 Something is stirring in Anfield: Elite Premier League football and localismAlan Southern Local Economy, 2014, vol. 29, issue 3, 195-212 Abstract: The Localism Act 2011 has provided the right for community organizations to nominate local buildings to be listed as an Asset of Community Value. In England a number of inner urban neighbourhoods host elite Premier League football stadia, their physical presence often visible from afar. Two in particular stand out, both recently listed as an Asset of Community Value, the globally renown football clubs of Liverpool FC and their Anfield stadium and Manchester United and Old Trafford. Three aspects of this are noteworthy. First, the capability of a community group to organize and agitate in such a way as to ensure a local asset is listed. Second, the extent to which the legislation is providing substantive rights for community activists thereby challenging those who would suggest localism is more rhetoric than real. Third, by reviewing a single case of Anfield, we can see how the role of elite professional football club in a low-income neighbourhood can be challenged for the benefit of local residents as plans for social and economic development are shaped. Keywords: Anfield; Asset of Community Value; Big Society; community activism; Community Right to Bid; Liverpool; localism; Localism Act 2011; neighbourhood regeneration; Premier League football; sport (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:loceco:v:29:y:2014:i:3:p:195-212 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Local Economy from London South Bank University |
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