The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium
This article examines the local politics around a new private football stadium construction project in Southern Europe, within the frame of urban regime theory. The project aimed at demolishing a recently renovated municipal stadium in Turin, Italy and building a new one for Juventus FC. This new st...
Bewaard in:
| Gepubliceerd in: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/articulo, |
|---|---|
| Hoofdauteur: | |
| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
| Gepubliceerd in: |
Journal of Urban Research
2026
|
| Onderwerpen: | |
| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| id |
openedition-oai:revues.org:articulo_3349 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
openedition |
| spelling |
openedition-oai:revues.org:articulo_3349 https://doi.org/10.4000/articulo.3349 urn:doi:10.4000/articulo.3349 en https://journals.openedition.org/articulo/3349 2026-06-15T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/a3w6 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium Journal of Urban Research UrbanHub info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1661-4941 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/articulo Lekakis, Nikos Italy urban politics Juventus sports stadia extra-urban structures This article examines the local politics around a new private football stadium construction project in Southern Europe, within the frame of urban regime theory. The project aimed at demolishing a recently renovated municipal stadium in Turin, Italy and building a new one for Juventus FC. This new stadium project was the product of an urban regime that governed Turin for some years, an outcome that raises an important issue as, in the US, the explanatory power of regime theory for most stadium projects is in doubt. Using this evidence, the article adds to the ongoing debate on whether US urban politics theories can explain urban affairs in European cities and draws some similarities and differences between European and US urban politics. |
| collection |
OpenEdition Journal |
| language |
Anglais |
| format |
Article ou chapitre numérique |
| building |
0/Bibliothèque numérique/ 1/Bibliothèque numérique/OpenEdition Journals/ |
| topic |
Italy urban politics Juventus sports stadia extra-urban structures |
| spellingShingle |
Italy urban politics Juventus sports stadia extra-urban structures Lekakis, Nikos The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| description |
This article examines the local politics around a new private football stadium construction project in Southern Europe, within the frame of urban regime theory. The project aimed at demolishing a recently renovated municipal stadium in Turin, Italy and building a new one for Juventus FC. This new stadium project was the product of an urban regime that governed Turin for some years, an outcome that raises an important issue as, in the US, the explanatory power of regime theory for most stadium projects is in doubt. Using this evidence, the article adds to the ongoing debate on whether US urban politics theories can explain urban affairs in European cities and draws some similarities and differences between European and US urban politics. |
| author |
Lekakis, Nikos |
| author_facet |
Lekakis, Nikos |
| author_sort |
Lekakis, Nikos |
| title |
The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| title_short |
The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| title_full |
The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| title_fullStr |
The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| title_full_unstemmed |
The Urban Politics of Juventus’ New Football Stadium |
| title_sort |
urban politics of juventus’ new football stadium |
| publisher |
Journal of Urban Research |
| publishDate |
2026 |
| container_title |
URI:https://journals.openedition.org/articulo |
| url |
https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://doi.org/10.4000/articulo.3349 https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://journals.openedition.org/articulo/3349 |
| _version_ |
1877238972069969920 |