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'The Globalization of Football: a study in the glocalization of the 'serious life''

Giulianotti, R.; Robertson, R.

Authors

R. Giulianotti

R. Robertson



Abstract

Sport, in particular football, constitutes one of the most dynamic, sociologically illuminating domains of globalization. This paper examines the globalization of football with particular reference to Robertson's theorizations of global processes. We examine football's cultural globalization through the concept of 'glocalization', which highlights the interdependence of local and global processes within the game's identities and institutions. We address economic globalization in football by considering the world's leading clubs as 'glocal' transnational corporations. We assess the political globalization of football with reference to the possible enhancement of democracy within the game's international governance. We conclude by affirming the utility of sport in advancing our empirical and theoretical understanding of globalization processes.

Citation

Giulianotti, R., & Robertson, R. (2004). 'The Globalization of Football: a study in the glocalization of the 'serious life''. British Journal of Sociology, 55(4), 545-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00037.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2004
Deposit Date Aug 8, 2008
Journal British Journal of Sociology
Print ISSN 0007-1315
Electronic ISSN 1468-4446
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 55
Issue 4
Pages 545-568
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00037.x

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