Abstract
Chapter 3 examines the subject of violence in relation to spectators at GAA matches. It outlines how spectator violence has diminished in the context of greater emotional control and differentiation as part of a general civilising process in Ireland. The nature of violent encounters shifted from a collective form based on local solidarity and a reciprocal code of honour, through a transitional collective form based on deferred emotional satisfaction and group pride, towards a more individualised form of spectator violence.
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It still persists and/or is permitted at other GAA grounds.
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Connolly, J., Dolan, P. (2020). Spectators, Emotions and the Individualisation of Violence. In: Gaelic Games in Society. Palgrave Studies on Norbert Elias. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31699-0_3
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