Studies of ‘Soccer Hooligan’ may be an another Chance to Marxist Approach

Abstract

We review important scholarly works on soccer hooliganism in this chapter. The study also considered the growing number of popular ‘confessions’ books written by ex-hooligans. As this body of literature is extensive and constantly expanding, this review does not pretend to be exhaustive. The various scholarly theories includethe early-dominant ‘figurational’ or ‘process-sociological’ approach of Dunning et al.; the ‘anthropological’ approach of Armstrong and Harris; the post-modern approach of Giulianotti; the Marxist approach of Taylor, Clarke, and Hargreaves; the ‘ethogenic’ approach of Marsh; the ‘psychological reversal theory’ approach of Kerr; and the historically sensitive/historical approaches of King and Robson. Later in the article, We return to the Marxist theoretical position associated with Ian Taylor. We believe that, while Marxist viewpoints are no longer popular in academia, they still have something to offer.