2022 eass & ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport

Session

PS 05: Sport and Identities 1

7 Jun 2022, 15:00

Description

Chair: Ansgar Thiel
Room: N16, Building C Level 3

14. Can They Represent the Nation? Nationalism, National Identity and Naturalized Athletes in China

Peizi Han

07/06/2022, 15:00

Naturalization has been a buzzword in China's sport with several foreign footballers becoming Chinese national since 2019, which is an unprecedented phenomenon. The reason for naturalization is straightforward: enter the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is also an important step to fulfill the Chinese football dream and become a sports power. Although the national men’s team failed again,...

15. Trajectories of national identity development in youth elite sport. A study on German born football players with Turkish background

Klaus Seiberth, Ansgar Thiel, Jannika John

07/06/2022, 15:20

Since transnational migration processes have changed societies sustainably national identity has become a prominent topic in public and political discussions. Within this debate sport in general and elite football in particular play a crucial role. The case of Mesut Özil – a prominent German international with Turkish background – signing a club jersey for the Turkish President Erdogan just...