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Radosław Kossakowski

@rkossakowski.bsky.social

Sociologist, University of Gdańsk, Poland, research on sport, football and fandom, qualitative methods, masculinities.

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The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Culture

I am proud to be part of this project. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Culture has been published, featuring my chapter on "Qualitative Research with Sport Fan Communities." uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...

05.08.2025 08:20 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It has just arrived. Very interesting book with my contribution chapter. #football #racism #discrimination

21.06.2025 07:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New today, a summary of my recent research on men fans with @rkossakowski.bsky.social!

20.03.2025 20:01 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
What makes a man unmanly? The global concept of ‘unmanliness’ - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - What makes a man unmanly? The global concept of ‘unmanliness’

In our paper, we introduce the Global Concept of ‘Unmanliness’ (GCU), a model that reflects how men worldwide imagine ‘unmanliness’, containing a set of characteristics that men consider unmanly regardless of their country. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com

11.03.2025 19:16 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

the series can be watched, but it does not tell anything new about Polish fandom. An interesting aspect is the family plot. However, if someone wants to watch a better film about Polish hooligans, I recommend Furioza. Also on Netflix.

08.02.2025 14:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Step by step transfer market in women's football is growing.

22.01.2025 07:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dziękuję 😉

17.01.2025 14:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Mark!

17.01.2025 10:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Learn about Soccer & Society Learn about Soccer & Society aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.

Great news to start the day. I have joined the editorial board of Soccer & Society, the world's leading academic journal addressing football's social and cultural meanings.
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fsa...

17.01.2025 09:52 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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The Football Effect: Comparing European Identity Between Fans and Non‐Fans The formation of European identities is a pivotal issue for the cohesion of the European community in times of multiple crises. Based on theories of identity formation through habitualisation, we pos...

For anyone wondering if football fans identify more strongly with Europe than non-fans, I have good news - our article provides the answer (based on data from Germany, Norway, Poland and Spain) #Europe #football #fans onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

09.01.2025 20:05 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Le meilleur tifo de l'histoire du football est... Le grand gagnant du top 50 est à chercher vers l'est de…

It's a good start to the year. A French football magazine,
@sofoot.com, published an article about Polish fans with my comments. www.sofoot.com/articles/top...

02.01.2025 09:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New article out today! @rkossakowski.bsky.social and I examine U.S. women's soccer fans' perception of more boys and men going to women's games than in the past: what do they think this 'masculinization' of fandom means?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

16.12.2024 14:07 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Nina Patalon is the first woman ever to hold the position of coach of the Polish women's national football team. Poland owes its historic promotion to the Euros to her. The challenges facing female coaches in women's football are described in our article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

14.12.2024 11:34 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Enclaved non-heteronormativity and pragmatic acceptance. The experiences of Polish female football players - Natalia Organista, Radosław Kossakowski, 2024 The aim of this article is to discuss how Polish non-heterosexual female football players cope with institutionalised normative heterosexuality, which functions...

In the context of the historic success of Polish women's football (promotion to Euro 2025), I would like to encourage you to read our article titled: 'Enclaved non-heteronormativity and pragmatic acceptance. The experiences of Polish female football players'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

06.12.2024 08:07 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Children took over supporting at the stadium in Gdansk and led the women's Polish national team to victory over Austria in the qualification for the 2025 European Championships

29.11.2024 19:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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FC Luzern against Young Boys Berne in the Swiss league. Supporters of both sides with a varied performance and melodic, trance-like chanting. I love exploring local expressions of fan culture

27.11.2024 11:32 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Polish traces in FIFA museum in Zurich⚽

26.11.2024 07:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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