Socio-educational work with football fans in Germany: principles,practice and conflicts |
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| Authors: | Martin Winands Andreas Grau |
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| Affiliation: | Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Universitaet Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The paper explores socio-educational fan work in Germany, focusing on the part played by fan projects in preventing football-related violence. It supplies an overview of the German model of repression and prevention since its beginnings in the 1990s. The work of fan projects in Germany is institutionalized under German social law. The article outlines the theoretical concepts of socio-educational work on which the fan projects are based and shows that fan projects play an important role in mediating the conflict interactions between clubs, fans and police. Insights into difficulties and conflicts are debated. Although fan projects are very successful, a systematic evaluation is lacking. Advantages, pitfalls and future prospects are discussed. |
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