Vitaly Kazakov
@vitalykaz.bsky.social
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions European Postdoctoral Fellow at Aarhus University
Sport | Media | Politics
Sport | Media | Politics
My one-two punch on “#sportswashing”: Two (!) new journal articles are now out, in which I critique the concept and call for more attention to the role played by media and audiences in interpreting the political power of sports.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My one-two punch on “#sportswashing”: Two (!) new journal articles are now out, in which I critique the concept and call for more attention to the role played by media and audiences in interpreting the political power of sports.
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In the wake of news about Project B, a new women’s basketball league with a range of funders from around the globe, I want to highlight this recent paper exploring (and critiquing) the concept of “sportswashing”:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Sportswashing’ as mediated deceit: applying a critical disinformation model to address political (mis)communication through sports
The article highlights the need to decouple discussions about political (mis)communication and abuses of sport from the narrow conceptual preoccupation of ‘sportswashing’ with authoritarian decepti...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
In the wake of news about Project B, a new women’s basketball league with a range of funders from around the globe, I want to highlight this recent paper exploring (and critiquing) the concept of “sportswashing”:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Kremlin is reinventing Intervision, a Cold War-era relic, as a “conservative alternative” to #Eurovision. I penned some reflections for @uk.theconversation.com on Russia’s efforts to arrange an alternative order of sporting and cultural events and ways popular culture is being weaponised
The Intervision song contest is a relic of the cold war reactivated this year by Vladimir Putin.
Intervision: Russia’s bid to rival Eurovision song contest – but with more conservative values
The Intervision song contest is a relic of the cold war reactivated this year by Vladimir Putin.
tcnv.link
September 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Kremlin is reinventing Intervision, a Cold War-era relic, as a “conservative alternative” to #Eurovision. I penned some reflections for @uk.theconversation.com on Russia’s efforts to arrange an alternative order of sporting and cultural events and ways popular culture is being weaponised
Our new article in Communication Theory @icahdq.bsky.social would be of interest to anyone working with #disinformation and related terms. Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social, Sofia Tipaldou and I propose a new “lifecycle of disinformation” model. ... doi.org/10.1093/ct/q...
Disinformation as process: modeling the lifecycle of deceit
Abstract. This article offers a new conceptual model of disinformation which accounts for the performative status of disinformation accusations, and the di
doi.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our new article in Communication Theory @icahdq.bsky.social would be of interest to anyone working with #disinformation and related terms. Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social, Sofia Tipaldou and I propose a new “lifecycle of disinformation” model. ... doi.org/10.1093/ct/q...
Reposted by Vitaly Kazakov
🚨New article written by Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social, @vitalykaz.bsky.social, and Sofia Tipaldou, published in @icahdq.bsky.social - "Disinformation as Process: Modelling the Lifecycle of Disinformation". @uomsalc.bsky.social @sabinamihelj.bsky.social @neilsadler.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🚨New article written by Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social, @vitalykaz.bsky.social, and Sofia Tipaldou, published in @icahdq.bsky.social - "Disinformation as Process: Modelling the Lifecycle of Disinformation". @uomsalc.bsky.social @sabinamihelj.bsky.social @neilsadler.bsky.social
I am in Paris this week to take part in a “Sport and Collective Memory” workshop organised by Sarah Gensburger and colleagues at @sciencespo.bsky.social Excited to explore agents and sites of memory in and around sports: much to from new colleagues! A memorable setting for the discussion too.
May 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I am in Paris this week to take part in a “Sport and Collective Memory” workshop organised by Sarah Gensburger and colleagues at @sciencespo.bsky.social Excited to explore agents and sites of memory in and around sports: much to from new colleagues! A memorable setting for the discussion too.
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Why was Infantino joining Trump on trip to the Gulf?
Mega-Events are used as a masquerade for Soft Power. This book 📕 has the answers,
w/ contributions @vitalykaz.bsky.social , @julesboykoff.bsky.social and Dennis Pauschinger. Envisioned & edited by my good friend @sdwolfe.bsky.social #readit ⬇️
Mega-Events are used as a masquerade for Soft Power. This book 📕 has the answers,
w/ contributions @vitalykaz.bsky.social , @julesboykoff.bsky.social and Dennis Pauschinger. Envisioned & edited by my good friend @sdwolfe.bsky.social #readit ⬇️
My 2nd book came out today!
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
May 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Why was Infantino joining Trump on trip to the Gulf?
Mega-Events are used as a masquerade for Soft Power. This book 📕 has the answers,
w/ contributions @vitalykaz.bsky.social , @julesboykoff.bsky.social and Dennis Pauschinger. Envisioned & edited by my good friend @sdwolfe.bsky.social #readit ⬇️
Mega-Events are used as a masquerade for Soft Power. This book 📕 has the answers,
w/ contributions @vitalykaz.bsky.social , @julesboykoff.bsky.social and Dennis Pauschinger. Envisioned & edited by my good friend @sdwolfe.bsky.social #readit ⬇️
Dmitrijs Andrejevs and I were happy to contribute a chapter on “the Eastern European Mega-Event Decade” to this new and very topical volume. This chapter explores the diversity, political significance, and legacies of Eastern European countries’ experiences with sports mega-events.
My 2nd book came out today!
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Together with colleagues and friends, we wrote about mega-events like the Olympics and what they do to cities and societies underneath the intoxicating glow of the spectacle.
It's free to read and has some really great work: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
May 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dmitrijs Andrejevs and I were happy to contribute a chapter on “the Eastern European Mega-Event Decade” to this new and very topical volume. This chapter explores the diversity, political significance, and legacies of Eastern European countries’ experiences with sports mega-events.
An eventful travel month to wrap up a busy year: Last week, I was at a workshop exploring #Paris2024 legacies and wider politics of sport. Thanks to Alexandra Yatsyk and @isabellburmester.bsky.social for organising and good to meet new colleagues here.
December 18, 2024 at 10:02 AM
An eventful travel month to wrap up a busy year: Last week, I was at a workshop exploring #Paris2024 legacies and wider politics of sport. Thanks to Alexandra Yatsyk and @isabellburmester.bsky.social for organising and good to meet new colleagues here.
Starting my account here with publication news for November. Today, my new short chapter “Digital Symbolic Legacy of Russia 2018 Fifa World Cup in Times of ‘Plague’ and War” is out in Geopolitical Economy of Football by @professorchadwick.bsky.social @paulwiddop.bsky.social doi.org/10.4324/9781...
The Geopolitical Economy of Football | Where Power Meets Politics and
This book examines the new geopolitical economy of football, exploring the intersection of money, politics, and power in the world’s most popular
doi.org
November 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Starting my account here with publication news for November. Today, my new short chapter “Digital Symbolic Legacy of Russia 2018 Fifa World Cup in Times of ‘Plague’ and War” is out in Geopolitical Economy of Football by @professorchadwick.bsky.social @paulwiddop.bsky.social doi.org/10.4324/9781...