5/ As someone researching Hungarian nationalism & politics with 🇭🇺🇬🇧 citizenship, I watch this closely. Digital platforms are reshaping how autocrats maintain power - and how citizens resist. The 2026 election will test whether media pluralism can survive in digital spaces. #Resistance

4/ Orbán knows this is a threat. He's now doing interviews with right-wing podcasters. He brought podcasters to meet Trump in Washington. But it's not working with young voters. You can't co-opt a medium built on authenticity and independence.

3/ This matters because younger voters (under 40) are rejecting Fidesz. 58% support opposition Tisza party (led by former Fidesz insider Péter Magyar) Only 17% back Orbán's Fidesz Podcasts are where young Hungarians are getting alternative information.

2/ But YouTube has become a refuge. Podcast consumption TRIPLED to 36% of Hungarians in 2024 (93% via YouTube video format). Independent platforms like Partizan & Adam Nagy's shows are in the top 5. Financial independence from government advertising = editorial independence.

1/ Context: Since 2010, Orbán has built a sprawling pro-government media empire - ~500 outlets under KESMA Foundation. Traditional media is captured. Public broadcasting is propaganda. Independent journalists face surveillance, smears, blocked access. It's an "informational autocracy."

From @Reuters: Hungarian podcasters are pushing back against Orbán's media dominance. This is a crucial development ahead of next year's election - and it reveals something important about how authoritarian media is being challenged. 🧵 on why this matters: www.reuters.com/business/med... #Hungary

3/George's PhD research is helping change that - examining how men navigate body projects and challenging the assumption that body image is only a women's issue. Proud to support this work. This is what research impact looks like. #MensHealth #BodyImage #MentalHealth #CommunityEngagement

2/But the most powerful part? The discussions. People had questions. They had experiences to share. This tells us something important: the silence around men's body image issues isn't because men don't want to talk. It's because we haven't created enough safe spaces for those conversations.

1/We watched "Chasing Adonis" - a powerful film about male body image - with the creators. We heard research on men's body image and disordered eating. William Colgrave from First Steps ED shared practical ways healthcare, schools, and gyms can better support men.

What happens when you create space for honest conversations about men's mental health? People show up. They engage. They share. That's what happened at the event George Mycock and Christian Edwards organized at University of Worcester last week on men, muscle, and mental health. 🧵:

How do you collect ethnic identity data equitably when communities have been harmed by data collection historically? Our project with Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller communities tackled this question through genuine co-production, working WITH communities. Watch our 5-minute video: youtu.be/XL6IcmgqEms

We examine 4 paradigms in disability PE: 🔬 Postpositivist 🧩 Constructivist ⚖️ Critical 🤝 Participatory Each makes different ontological, epistemological & axiological assumptions—with real implications for practice. Full chapter in: www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...

AXIOLOGY = role of values Research is never value-neutral. Questions: Whose voices are privileged? What's the purpose of this knowledge? Who benefits? Especially critical in disability research where power dynamics are ever-present.

EPISTEMOLOGY = beliefs about knowledge Can researchers objectively measure disabled students' experiences? Or must we co-construct knowledge with them? Who gets to be the "knower"? Different paradigms = different answers

ONTOLOGY = beliefs about reality In disability PE research: Is disability an objective medical condition? Or a socially constructed experience? Or both? Your answer shapes everything that follows.

New book chapter🧵: Why philosophy of science matters for disability research in Physical EducationAll research makes assumptions. The question is: are we aware of them?Let's unpack ontology, epistemology & axiology 👇#PhysicalEducation #DisabilityStudies

Whether you're: 👉 Presenting research 👉 Contributing lived experience 👉 Working in disability sport 👉 Advocating for inclusion 👉 Here to listen & learn You belong at this conference. All perspectives welcome. All voices valued.

What to expect: ✅ Research presentations that matter ✅ Reflective discussions ✅ Meaningful networking time ✅ Cross-sector collaboration ✅ Space for innovation & fresh thinking This is about building community, not just sharing papers.

This isn't your typical academic conference. We're creating a space where diverse perspectives are heard, valued, and CENTERED - not just included as an afterthought. Community partners sit alongside researchers. Lived experience is valued as expertise. #Inclusion

📢 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Disability Sport: Reimagining Physical Culture, Health & Wellbeing A two-day event centring disabled people's voices, experiences & expertise. Join researchers, practitioners, advocates & community. 13-14/07/25 @SESWorc 🧵 #DisabilitySport

4/ Ready to reimagine physical culture with us? 📅 13-14 July 2025📍 @worcester_uni 🔗 Register: worcester.ac.uk/events/disab... Questions? DM or email @Becs_Foster Let's advance knowledge, inclusion & positive change together. #DisabilityRights #AdaptedPhysicalActivity

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New article out! We explore women’s early-career experiences in Strength & Conditioning—still a male-dominated field. Meaningful change requires structural & cultural transformation—not symbolic diversity. 👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1177/1012... #SportSociology #GenderInSport #Research

"Contemporary authoritarian-leaning governance can effectively utilise both new and traditional sporting institutions to naturalise and further solidify political control while presenting it as cultural and infrastructural revitalisation.” @gyozomolnar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Thanks to @philippeauclair.bsky.social, @gyozomolnar.bsky.social and Áron Aranyossy for their insights on this one

"National teams & prominent clubs may be used to symbolise political agendas, marginalise minority groups or propagate ethno-nationalist sentiments. In such contexts, football transcends its role as a physical activity & becomes a cultural and political battleground" @gyozomolnar.bsky.social

Event @worcesteruni.bsky.social celebrating, history, culture & experiences of gypsy, roma and traveller communities - with contributions from @gyozomolnar.bsky.social & others www.travellerstimes.org.uk/index.php/ne...

Nice piece on the connection between football and the Hungarian government with a couple of quotes from me. :) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I used this Orwell quote in my Orwell Lecture 2 years ago in Barcelona. Political struggle is also about which words we use and how we use them. The Left understood this in the 1960s and 1970s, but today this is the strength of the Far Right (helped by Reactionary Centrists and Gullible Liberals).

The Routledge Handbook @gyozomolnar.bsky.social and I edited has had a review! idrottsforum.org/satann_molna...

Excellent systematic review produced by one of our fantastic doctoral students. Men’s Formal Help-Seeking for Eating and/or Body Image Psychopathology: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Full article: Utilising the ecological–intersectional model to identify the factors that impact LGBTQ+ coaches’ experiences in sport www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Equitable data collection for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in health eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...