Insolvency practice in the field of football

Christine Cooper, Yvonne Joyce

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract / Description of output

This paper is concerned with UK insolvency practice in. It considers how the field of insolvency has developed since the passing of the Insolvency Act 1986 through a Bourdieusian theoretical lens. The case of the administration of Gretna football club is presented as a “special case of what is possible” to enable one to consider “the deepest logic of the social world” (Bourdieu, 1998, p 4). Football is a field with its own complex insolvency rules which are incommensurable with the Insolvency Act. The case therefore presents an opportunity to reveal that whether insolvency laws are applied or not is determined by a complex socio-political process. Through revealing the socio-political process the paper problematizes the notion that insolvency practice is neutral.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)108-129
Number of pages22
JournalAccounting, Organizations and Society
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • insolvency practice
  • insolvency rules
  • administration

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Insolvency practice in the field of football'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this