John Flint is Professor of Town and Regional Planning in the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield. He previously held positions at Sheffield Hallam, Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities. His research interests include citizenship, cohesion, religion, urban governance and crime and anti-social behavior. He has conducted studies for funders including research councils and charities, government departments, local authorities and voluntary organizations. John Kelly is a sociologist who lectures in Sports Management in the Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. He is a member of the Sport Policy, Management and Culture research group housed within the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences. His current publications and research revolve around sectarianism, nationalism, militarism and sport.

• AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsForeword by Lord Jack McConnell of GlenscorrodaleIntroduction1 Football and Bigotry in Scotland – John Flint and John KellyRethinking Geographical, Historical and Social Contexts2 Outside the Hothouse: Perspectives Beyond the Old Firm – Michael Rosie3 Is Football Bigotry Confined to the West of Scotland? The Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Rivalry – John Kelly4 ‘They Sing That Song’: Football and Sectarianism in Glasgow during the 1920s and 1930s – Andrew Davies5 History and Memory in Scottish Football – Joseph M. Bradley6 Scottish Enlightenment and the Sectarianism Civilising Offensive – John Flint and Ryan PowellConstructing and Governing ‘Sectarianisms’ and Football7 The New Sectarians – Stuart Waiton8 Hegemony Fandom and the Red Herring of Sectarianism – Paul Davis9 England’s Act, Scotland’s Shame and the Limits of Law – Niall Hamilton-Smith and David McArdle10 He’s back! But Scotland’s National Demon Never Left: Revisiting Media Representations of Neil Lennon and Narratives of Bigotry – Irene A. ReidNeglected Perspectives: Class, Gender and Football supporters11 Women, Football and Communities: Gendered Conceptualisations of ‘Sectarianism’ – Kay Goodall and Margaret Malloch12 The Politics of Anti-sectarianism – Joe Crawford13 Sectarianism Sell s- or Does It? A Celtic Supporter’s View – Patrick McVey14 Sectarianism and Scottish Football: A Rangers Perspective – Alasdair McKillopConclusions15 Necessary Debates and Futures Research and Policy Imperatives – John Flint and John KellyIndex

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