Abstract
This article results from the analysis of the phenomenon of barras bravas (violent supporter groups) in football and its influence in school coexistence at three public educational institutions in Bogotá. The methodology of the study was mixed with a concurrent triangulation design (DITRIAC), hence diverse instruments were employed to verify the findings and cross-validate quantitative and qualitative data. The information obtained from a survey applied to 300 students was complemented with life histories, field notes and a document review of the institutional reports on school coexistence. The study revealed that violence emerges as a consequence of the participation in barras bravas, whose members attend the institutions where this research was conducted. The discussion reflects how important it is to vindicate the role of the school within the framework of public policies which both integrate youth dynamics and articulate programs and projects suitable for the Colombian context.
Highlights
The social phenomenon known as barras bravas permeated Colombian football in the early nineties, groups of young supporters of local teams, with different symbols and from different origins
The research was conducted in five interrelated stages encompassing a deep exploration of the phenomenon and the design of school intervention strategies that allowed the discovery of potential alternatives for change, namely: 1) Problematization stage, which allowed observing directly in the schools the problems related to young people participating in barras bravas in Bogotá
According to the previous analysis, regarding the comprehension of the influence of the barras bravas in school coexistence in the three institutions selected, it can be concluded that the participation of students in the activities of these groups does constitute a source of violence that is transferred into the educational institution
Summary
The social phenomenon known as barras bravas (violent supporter groups) permeated Colombian football in the early nineties, groups of young supporters of local teams, with different symbols and from different origins. Their forms of expression are quite similar, recurring mainly to physical and symbolic violence (Villanueva, 2013; Clavijo, 2004). As part of the study results, the authors state that: “the increasing violence in educational institutions evidences the fact that young people are joining belligerent groups which are making an impression on school’s everyday life” As part of the study results, the authors state that: “the increasing violence in educational institutions evidences the fact that young people are joining belligerent groups which are making an impression on school’s everyday life” (Cañón & García, 2007, p. 1)
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