Academic literature on football fans has shifted focus, away from the study of 'exceptional fans', most notably hooligans, towards 'everyday fans' and their experiences. Especially, rivalry-related aspect fandom been given growing attention. Gradually increasing demonstrated that rivalries are unique complex, underpinned by social, historical and/or cultural factors. This suggests each rivalry must be studied in-depth in order to understand underlying factors shape oppositions social...

Rugby is a sport that has given Fiji international recognition. The professionalisation of rugby led to growing number elite players emigrating from – often temporarily but sometimes permanently metropolitan countries, with an estimated 450 athletes currently involved in foreign competitions. Whilst Fijians have long history migration societies, the recent global dispersion added new dimensions and complexities. This article intends shed light upon this migratory phenomenon by exploring what...

Sport can be perceived as one of the contemporary key socializing agencies with which a significant number children and youth come in to contact. The nature this contact between institution sport individual is erratic, leading the, often abrupt unforeseen, termination individual's sporting career. In essay, our aim draw wider attention personal adjustments young athletes undergo during after their career has been institutionally terminated. Our analysis embedded theory well empirical,...

Today's indigenous Fijian culture is often said to be represented by ratuism, religion and rugby. Rugby widely described as Fiji's 'national' sport, with a considerable degree of social significance. That rugby listed alongside two powerful institutions (ratuism religion) in the life Fijians clear indication central cultural importance sport. In this paper, drawing upon existing literature well our own research data, we outline key aspects dominant discourse relation ratuism religion, along...

Studies on the drive for muscularity (DFM) have primarily been quantitative, focused identifying correlates.Currently little is known about men's experiences leading them to desire high levels of muscle and engage in behaviours increase their masculine capital.Our purpose was explore stories men with DFM revealing socio-cultural personal factors search capital.In-depth lifehistory interviews multiple in-the-field conversations were undertaken twenty (Mean age=28.45,SD=6.96, years) scoring ≥...

Abstract In this essay we seek to approach football migration-related issues from a qualitative angle and examine specific, personal layers of those via the lived experiences Hungarian migrant footballers. That is, shall shed light on some numerous occupational struggles, difficulties uncertainties professional footballers encountered at varied stages their footballing transfer after collapse communism. Hence, one our aims is draw wider attention motivational forces, in form push pull...

This collection of essays on the social and cultural perspectives managing sport connects leisure management with key socio-cultural issues and, thus, provides an essential introductor...

Rugby is widely regarded as Fiji's ‘national’ sport and Fijian athletes are a prominent global presence in professional rugby today. Despite such prominence of the social, economic symbolic significance Fiji, there near absence academic research on migration. As Fiji has been deeply implicated interests discourses colonialism, ethno-nationalism masculinity, aim this study to explore migration international competitions context for collective identification by focusing interview-generated...

Although women’s exclusion in sport has attracted significant attention the western context, similar issues relation to post-colonial societies have remained margins of sociology sport. By analysing primary, interview-based evidence, this article we explore challenges female rugby players face regarding gender and sexuality Fiji: a male dominated society. In particular, focus on participants’ resistance dominant cultural practices ways which they (re)negotiate norms double-bind struggle...

"New ethnographies of football in Europe: people, passions, politics." Sport Society, 19(7), pp. 1107–1108

In this prologue, we will briefly revisit some of the main research findings that have emerged from our collaborative work on Fiji rugby, as well reflecting recommendations derived empirical investigation. We discuss issues in relation to national identity and migrations, post-rugby career-related retirement alternative emerging cultural practices challenge dominant discourse around rugby. then turn attention content special issue introduce articles included, with recommendation there is a...

Rugby has given Fiji international recognition and reputation. Not only is rugby a source of national pride but it also become valuable export, with an estimated 500 Fijian players currently in foreign leagues in, for instance, New Zealand, Australia, France, England Japan. The economic sociocultural gains from migration are often considerable, consequently, many aspire to secure club contracts as their personal professional goal. However, little known about the realities challenges players'...

This essay seeks to explore and understand football‐related post‐communist migration patterns in Hungary, place these local migratory sequences into global/regional processes, which are, turn, induced facilitated by conditions. The aim is explicate relation intermingled economic, political, social cultural factors, based on a quantitative data set, covering 12 years of Hungary’s transition. set represents the emigration professional Hungarian footballers leagues UEFA countries immigration...

Given the contemporary growth of ‘populist’ political parties and movements in a number highly developed democratic states Europe North America, there has been resurgence academic interest around various causes for groundswell support populism. this broader context, paper explores interconnection between sport populist politics Hungary, with particular emphasis on appropriation by ‘right-wing’ actors. In particular, will examine politics–sport discussing how Prime Minister Victor Orbán, uses...

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (London 2012) inspire a generation legacy aim targeted young people in the United Kingdom (UK) internationally. This article explores how education-based programmes aimed at people, such as Get Set initiative, affected relations between stakeholders connected to Games. Utilising stakeholder theoretical perspective we analysed documentary-based dialogue from UK parliament Education Committee inquiry through critical discourse analysis. From...

Participatory research is "with", "for" and "by" participants, rather than "on" or "to" them, thereby moving away from a traditional subject-researcher relationship towards cooperative approach. seeks empowering equitable ways to conduct with which pertinent marginalised groups that have historically been side-lined by methods. This article explores the value of participatory non-heterosexual coaches, importance centralising participants' lived experience knowledge in research. Given limited...