As opposed to the discourse marking the division between the subculturalists and the post-subculturalists, we hold that subculturalisation and tribalisation are essentially the same social process. ...The process within which the Croatian ultras subculture was formed, took place from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Nationalism and violence are broadly acknowledged as the main features of this new subcultural style in socialist Yugoslavia. However, to fully understand the process it is necessary to study broader spectrum of influences and relationships between actors on the social scene. Therefore we put emphasis on the interaction between football supporters and subcultural styles founded on rock and similar genres of music. This interaction proved to be crucial in anti-establishment and anti-mainstream sensibilities of the emerging football supporter scene. This is particularly important while these sensibilities have remained one of basic characteristics of the ultras subculture in modern Croatia.
Strong relationship between sport and politics in everyday life is evident. Research on this topic has usually been concentrated on the relation between sport and nations. Despite that, research on ...the process of national identity (re)construction is still relatively rare. Therefore, as one aspect of that process, we have decided to do a research on the role of representation of sport in history textbooks. History textbooks represent an important tool in the construction and dissemination process of „official“ historical narratives in all states and societies, because the nation-states impose themselves as representatives of general public interest and they seek to retain control over school curriculum in order to validate the current system. When it comes to nation-states, one of the main goals of education is (re)construction of national identity among the youngest members of society. That was one of our initial theses in our analysis of the representation of sport in Croatian history textbooks for the final grades of primary and secondary schools in the period from 1918 to 2014. Our aim was to define the role of athletes and sport in general – both in the process of (re)construction of national identity and in the context of the process of modernization
This paper is based on sociological research on Torcida, football supporters of Hajduk Football Club from Split (Croatia). We used ethnographic methodology throughout 37 months of fieldwork (from ...July 2012 to August 2015) and conducted 23 in-depth interviews with hardcore members of Torcida. Although our research included the distinction between carnival supporters and hooligans, these elements are much more interconnected within the hard core of Torcida than they are separate. Because of various social efforts (sometimes coordinated with other Ultras groups) against the local and global football establishment - especially against the Croatian Football Federation and UEFA - we consider Torcida part of a wide, heterogeneous social movement against modern football. This corresponds to the self-reflection and self-perception of the core group of Torcida. Ultras subculture in the Croatian context represents a key (although not the only) social actor in bearing the AMF movement.
There are two general approaches to the role of sport in the development of minority ethnic communities. One focuses on the process of assimilation, while the other focuses on maintaining ethnic ...identity. This paper uses the example of Croats in New Zealand and their descendants to analyse the role of rugby in terms of both approaches. According to the main thesis, rugby played an important role in the process of integrating many members of the Croatian diaspora into New Zealand society, while simultaneously preserving identity elements of their country of origin and finally renewing their ties to Croatia after decades of being relatively poorly connected.
U razdoblju od 2016. do 2018. proveli smo etnografsko istraživanje mladih pripadnika ultras grupe White Stones u Varaždinu. Na temelju prikupljenih podataka analizirali smo društveni aktivizam ove ...grupe vezan za djelovanje AMF kluba NK Varteks s ciljem utvrđivanja percepcije svoga kluba naspram sličnih primjera u Europi te prisutnosti stigmatizacije ove grupe mladih. Za razliku od europskoga konteksta, u ovom slučaju otpor komercijalizaciji nogometa prisutan je implicitno, dok je otpor kriminalu i korupciji ključni uzrok društvenoga aktivizma ultrasa. Pritom ultrasi osjećaju pripadnost AMF pokretu, a njihova stigmatizacija je djelomično prisutna.
After a brief theoretical consideration of the cultural memory and political communication in electoral campaigns, this paper analyses statements of politicians during the 2015 Croatian parliamentary ...campaign. The main goal of the paper is to establish the manner in which events and happenings from modern Croatian history and the various ‘collective memories' surrounding them were present in the media excerpts analysed. Research of excerpts from the leading Croatian media outlets (daily newspapers, TV stations, web portals) was performed through content analysis. The results show that excerpts including political communication about modern historical themes were present to a significant extent, and that discussions of these topics were most often provoked by the largest political parties, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). On the level of general conclusion, it can be claimed that the electoral campaign largely became a "site of memory" where further political conflicts surrounding historical issues were generated, while discussions of solutions to numerous social problems were neglected.
From 2016 to 2018, we conducted ethnographic research on young members of the ultras group White Stones in Varaždin. We analysed the social activism of this group as related to the ‘AMF’ club NK ...Varteks in order to affirm how members of White Stones view their club as opposed to similar examples in Europe, as well as to determine whether this group of youth are stigmatised. As opposed to the European context, opposition to the commercialisation of football is present implicitly in their case, while opposition to crime and corruption are the key causes of this group’s social activism. They feel as if they belong to the 'AMF' movement, and stigmatisation is partially present.
Youth in conflict: space and subculture Perasović, Benjamin; Mustapić, Marko; Ibañez Garzaran, Zyab Luis ...
Journal of youth studies,
03/2023, Letnik:
26, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
The steady decline of youth participation in society has been a concern for social scientists since the 1970s. Recent research has sought to move beyond concluding this signifies a 'crisis of ...democracy' or explaining the phenomenon by distinguishing between formal and extra-institutional types of participation by redirecting attention towards everyday life. Through a similar focus on the 'everyday', we seek to enrich our understanding of how youth participation manifests today, by drawing on the rich vein of (post)subcultural theory and the study of everyday youth practices. Specifically, we consider the meaning and role of space in the everyday lives and activism of youth in conflict with social institutions. The article draws on cross-national ethnographic data, from research with stigmatised groups of youth in Croatia, Finland, Spain and Slovakia, collected within the framework of the project. The findings affirm that space is a socially, politically and economically determined category that reflects existing social inequalities and power relations between social groups. At the same time, space is used by the young research participants, often through subcultural practices, for: self-integration; empowerment through the appropriation of public and private space; broadening the spectrum of their capabilities; and active participation aimed at achieving social change.
UZ TEMU Mustapić, Marko; Balabanić, Ivan
Društvena istraživanja,
07/2018, Letnik:
27, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Odprti dostop
Od osnutka Instituta društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar 1991. istraživanje javnog mišljenja
bilo je jedno od istraživačkih područja kojim je ovaj institut stekao ugled u akademskoj i široj javnosti. ...Znanstveno-istraživački projekt Instituta Ivo Pilar "Istraživanje javnog mnijenja i masovnih medija" iznjedrio je pet tematskih brojeva časopisa Društvena istraživanja (1992., 1997., 2000., 2004., 2008.), koje je kao gošća urednica koncipirala voditeljica projekta Vesna Lamza Posavec. Radovi koji su u njima objavljeni uglavnom su se bavili predizbornim istraživanjima javnoga mišljenja i uloge medija u izbornim razdobljima u Hrvatskoj od uspostave demokracije do poodmakloga procesa pristupnoga pregovaranja Republike Hrvatske i EU-a.
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