A Model of Discipline: The Rule(s) of Midnight Football and the Production of Order in Subjects and Society

• Published in: Journal of sport and social issues Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 450 - 475
• Main Authors: Ekholm, David, Dahlstedt, Magnus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Football; Intervention; Law; Risk society; Segregation; Social change; Youth; social policy; social inclusion; power; role model; social exclusion

This article explores the rationalities of social change of a sports-based intervention, midnight football, carried out on two sites in the suburban landscape of Sweden. Based on interviews with coaches and managers and on-site observations, we examine how rationalities and technologies of social ch...