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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport

@gyozomolnar.bsky.social
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Prof. of Sociology Sport @UniWorcester | Co-researching with migrants, women, disabled & GRT communities | Sport, identity & inequality | views mine | 🇭🇺🇬🇧

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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New publication with Dr Michele Mele (University of Sannio): "The Ocularcentric Paradigm in Mathematics" Published in Disability Studies Quarterly 🎓 We challenge the assumption that mathematics is fundamentally visual - and what that assumption costs us 🧵👇 doi.org/10.18061/dsq...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“The power of the badge”? @stuartwhigham.bsky.social & @gyozomolnar.bsky.social on how sport can simultaneously operate as a mechanism of inclusion & exclusion www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“The power of the badge”? Interrogating sport as a vehicle for social integration of migrants in England and Hungary
Given the growing impact of right-wing, anti-immigration political actors in various geographic contexts, this research critically examines the structural conditions shaping sport-based integration...
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New publication: "The Power of the Badge"? Sport, Migration, and Integration in England and Hungary 🎓 How does sport-based integration work actually function when delivered against rising anti-immigration politics?🧵👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“The power of the badge”? Interrogating sport as a vehicle for social integration of migrants in England and Hungary
Given the growing impact of right-wing, anti-immigration political actors in various geographic contexts, this research critically examines the structural conditions shaping sport-based integration...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"World Cup squads remind us that national identities are not fixed or exclusive. They are shaped by movement, family histories, colonial legacies and migration trajectories" @nandosigona.bsky.social superdiversity.net/2026/06/19/p...
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Paris, not nations: What the 2026 World Cup tells us about migration and global cities
Nando Sigona As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway, one statistic stands out: 289 of the tournament’s 1,248 players were born in a country different from the one they represent. Nearly one…
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
New in @RGOW_Zuerich: my article on sport and nationalism in Hungary. How Orbán used football to reimagine the nation—building stadiums abroad for diaspora Hungarians while erecting fences against migrants. And what happens now the era has ended. rgow.eu/zeitschrift/...
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Stadien und Zäune. Sport als nationale Symbolik in Orbáns Ungarn
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New publication: "Deep Culture, Deep Kurultáj: Turanism, Muscular Nationalism, and Heritage Nostalgia in Hungary" How Orbán weaponized Central Asian heritage festivals and muscular nationalism to build ethnonationalist support
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Deep culture, deep Kurultáj: Turanism, muscular nationalism, and heritage nostalgia in Hungary
The Kurultáj is a biannual Central Asian cultural festival that takes place in central Hungary. Rooted in the Turanism movement, which ethnically and historically links Hungarian culture to the anc...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
'License to fleece': @julesboykoff.bsky.social on the capitalist hellscape of World Cup 2026 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Pitched as a uniting force, the 2026 World Cup has been anything but | Jules Boykoff
The original plans for this summer’s tournament could scarcely sound much different than what we seem to have in store
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Quoted in Associated Press on what Orbán's election loss means for Hungary's sports hosting ambitions The Champions League final on May 30 was meant to be "the icing on the cake for Orbán and his regime" Now it becomes something else entirely...🧵
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New dawn. Let’s hope for a better future for Hungary. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Interviewed by @dw_politics on how Orbán weaponized football to consolidate power 25+ stadiums, billions via TAO tax program, clubs in 6 neighboring countries to capture diaspora votes, JD Vance rallying at a Fidesz-linked stadium Sport as authoritarian infrastructure 👇
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Hungarian election: How football has helped Orban keep power
Viktor Orban is a football fanatic but has long used the sport as a political tool, both at home and abroad. With polls predicting election defeat, he could also lose his chance of hosting the Champions League final.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
AI videos fuel rhetoric as Orbán bids for four more years in Hungary
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
New article coming in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Aug. 2024. Bugac, Hungary. A puszta town of 3,000, heavy with heat and dust. We observed Kurultáj: a festival celebrating Central Asian traditions and symbolic kinship between Magyars and nomadic cultures.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Made the local paper for visiting Abbey Park Primary's Aspiration Day! 📰 Me: *gives talk about being a professor* Year 3s: *immediately put me to shame by going into Pershore with clipboards to interview the public about sport*
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Really pleased to share that I've been awarded British Academy Horizon Europe Pump Priming funding for a UK-Sweden-Hungary research network on sport discrimination and radicalisation prevention.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The paradox: Ethnic monitoring is promoted to identify health inequalities, but for GRT communities, disclosing ethnicity means navigating a double bind. Recognition vs. Risk. Visibility vs. Safety. Being counted vs. Being targeted.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New research in Sociology of Health & Illness Why do Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities face stark health inequalities? Co-produced research with 86 GRT participants to understand their experiences of ethnic monitoring in the NHS Thread 🧵👇
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
New research in Sociology of Health & Illness: GRT communities experience ethnic monitoring as both recognition and risk - data collection without justice perpetuates harm. More info soon!!
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
New research published on gender, physical education, and lifelong health patterns in China 🎓 Article link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Finally, a step in the right direction for education in the UK and EU.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
NEW RESEARCH: "From abuse to unity: National belonging, and the 2018 Durmaz affair in Swedish football" Co-authored with Krister Hertting In June 2018, Swedish footballer Jimmy Durmaz gave away a free-kick in the last minute of a World Cup match against Germany. Toni Kroos scored. Sweden lost 2-1.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
What makes APARU different? 🤔 We don't just study barriers—we work alongside communities to dismantle them. Our participatory approach means: → Research that centres lived experience → Benefits flowing to communities most affected →
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🎉 Big news from the University of Worcester! The Adapted Physical Activity Research Unit (APARU) is officially here. We're doing rigorous, interdisciplinary research that transforms policy & practice around physical activity as a human right.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Great piece exploring connections between football and civic resistance in contemporary Hungary - with my modest contribution. 🫣
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
5/ As someone researching Hungarian nationalism & politics with 🇭🇺🇬🇧 citizenship, I watch this closely. Digital platforms are reshaping how autocrats maintain power - and how citizens resist. The 2026 election will test whether media pluralism can survive in digital spaces. #Resistance
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
4/ Orbán knows this is a threat. He's now doing interviews with right-wing podcasters. He brought podcasters to meet Trump in Washington. But it's not working with young voters. You can't co-opt a medium built on authenticity and independence.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
3/ This matters because younger voters (under 40) are rejecting Fidesz. 58% support opposition Tisza party (led by former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar) Only 17% back Orbán's Fidesz Podcasts are where young Hungarians are getting alternative information.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
2/ But YouTube has become a refuge. Podcast consumption TRIPLED to 36% of Hungarians in 2024 (93% via YouTube video format). Independent platforms like Partizan & Adam Nagy's shows are in the top 5. Financial independence from government advertising = editorial independence.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
1/ Context: Since 2010, Orbán has built a sprawling pro-government media empire - ~500 outlets under KESMA Foundation. Traditional media is captured. Public broadcasting is propaganda. Independent journalists face surveillance, smears, blocked access. It's an "informational autocracy."
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
From @Reuters: Hungarian podcasters are pushing back against Orbán's media dominance. This is a crucial development ahead of next year's election - and it reveals something important about how authoritarian media is being challenged. 🧵 on why this matters: www.reuters.com/business/med... #Hungary
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Hungarian podcasters push back against Orban’s media dominance
Adam Nagy, one of Hungary’s most popular podcasters, says building an audience on YouTube gave him the financial independence to speak his mind in a media landscape dominated by Prime Minister Viktor ...
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
3/George's PhD research is helping change that - examining how men navigate body projects and challenging the assumption that body image is only a women's issue. Proud to support this work. This is what research impact looks like. #MensHealth #BodyImage #MentalHealth #CommunityEngagement
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
2/But the most powerful part? The discussions. People had questions. They had experiences to share. This tells us something important: the silence around men's body image issues isn't because men don't want to talk. It's because we haven't created enough safe spaces for those conversations.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
1/We watched "Chasing Adonis" - a powerful film about male body image - with the creators. We heard research on men's body image and disordered eating. William Colgrave from First Steps ED shared practical ways healthcare, schools, and gyms can better support men.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
What happens when you create space for honest conversations about men's mental health? People show up. They engage. They share. That's what happened at the event George Mycock and Christian Edwards organized at University of Worcester last week on men, muscle, and mental health. 🧵:
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
How do you collect ethnic identity data equitably when communities have been harmed by data collection historically? Our project with Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller communities tackled this question through genuine co-production, working WITH communities. Watch our 5-minute video: youtu.be/XL6IcmgqEms
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Equitable data collection for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in health services
YouTube video by Understanding Patient Data
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We examine 4 paradigms in disability PE: 🔬 Postpositivist 🧩 Constructivist ⚖️ Critical 🤝 Participatory Each makes different ontological, epistemological & axiological assumptions—with real implications for practice. Full chapter in: www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
AXIOLOGY = role of values Research is never value-neutral. Questions: Whose voices are privileged? What's the purpose of this knowledge? Who benefits? Especially critical in disability research where power dynamics are ever-present.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
EPISTEMOLOGY = beliefs about knowledge Can researchers objectively measure disabled students' experiences? Or must we co-construct knowledge with them? Who gets to be the "knower"? Different paradigms = different answers
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
ONTOLOGY = beliefs about reality In disability PE research: Is disability an objective medical condition? Or a socially constructed experience? Or both? Your answer shapes everything that follows.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New book chapter🧵: Why philosophy of science matters for disability research in Physical EducationAll research makes assumptions. The question is: are we aware of them?Let's unpack ontology, epistemology & axiology 👇#PhysicalEducation #DisabilityStudies
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Whether you're: 👉 Presenting research 👉 Contributing lived experience 👉 Working in disability sport 👉 Advocating for inclusion 👉 Here to listen & learn You belong at this conference. All perspectives welcome. All voices valued.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
What to expect: ✅ Research presentations that matter ✅ Reflective discussions ✅ Meaningful networking time ✅ Cross-sector collaboration ✅ Space for innovation & fresh thinking This is about building community, not just sharing papers.
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This isn't your typical academic conference. We're creating a space where diverse perspectives are heard, valued, and CENTERED - not just included as an afterthought. Community partners sit alongside researchers. Lived experience is valued as expertise. #Inclusion
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
📢 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Disability Sport: Reimagining Physical Culture, Health & Wellbeing A two-day event centring disabled people's voices, experiences & expertise. Join researchers, practitioners, advocates & community. 13-14/07/25 @SESWorc 🧵 #DisabilitySport
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
4/ Ready to reimagine physical culture with us? 📅 13-14 July 2025📍 @worcester_uni 🔗 Register: worcester.ac.uk/events/disab... Questions? DM or email @Becs_Foster Let's advance knowledge, inclusion & positive change together. #DisabilityRights #AdaptedPhysicalActivity
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Reimagining Physical Culture, Health and Wellbeing
Whether you're presenting, networking, or simply listening and learning, this conference will help you reimagine what’s possible in disability sport.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A very depressing read
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Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
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Győző Molnár - Sociology of Sport @gyozomolnar.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New article out! We explore women’s early-career experiences in Strength & Conditioning—still a male-dominated field. Meaningful change requires structural & cultural transformation—not symbolic diversity. 👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1177/1012... #SportSociology #GenderInSport #Research
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Spotify – Web Player
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
"Contemporary authoritarian-leaning governance can effectively utilise both new and traditional sporting institutions to naturalise and further solidify political control while presenting it as cultural and infrastructural revitalisation.” @gyozomolnar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros hold off Orban-backed Puskas Akademia – for now
In the battle of state-backed clubs, the traditional powerhouse won the league last weekend – but what does it mean for the rest of the league?
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
"National teams & prominent clubs may be used to symbolise political agendas, marginalise minority groups or propagate ethno-nationalist sentiments. In such contexts, football transcends its role as a physical activity & becomes a cultural and political battleground" @gyozomolnar.bsky.social
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Event @worcesteruni.bsky.social celebrating, history, culture & experiences of gypsy, roma and traveller communities - with contributions from @gyozomolnar.bsky.social & others www.travellerstimes.org.uk/index.php/ne...
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Worcestershire - Special Event Celebrates Vibrant Culture and Heritage
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