Sport and violence: a contribution to ethical, sociological and psychoneurobiological considerations

Premda neki autori ističu da (navijačko) nasilje u sportu uopće nije moguće objasniti, ovaj članak pokušava poći korak dalje od uobičajenog traženja najčešćeg uzroka nasilja među navijačima u "ventilu" za šire društvene tenzije i individualne frustracije, alkoholu i sl. Ne negirajući ove motive, autori ovog članka svrstavaju ih u epifenomene i "okidače", a zagovaraju tezu da je nasilje nekim – ujedno i najpopularnijim – sportovima imanentno, osobito ako ti sportovi zadovoljavaju uvjet da izravno sučeljavaju dva kolektiva i time snažno potiču kompetitivnost i identifikaciju te ako kreiraju visok stupanj tenzije "očekivanja" koja se naknadno razrješuje upravo agresijom.Even though some authors feel that (fan) violence in sport cannot be explained, this paper tries to go beyond the usual approaches which try to identify the cause of fan violence by looking into social relations, individual frustrations, alcohol abuse, etc. The authors of this paper accept the importance of these motives, but they believe that they are just side-effects and triggers, and that violence is inherent to some sports, especially those that involve two opposing teams. This is particularly true of the sports were athletes exhibit a great deal of competitiveness or a high level of expectance because these are later resolved by aggression