Cricket, violence and social conflict

An Eliasian examination

Bibliographic Data

ID12936682
AuthorsD Malcolm (0000-0002-5898-2911, Loughborough University, corresponding author)
EditorsYair Galily
Year2013
Volume5
Issue4
Pages211-219
Publication date2013-09-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1759-6599 • E-ISSN: 2042-8715
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/jacpr-12-2012-0016
OpenAlexW2076459424
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the claims made for the potential of sports such as cricket to reduce social conflict and engender peace. Design/methodology/approach – The use of an Eliasian sociological perspective to analyze historical documentary sources and contemporary media analyses of narratives of the role of violence and its regulation in cricket. Findings – Violence and its regulation interweave with the broader development of cricket and remain central concerns in status conflicts between competing social groups involved in the game. This ranges from evidence of an increasing internalization of expectations regarding the regulation of violence to the stratification of social groups according to beliefs about differing uses of and attitudes towards violence. Originality/value – This paper provides the first long-term analysis of violence trends in relation to cricket, and provides clarification of some problematic aspects of Elias’ sociological framework

Cricket · Criminology · Narrative · Originality · Social science · Sociology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sociology and Norbert Elias · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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