Recovering the social

Globalization, Football and Transnationalism

Bibliographic Data

ID7785485
AuthorsR Giulianotti (0000-0002-7561-3755, Durham University), Roland Robertson (University of Aberdeen)
Year2007
Volume7
Issue2
Pages166-186
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-0374.2007.00163.x
OpenAlexW2026657592
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited45

In this article, we place the social and football (as a sporting realm) at the heart of social scientific analysis of globalization processes. Our theoretical framework sets out, in turn, the concepts of glocalization, with particular reference to what we term the ‘duality of glocality’; transnationalism, notably its socio‐historical aspects; connectivity, with particular reference to its antonym, ‘disconnectivity’; and cosmopolitanism, with strong focus on what we term its ‘thick’ and ‘thin’ variants. We explore the interplay of these concepts and processes within three broad domains of the ‘football world’: supporter subcultures, sport journalism, and Japanese football culture. We conclude in part by arguing for greater exploration of sport's role in regard to global processes and of the interrelationships between the duality of glocality and the thick/thin variants of cosmopolitanism

Cosmopolitanism · Glocalization · Realm · Transnationalism · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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