Publication details
Kolektivní násilí na fotbalovém stadionu v Port Saídu, Egypt. Kořeny a politické souvislosti.
| Title in English | Collective Violence at Port Said Football Stadium. Roots and Political Context. |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rexter |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.rexter.cz/kolektivni-nasili-na-fotbalovem-stadionu-v-port-saidu-egypt-koreny-a-politicke-souvislosti-collective-violence-at-port-said-football-stadium-roots-and-political-context/2016/12/27/ |
| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | Al-Ahly; Al-Masry; Arab Spring; Collective Violence; Egypt; Football; Hooligans; Political Context; Port Said; Riot. |
| Description | This article is analyzing one of the biggest examples of collective violence at a football stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Seventy four people died and over five hundred were injured on February 1st 2012 in clashes between supporters of home team AlMasry and Al-Ahly. This case study analyzes not only the actual clashes between supporters of both teams but also examines political context of the tragedy. Football supporters played an important role in the regime change a bit earlier during the Arab Spring in 2011. The supporters of Al-Masry were loyal to Mubarak´s regime, supporters of Cairo based Al-Ahly were in lead of the anti-regime protests. Considering that supporting a football team has always been a way of showing ones political views in Egypt, otherwise legally impossible, the political context and theoretical background of Charles Tilly are key elements for analyzing what happened at Port Said stadium. |
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