This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of
collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case …

Although commonly associated with commercial organizations utilizing it as a form of
marketing communication, sponsorship has become an increasingly political activity. Over …

Music is an important thread in the fabric of the social world. It is a form of social interaction;
one amongst many forms which concatenate, interpenetrating and overlap** in the …

Scholars often overlook leisure gambling perspectives and focus on more health-related
mechanisms, such as compulsive gambling behaviours. Consequently, understanding …

Translocal music worlds are often defined as networks of local music worlds. However, their
networked character and more especially their network structure is generally assumed …

The world's largest transnational fandom community of the BTS (BangTan Sonyeondan)
ARMY (Adorable Representative MC for Youth) is structured to achieve common goals and …

Musical activity in contemporary societies clusters in distinct 'music worlds', centred on such
factors as style and/or locality. A number of studies have analysed these music worlds as …

This study investigates innovation within live music scenes by analyzing the extent to which
live music venues, with varying types and levels of legitimacy, conform to or diverge from …

In academic research on popular music, the framing by musical genres and styles such as
'Rock','Jazz', and 'Electro'often seems obvious to social sciences scholars. The history …

Successful performance by tour guides depends highly on their networking activities and
interpersonal skills. Membership in related associations can provide opportunities for …