review in English by Payam Ansari & Gary Sinclair, published 230404)
Female Football Players and Fans: Intruding into a Man’s World Gertrud Pfister & Stacey Pope (red) Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (Lise Joern 180906)
The Feminization of Sports Fandom: A Sociological Study Stacey Pope Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Aage Radmann 171221)
Fodbold uden grænser: Om transnationale passioner Jakob Genz & Jonas Havelund (red) Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2015 (Arve Hjelseth 161109)
Fodboldhæren: Englands hooligankultur set og fortalt indefra Peter Grønlund Danmark: Herreværelset 2013 (Aage Radmann 140416)
Football, Fandom and Consumption Oliver Brooks Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Andy Fuller, published 191218)
Football, Power, and Politics in Argentina Eugenio Paradiso Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Torbjörn Andersson, published 250204)
Football and Supporter Activism in Europe: Whose Game Is It? Borja García & Jinming Zheng (red) London: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 (Daniel Alsarve 190206)
Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey Dağhan Irak Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Lise Joern, published 200225)
Football Fandom and Migration: An Ethnography of Transnational Practices and Narratives in Vienna and Istanbul Nina Szogs London: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 (Lise Joern 190228)
Football Fans, Rivalry and Cooperation Christian Brandt, Fabian Hertel & Sean Huddleston (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Lise Joern 171205)
Football Fans Around the World: From Supporters to Fanatics Sean Brown (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2007 (Arve Hjelseth 081126)
Football Hooliganism in Europe: Security and Civil Liberties in the Balance Anastassia TsoukalaBasingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2009 (Aage Radmann 110216)
Football Murals: A celebration of soccer’s greatest street art Andy Brassell London: Bloomsbury 2022 (review in English by Jacob Kimvall, published 230410)
Foreign Players and Football Supporters: The Old Firm, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain David Ranc Manchester: Manchester University Press 2012 (Arve Hjelseth 131015)
Fotboll från Mielke till Merkel: Kontinuitet, brott och förändring i supporterkultur i östra Tyskland Joakim Glaser Malmö: Arx Förlag 2015 (Arve Hjelseth 160407)
Från norra ståplats till cyberspace: En beskrivning av en diskussion på internet om ishockey utifrån ett offentlighetsperspektiv Anders Svensson Göteborg: JMG, Institutionen för journalistisk och masskommunikation, Göteborgs universitet 2007 (Arve Hjelseth 071024)
Global Sports Fandom in South Korea: American Major League Baseball and Its Fans in the Online Community Younghan Cho London: Palgrave Macmillan 2020 (review in English by Mark Brooke, published 211216)
Hockey as Religion: The Montreal Canadians Olivier Bauer Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2011 (Tobias Stark 131001)
Homo Fanaticus: Passionerede fodboldssupportere Lise Joern Slagelse: Bavnebanke 2006 (Rasmus Storm 061129)
Hooligan – de danske broderskaber: Respekten, æren, rusen Jonas Nyrup & Tom Carstensen København: Lindhardt og Ringhof 2011 (Martin Alsiö 110921)
Huliganlandskapet: Medier, våld och maskuliniteter Aage Radmann Malmö: Malmö högskola 2013 (Hans Kristian Hognestad 130320)
Den hårda kampen: Fotboll i Sverige, särskilt Göteborg, före första världskriget Lennart K PerssonLindome: Bricoleur Press 2011 (Hans Bolling 121010)
Insecurities in European Football and Supporter Cultures Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Eivind Å. Skille, published 250520)
Jag hör till de få som kan leva: En bok om supporterkultur Katarina Kuick & Björn Qvarfordt Stockholm: Ordblandning Förlag 2013 (Torbjörn Andersson 141007)
Kampen om tribunen: Fotball, identitet & makt Hans K. Hognestad & Arve Hjelseth (red) Trondheim: Akademika Forlag 2012 (Rasmus Storm 131009)
Liverpoolhjerter: Hva fotball gjør med fansen Ragnhild Lund Ansnes Trondheim: Trinity Mirror Sport Media 2010 (Arve Hjelseth 110309)
Mellom børs, katedral og karneval: Norske supporters forhandlinger om kommersialisering av fotballArve Hjelseth Bergen: Universitetet i Bergen 2006 (Rasmus Storm 070502)
Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport John H. Kerr Oxford: Routledge 2004 (Bo Carlsson 050419)
Sport, Violence and Society Kevin Young Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (David Wästerfors 121010)
Sport and Violence: A Critical Examination of Sport Lynn M. Jamieson & Thomas J. Orr Oxford, Oxon: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann 2009 (David Cardell 101103)
Sport Teams, Fans, and Twitter: The Influence of Social Media on Relationships and Branding Brandi Watkins Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2019 (review in English by Lise Joern, published 200318)
Sportista: Female Fandom in the United States Andrei S. Markovits & Emily K. Albertson Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press 2012 (Lise Joern 140214)
Sports and Their Fans: The History, Economics and Culture of the Relationship Between Spectator and Sport Kevin G. Quinn Jefferson, NC: McFarland 2009 (Lise Joern 091111)
Sports Fan Violence in North America Jerry M. Lewis Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2007 (Torbjörn Andersson 081015)
Sports Fans, Identity and Socialization: Exploring the Fandemonium Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul M. Haridakis & Barbara S. Hugenberg (red) Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2010 (Lise Joern 121214)
Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century Lawrence W. Hugenberg, Paul M. Haridakis & Adam C. Earnheardt (red) Jefferson, NC: McFarland 2008 (James R. Walker 090923)
Stadion och Zinkensdamm: Stockholms idrottspublik under två sekler Mats Hellspong Stockholm: Stockholmia förlag 2013 (Jesper Fundberg 150517)
The Safe Standing Movement in Football: Fan Networks, Tactics, and Mobilisations Mark Turner Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Jonas Havelund, published 250429)
TIFO: Visionärerna i Hammarby Per Cornell Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram 2023 (review in Swedish by Sara Karlén, published 230612)
Ultras: The passion and performance of contemporary football fandom Mark Doidge, Radosław Kossakowski & Svenja Mintert Manchester: Manchester University Press 2020 (review in English by Lise Joern, published 201126)
Vilka har Sveriges bästa hejarklack Robert Lindberg, Patrik Persson & Peo Ek Göteborg: Bakaou Produktion 2012 (Torbjörn Andersson 130918)
Villains: The Inside Story of Aston Villa’s Hooligan Gangs Danny Brown & Paul Brittle Wrea Green, Lancs: Milo Books 2006 (Halvdan Haugsbakken 081029)
Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968–1998 Brett Bebber London: Pickering & Chatto 2012 (Lise Joern 130904)
Våldsamma teorier: Därför slåss killar i klubbarnas namn Patrik  Asplund & Jonas Hållén Stockholm: Hjalmarsson & Högberg 2013 (Aage Radmann 140416)
We Love to Hate Each Other: Mediated Football Fan Culture Roy Krøvel & Thore Roksvold (red) Gothenburg, Sweden: Nordicom 2012 (Henk Erik Meier 121031)
Winning the Double: The Story of Leamington Town’s 1912–13 Season Wyn Grant Leamington: Leamington FC Vice-Prersidents Club 2013 (Hans Bolling 140205)
Women Sport Fans: Identification, Participation, Representation Kim Toffoletti Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Aage Radmann 180920)

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Soccer & Society Volume 14, Issue 2, March 2013 | Special Issue: Fan Culture in European Football and the Influence of Left Wing & Progressive Ideology