Joel Rookwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 4198156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Rookwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Rookwood |
| SIGNATURE | ROOKWOOD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6510-4519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Coordinating security, managing crowds, and marketing social control
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will be the first to be co-hosted by three countries, an expanded tournament featuring 48 national teams. Its organization is likely to incur diverse logistical, technological, political, and diplomatic challenges. This paper examines key issues, including coordinating security, managing crowds, and facilitating social control at football mega-events. It outlines contexts of World Cup hosting specific to the event an…
Sport, Development and Peace
Why Does Fan Violence Persist in Football? Football Rivalries Ideology, the Reproduction of Football-Related Violence and its Everyday Dimensions
From The Anfield Wrap to Boss Night and the Paris Protests
There have been significant recent developments in media produced by football fans, from social media and online magazines to podcasts, YouTube channels and live events. 21st century technologies have facilitated new types of supporter-produced media, rendering the means of production more accessible to fans. In Liverpool, fan channels have emerged, influenced by the city’s musical heritage and political and cultural identity. For instance, moder…
A roundtable discussion on the politics of Euro 2024
Every European Football Championship raises a host of important politicalquestions. Euro 2024 in Germany was no exception in this regard, as thiscommentary demonstrates. This roundtable discussion – in form of miniessays – reconsiders this politicized event. Indeed, this collectively writtencommentary involves short, but sharp insights from five scholars aimingto provide a responsive account of politically significant moments ortrends at before, …
The Sport Mega-Events of the 2020s
It’s a whole new ball game’
Consumer behaviour and the relational dynamics of English premier league supporters in Nigeria
The English Premier League (EPL) has one of its largest national fanbases in Nigeria. The city of Yola in Nigeria’s North East State of Adamawa is home to numerous fans of EPL elite clubs. This study examines how supporters of different EPL clubs interact with one another, and their modes of consumption of EPL football in the city. Twenty-four fans were interviewed at purposively selected football viewing centres across the city. The research rev…
Sport, Statehood and Transition in Europe
Collective action and football fandom
Ten years ago the authors of this new book were some of the brightest minds to arrive on the sport sociology scholarship scene. A decade on and they have become some of the most established names i
Building from Beslan
Purpose – Peace promotion can include culturally relevant community programming. Some agencies have used sports such as football, for example, as a vehicle for fostering social development in fractured societies. This paper explores a football project implemented in Beslan, Russia following a 2004 terrorist attack. The purpose of this paper is to examine the approach adopted and the appropriateness of using football as a tool to promote peace amo…
The hoolifan
Popular accounts of 'football hooliganism' have identified the phenomenon as being harmful and damaging for both the sport of football and the interests of spectators who attend matches. As a result, it has been generally assumed that 'non-hooligan' supporters disapprove of their hooligan counterparts and their activities. However, this one-sided account does not recognize the views of a significant proportion of match-going fans who consistently…
The 39th game
Since the inception of the English Premier League (EPL) in 1992, elite clubs have experienced considerable financial expansion. Broadcasting contracts and international markets have reduced the reliance on localized support, and several clubs have sought to promote their 'brand' by staging international pre-season tours. In February 2008, the EPL introduced the '39th Game' proposal, whereby clubs would play an extra round of domestic league match…
Invasion games in war‐torn nations
Interpersonal violence such as terrorism, civil war and transnational conflict pose a significant threat to peace in many contemporary societies. Such hostilities frequently produce humanitarian crises that encourage the international community to engage in ‘humanitarian intervention’ in an effort to stabilize/restore social order. This article examines the applicability of football as a tool to promote peace‐building in post‐conflict communities…
Soccer for Peace and Social Development
Soccer has a role to play in promoting social development, as I will illustrate via two short‐term programs. First is the “STAR” project, which is staged by a nongovernmental organization in Liberi
The 39th game
Since the inception of the English Premier League (EPL) in 1992, elite clubs have experienced considerable financial expansion. Broadcasting contracts and international markets have reduced the reliance on localized support, and several clubs have sought to promote their 'brand' by staging international pre-season tours. In February 2008, the EPL introduced the '39th Game' proposal, whereby clubs would play an extra round of domestic league match…
Invasion games in war‐torn nations
Interpersonal violence such as terrorism, civil war and transnational conflict pose a significant threat to peace in many contemporary societies. Such hostilities frequently produce humanitarian crises that encourage the international community to engage in ‘humanitarian intervention’ in an effort to stabilize/restore social order. This article examines the applicability of football as a tool to promote peace‐building in post‐conflict communities…
The hoolifan
Popular accounts of 'football hooliganism' have identified the phenomenon as being harmful and damaging for both the sport of football and the interests of spectators who attend matches. As a result, it has been generally assumed that 'non-hooligan' supporters disapprove of their hooligan counterparts and their activities. However, this one-sided account does not recognize the views of a significant proportion of match-going fans who consistently…
Soccer for Peace and Social Development
Soccer has a role to play in promoting social development, as I will illustrate via two short‐term programs. First is the “STAR” project, which is staged by a nongovernmental organization in Liberi
A roundtable discussion on the politics of Euro 2024
Every European Football Championship raises a host of important politicalquestions. Euro 2024 in Germany was no exception in this regard, as thiscommentary demonstrates. This roundtable discussion – in form of miniessays – reconsiders this politicized event. Indeed, this collectively writtencommentary involves short, but sharp insights from five scholars aimingto provide a responsive account of politically significant moments ortrends at before, …
It’s a whole new ball game’
Why Does Fan Violence Persist in Football? Football Rivalries Ideology, the Reproduction of Football-Related Violence and its Everyday Dimensions
Consumer behaviour and the relational dynamics of English premier league supporters in Nigeria
The English Premier League (EPL) has one of its largest national fanbases in Nigeria. The city of Yola in Nigeria’s North East State of Adamawa is home to numerous fans of EPL elite clubs. This study examines how supporters of different EPL clubs interact with one another, and their modes of consumption of EPL football in the city. Twenty-four fans were interviewed at purposively selected football viewing centres across the city. The research rev…
Soccer for Peace and Social Development
Soccer has a role to play in promoting social development, as I will illustrate via two short‐term programs. First is the “STAR” project, which is staged by a nongovernmental organization in Liberi
The 39th game
Since the inception of the English Premier League (EPL) in 1992, elite clubs have experienced considerable financial expansion. Broadcasting contracts and international markets have reduced the reliance on localized support, and several clubs have sought to promote their 'brand' by staging international pre-season tours. In February 2008, the EPL introduced the '39th Game' proposal, whereby clubs would play an extra round of domestic league match…
Invasion games in war‐torn nations
Interpersonal violence such as terrorism, civil war and transnational conflict pose a significant threat to peace in many contemporary societies. Such hostilities frequently produce humanitarian crises that encourage the international community to engage in ‘humanitarian intervention’ in an effort to stabilize/restore social order. This article examines the applicability of football as a tool to promote peace‐building in post‐conflict communities…
The hoolifan
Popular accounts of 'football hooliganism' have identified the phenomenon as being harmful and damaging for both the sport of football and the interests of spectators who attend matches. As a result, it has been generally assumed that 'non-hooligan' supporters disapprove of their hooligan counterparts and their activities. However, this one-sided account does not recognize the views of a significant proportion of match-going fans who consistently…
Building from Beslan
Purpose – Peace promotion can include culturally relevant community programming. Some agencies have used sports such as football, for example, as a vehicle for fostering social development in fractured societies. This paper explores a football project implemented in Beslan, Russia following a 2004 terrorist attack. The purpose of this paper is to examine the approach adopted and the appropriateness of using football as a tool to promote peace amo…
Collective action and football fandom
Ten years ago the authors of this new book were some of the brightest minds to arrive on the sport sociology scholarship scene. A decade on and they have become some of the most established names i
Sport, Statehood and Transition in Europe
It’s a whole new ball game’
Consumer behaviour and the relational dynamics of English premier league supporters in Nigeria
The English Premier League (EPL) has one of its largest national fanbases in Nigeria. The city of Yola in Nigeria’s North East State of Adamawa is home to numerous fans of EPL elite clubs. This study examines how supporters of different EPL clubs interact with one another, and their modes of consumption of EPL football in the city. Twenty-four fans were interviewed at purposively selected football viewing centres across the city. The research rev…
The Sport Mega-Events of the 2020s
From The Anfield Wrap to Boss Night and the Paris Protests
There have been significant recent developments in media produced by football fans, from social media and online magazines to podcasts, YouTube channels and live events. 21st century technologies have facilitated new types of supporter-produced media, rendering the means of production more accessible to fans. In Liverpool, fan channels have emerged, influenced by the city’s musical heritage and political and cultural identity. For instance, moder…
A roundtable discussion on the politics of Euro 2024
Every European Football Championship raises a host of important politicalquestions. Euro 2024 in Germany was no exception in this regard, as thiscommentary demonstrates. This roundtable discussion – in form of miniessays – reconsiders this politicized event. Indeed, this collectively writtencommentary involves short, but sharp insights from five scholars aimingto provide a responsive account of politically significant moments ortrends at before, …
Sport, Development and Peace
Why Does Fan Violence Persist in Football? Football Rivalries Ideology, the Reproduction of Football-Related Violence and its Everyday Dimensions
Coordinating security, managing crowds, and marketing social control
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will be the first to be co-hosted by three countries, an expanded tournament featuring 48 national teams. Its organization is likely to incur diverse logistical, technological, political, and diplomatic challenges. This paper examines key issues, including coordinating security, managing crowds, and facilitating social control at football mega-events. It outlines contexts of World Cup hosting specific to the event an…
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