Tag: Jonas Havelund

In his latest book The Safe Standing Movement in Football: Fan Networks, Tactics, and Mobilisations (Routledge), Mark Turner tells the important story of the social movement against all-seated stadia in football in England and Wales that developed in the wake of the Hillsborough stadium disaster. Based on his own extensive studies of supporter cultures in football, Jonas Havelund is well placed to review Turner’s book, and he recommends it for its insights into supporter activism and the phenomenon of social movements.

Den sittande statliga utredningen med uppdraget att presentera åtgärder för att minska läktarvåld och andra ordningsstörningar vid idrottsarrangemang, under ledning av Anders Hübinette, ska redovisa sitt uppdrag i mars–april 2025. Föreslagen läsning för utredaren så här i sista stund är den här artikeln av Jonas Havelund, Anders Almgren & Filip Lundberg Verendel, där författarna argumenterar väl för att titta på vad som redan gjorts i Sverige mot ordningsstörningar i samband med fotbollsmatcher, åtgärder vilkas effektivitet väckt internationell uppmärksamhet bland forskare och praktiker.

Artikeln av Anders Almgren, Filip Lundberg Verendel, Neil Williams & Jonas Havelund går igenom hur man i England har hanterat fotbollsrelaterade ordningsstörningar från 1950-talet till början av 2000-talet. Fokus ligger på lagstiftning med inriktning bland annat på alkoholbegränsningar, publikvisitationer, nationella och internationella avstängningar samt förbud mot ståplatser. Därutöver diskuteras såväl processens drivkrafter som åtgärdernas effekter, samt vikten av att balansera repressiva åtgärder mot förebyggande insatser och dialog.

This article by Anders Almgren, Filip Lundberg Verendel, Neil Williams & Jonas Havelund reviews how football-related disturbances in England have been handled from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The focus is on legislation with a emphasis on, among other things, alcohol restrictions, public inspections, national and international suspensions and bans on standing places. In addition, both the driving forces of the process and the effects of the measures are discussed, as well as the importance of balancing repressive measures against preventive measures and dialogue.

Soccer, a.k.a (association) football, the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, has become a major social phenomenon since the late nineteenth century. Through the social prism of soccer, scholars across the world have tended to understand various aspects of life. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world.

Soccer a.k.a (association) football, the most popular mass spectator sport in the world, has become a major social phenomenon since the late nineteenth century. Through the social prism of soccer, scholars across the world have tended to understand various aspects of life. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world.

Football is a major attraction in Sweden with over two million people attending games in the highest division in 2018. Organising these games requires collaboration between the main stakeholders: the police, the clubs and the supporters, and respectful collaboration between all parties. However, during the 2019 season there has been a steadily growing sense of mistrust between stakeholders. This article by Jonas Havelund, Neil Williams, Anders Almgren and Filip Lundberg Verendel will analyse those developments.

The Supporter Liaison Officer (SLO) role became incorporated into the UEFA licensing system from the 2012/13 season. This interview study by Erik Madsen, Sammyh Khan, Neil Williams and Jonas Havelund focusses on how the Swedish SLOs perceive their role, and it documents how SLOs use their position to make the voice of the supporters heard by the club and police.

I Fodbold uden grænser: Om transnationale passioner, sammanställd av Jakob Genz & Jonas Havelund (Syddansk Universitetsforlag) beskriver att antal bidragsgivare hur de förhåller sig till klubblag från andra länder. Arve Hjelseth har läst boken för vår räkning och den är uppenbarligen intressant läsning, om än inte särskilt teoretiskt relevant.