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- Title
In den Farben getrennt. In der Sache geeint? Solidarität und Kooperation rivalisierender Fangruppen im Ruhrgebiet und in Glasgow.
- Authors
Brandt, Christian; Hertel, Fabian
- Abstract
Rivalries among groups of supporters are a prominent feature of football fan culture and often an object of research. However, this article strives to exhibit that forms of solidarity and cooperation between rival supporters are under researched but may also be expressions of this fan culture. We compare the situations of the German Ruhrderby and the Old Firm in Glasgow to gain knowledge on the preconditions for the degree of solidarity and cooperation. Although supporter groups of rival teams in Glasgow as well as in the Ruhrgebiet feel marginalized by increasing ticket fees and the criminalization of football fan associations, levels of solidarity and cooperation among rival groups vary to a great extent. Whereas expressions of solidarity and cooperation can be found between supporters of FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund, those expressions are absent between the rival groups of Celtic FC and Rangers FC. This article points out, that beside the size of the groups, a common regional identity and a belonging based on supporters values among rival fans of Dortmund and Schalke supports mutual solidarity and cooperation in the Ruhrgebiet, while historical formed differences are stressed between supporting groups of Celtic and Rangers.
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Ethnologie, 2016, Vol 141, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0044-2666
- Publication type
Article