ORGANIZED SUPPORTERS OF F.C. RED STAR – DELIJE: THE UNDERLYING SENTIMENT TOWARDS THEIR NATION

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  • Jovana Živanić Београд

Keywords:

football fans, Delije, nationalism, nation

Abstract

Ever since football club Red Star's supporters established the organized fan group "Delije", they have been presenting themselves as guardians of national pride. In this study we investigated their attitude towards their own and other nations, as well as ideological foundations on which such relationships are based. The work is part of a larger exploratory research based on twenty interviews along with fan internet forum. Based on the collected material and data, it was concluded that loyalty to the nation plays quite a significant role in identity formation of the group; moreover, such loyalty is founded on an uncritical, romantic and megalomaniac understanding of the Serbian nation. Although "Delije" do not declare themselves as hostile towards other nations, they in fact place their nation and religion above others. Attitudes of some members of the fan group can even be classified as characteristic of the far right. However, there are noticeable differences among members in intensity of arguing their standpoints, depending on their position in the hierarchical structure of the organized group.

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Електронски извор:

Forum Delija-navijača Crvene Zvezde, http://www.delije.net/forum/

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Živanić, J. . (2017). ORGANIZED SUPPORTERS OF F.C. RED STAR – DELIJE: THE UNDERLYING SENTIMENT TOWARDS THEIR NATION. KULTURA POLISA, 14(33), 405–416. Retrieved from https://kpolisa.com/index.php/kp/article/view/727

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