A value-added analysis of the Heysel Stadium soccer riot.

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TextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 1989Description: [15] pSubject: On May 29, 1985, a riot occured at the European Cup Final soccer championship between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belguim. The riot, which caused the death of thirty-nine soccer fans, had a profound effect on English society as well as on professional soccer. This article uses Smelser's (1962) general model of collective behavior to analyze data derived from a number of sources describing the Heysel Stadium Riot. In particular, this analysis focuses on a period of four hours, from the beginning of the riot at about 7.30 pm until the conclusion of the match around 11.30 pm

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Reprinted from Current Psychology; Spring 1989; p. 15-29

On May 29, 1985, a riot occured at the European Cup Final soccer championship between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belguim. The riot, which caused the death of thirty-nine soccer fans, had a profound effect on English society as well as on professional soccer. This article uses Smelser's (1962) general model of collective behavior to analyze data derived from a number of sources describing the Heysel Stadium Riot. In particular, this analysis focuses on a period of four hours, from the beginning of the riot at about 7.30 pm until the conclusion of the match around 11.30 pm

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