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From Repression to Prevention in Central Europe: Football Anti-Hooligan Policies in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia

Josef Smolíka Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, CzechiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5841-8598
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Vladimir Đorđevićb Department of Territorial Studies, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, CzechiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 66-75 | Published online: 20 May 2021

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