The Usual Suspect
A History of Football Violence in the State of Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12895360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amir Ben Porat (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98-116 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sport in History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-0263 • E-ISSN: 1746-0271 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17460263.2015.1016549 |
| OpenAlex | W2188661636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Rather than hooliganism per se, violence here is examined both in its totality and the extent to which the history of football violence in Israel has been subject to a fluctuating social, political and economic context. Initially, footballers were 'the usual suspect' as violence was often incited by the players on the pitch. For political reasons, the Israel Football Association (IFA) was practically helpless. Over time, violent incidents on the pitch decreased as a change in the pattern of violence took place. Due to an increasing commodification of Israeli football, players and spectators switched places. The crowd was now 'the usual suspect' and later, due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, ethnicity-nationality became the major trigger for violent actions in Israeli football
Commodification · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Economics · Economy · Ethnic Cleansing · Ethnic group · Football · Immigration · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Suspect · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |