Tribal Identities

Sport is far more than a national and international entertainment: it is a source of political identity morale pride and superiority. Tribal Identities explores the influence of sport on the nations of Europe as a mechanism of national solidarity promoting a sense of identity unity status and esteem; as an instrument of confrontation between nations stimulating aggression stereotyping and images of inferiority and superiority; and as a cultural bond linking nations across national boundaries providing common enthusiasm shared experiences the transcendence of national allegiances and opportunities for association understanding and goodwill.