Sports Fandom in the Risk Society: Analyzing Perceptions and Experiences of Risk, Security and Terrorism at Elite Sports Events
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Jamie Cleland [1]
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[1] University of South Australia
University of South Australia
Australia
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- Localización: Sociology of sport journal, ISSN 0741-1235, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 144-151
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This article focuses on the reflections of 1,015 sports fans collected via an online survey from June 2017 to September 2017 regarding their experience and perception of risk, security, and terrorism when attending an elite live sport event. Drawing on the conceptual risk society framework of Ulrich Beck, the results outline how some fans demonstrate defiance, resistance, and pragmatism towards the risk of terrorism whilst nearly one-third of fans demonstrate tenets of emotion, fear and risk aversion. The majority of fans accept additional measures of security and surveillance as a means of protecting their safety, but others resist this as overly excessive and intrusive and argue it negatively impacts on their experience. The article concludes by outlining the implications of these results on the risk management strategy of elite sports event organizers.
