Abstract:The political commitment of French supporters «ultras». Return to set ideas
Nicolas Hourcade
The football supporters «ultras» who appeared in France in the Eigthies are often considered as right wing extremists, who are politically manipulated. The article, in its analysis of the French situation, stresses however that a lot of «ultras» refuse to express any political views in the stadiums, and that among those who are politically committed some are left wing extremists. The logic of this often supe… Show more
“…27 The social profile of the Ultras is widely representative of the demographics of the Egyptian youth. Aged between 15 and 35 years old, they sweep through all social classes of society, though a large portion of their members belong to the upper classes of Egyptian society, unlike their European counterparts (Hourcade 2000;El-Zatmah 2012;Lebrun 2013). 18 What is more, many Ultras -regardless of social class -are well educated and carry a University degree or are currently pursuing studies, as a result of the free education system for public schools in Egypt, the private system being more expensive (Cupito;Langsten 2011).…”
Section: From Stadium To Street: the Ultras' Mobilization Processesmentioning
“…27 The social profile of the Ultras is widely representative of the demographics of the Egyptian youth. Aged between 15 and 35 years old, they sweep through all social classes of society, though a large portion of their members belong to the upper classes of Egyptian society, unlike their European counterparts (Hourcade 2000;El-Zatmah 2012;Lebrun 2013). 18 What is more, many Ultras -regardless of social class -are well educated and carry a University degree or are currently pursuing studies, as a result of the free education system for public schools in Egypt, the private system being more expensive (Cupito;Langsten 2011).…”
Section: From Stadium To Street: the Ultras' Mobilization Processesmentioning
“…Dans les années 1980 et 1990, les supporters auto-proclamés « Indépendants » du PSG, s'inspirant de modèles britanniques, vocalisent fréquemment des paroles nationalistes voire racistes dont le célèbre : « On est chez nous ! » Une telle appropriation du territoire d'un stade par la voix peut parfois se prolonger par des comportements violents de ce type de supporters motivés par l'origine des victimes (Hourcade, 2000). En général, le contexte d'énonciation des chants de supporters est souvent celui d'une activité collective faisant appel non seulement à la voix mais à une mobilisation globale de tout le corps.…”
“…Ce conflit, qui a eu plusieurs temps, a ensuite été attisé par des franges politisées minoritaires au sein de ces deux tribunes. Du côté de Boulogne, certains indépendants d'extrême droite désignent leur tribune comme un territoire blanc et nationaliste alors que les nouvelles générations d'ultras à Auteuil défendent le multiculturalisme et affichent une idéologie d'extrême gauche dans un virage à la matrice antiraciste(Hourcade, 2000). Or, l'origine de ce conflit est bel et bien d'ordre territorial.…”
Les territoires des supporters et la place des subcultures au Paris-St-Germain Géographie et cultures, 104 | 2017 Les territoires des supporters et la place des subcultures au Paris-St-Germain Géographie et cultures, 104 | 2017
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