EUFoot & FANZinE
@fansandeurope.bsky.social
Research about football, fandom, Europe, identity, and cohesion | EUFoot (2018-2021) and FANZinE (2021-2024) | Based at @unimainz.bsky.social, @powimz.bsky.social | Political Science, European Studies, Sports Sociology
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Happy to share that my first solo-authored article has just been published in the International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure!
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Football Fandom and European Practices of Social Cohesion: How Football Fandom Shapes and Structures Cross-Border Communication and Travel in Europe - International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
This paper investigates how football fandom as a highly popular and socially diverse leisure activity contributes to practices of social cohesion within Europe and interacts with underlying socio-demo...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Happy to share that my first solo-authored article has just been published in the International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
As the culmination of our three-year research project funded by BMBF, our book "Uniting Europe through Football - The Interplay between Fandom, Identity and Social Cohesion" is finally here.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Uniting Europe through Football
The book explores how football fandom as a leisure and lifeworld activity can contribute to strengthening identification with and social cohesion in Europe
link.springer.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
As the culmination of our three-year research project funded by BMBF, our book "Uniting Europe through Football - The Interplay between Fandom, Identity and Social Cohesion" is finally here.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Our paper is out in International Review for the Sociology of Sport - From local isolation to transnational engagement: Differentiation in European football fan culture
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our paper is out in International Review for the Sociology of Sport - From local isolation to transnational engagement: Differentiation in European football fan culture
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
From local isolation to transnational engagement: Differentiation in European football fan culture - Ramón Llopis-Goig, Jonas Biel, Tobias Finger, Arne Niemann, Vincent Reinke, 2025
As a highly popular cultural phenomenon, football connects people across social cleavages and entails manifold social interactions, constructions of community, ...
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May 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🚨 New publication! 🚨
Our paper is out in International Review for the Sociology of Sport - From local isolation to transnational engagement: Differentiation in European football fan culture
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Our paper is out in International Review for the Sociology of Sport - From local isolation to transnational engagement: Differentiation in European football fan culture
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
As our results show, football is more than just a game - It’s a powerful catalyst for exchanges, cooperation, identity formation, and social cohesion in Europe. Our two policy papers provide concrete, research-based recommendations to harness this unifying potential of football.
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
As our results show, football is more than just a game - It’s a powerful catalyst for exchanges, cooperation, identity formation, and social cohesion in Europe. Our two policy papers provide concrete, research-based recommendations to harness this unifying potential of football.
How does football fandom shape European identity and social cohesion? Our research explores these questions using surveys, media analysis, and interviews.
Find a few of our recent papers below:
Find a few of our recent papers below:
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How does football fandom shape European identity and social cohesion? Our research explores these questions using surveys, media analysis, and interviews.
Find a few of our recent papers below:
Find a few of our recent papers below:
This account represents two research projects exploring the connections between football fandom and European identity. We previously shared our work on Twitter/X, but from now on, you'll find us here. Follow for insights on how football shapes social cohesion and shared identities in Europe. ⚽🇪🇺
February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This account represents two research projects exploring the connections between football fandom and European identity. We previously shared our work on Twitter/X, but from now on, you'll find us here. Follow for insights on how football shapes social cohesion and shared identities in Europe. ⚽🇪🇺