No Overactivism: Robert Lewandowski's Use of Gentle Protest to Avoid National Political Backlash

• Autorzy: Timothy Bridgman

Warianty tytułu

Aktywizm bez przerostu formy nad treścią: łagodna forma protestu Roberta Lewandowskiego jako środek zaradczy przeciwko atakom politycznym na szczeblu krajowym

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The last few years have seen the return of athlete activism into major international sports events held worldwide as a mindset based on social responsibility and political freedom of speech has spread into the selfperception of many current top athletes. However, while these athletes may have experienced a recent personal transformation, the national political backlash accompanying activism remains set in a long tradition condemning political interference in sports. This article provides a background on the tradition of castigating political athlete activists, a theory on why and how national political backlash occurs, and evidence on the successful use of gentle activism to avoid such scenarios. The research examines a case study of Polish international footballer Robert Lewandowski's 'pointing the finger' during a World Cup qualifier in 2022 to illustrate how alternative moderate forms of activism can be adopted. This study aims to introduce the term 'overactivism' into the politics of sport as a concept where the athlete prioritises retaining long-term political relevancy over maximising the political impact of a single event. (original abstract)

W ciągu ostatnich kilku lat odnowił się trend aktywistyczny na niwie sportowej manifestowany na najważniejszych międzynarodowych imprezach sportowych na całym świecie, a postawa oparta na odpowiedzialności społecznej i politycznej wolności słowa stała się elementem tożsamości własnej wśród wielu czołowych sportowców. Jakkolwiek sportowcy mogli niedawno do-świadczyć osobistej transformacji, towarzyszącej aktywizmowi, ataki polityczne w kręgach krajowych pozostają osadzone w długiej tradycji braku przyzwolenia dla ingerencji sportowców w świat polityki. W niniejszym artykule omówiono korzenie, z których wyrasta tradycja piętnowania sportowców angażujących się w aktywizm polityczny, przedstawiono teorię, dlaczego i w jakiej formie sportowców tych spotykają ostre ataki polityczne w reprezentowanym przez nich kraju, jak również pokazano, że wybór łagodnych form wyrazu aktywizmu pozwala skutecznie uniknąć powyższych scenariuszy. W badaniu przeanalizowano studium przypadku polskiego piłkarza Roberta Lewandowskiego "wskazującego palcem" podczas eliminacji do Mistrzostw Świata w 2022 roku. Przykład Lewandowskiego posłużył jako ilustracja alternatywnych, umiarkowanych środków uprawiania aktywizmu. Celem niniejszego badania jest wprowadzenie terminu "przesadnego aktywizmu/przerostu formy nad treścią w aktywizmie" do dziedziny polityki sportu w kontekście decyzji sportowców, by przedłożyć utrzymanie długofalowej pozycji politycznej nad uzyskanie maksymalnego efektu politycznego w następstwie pojedynczego wydarzenia. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Politics; Sport; Social protests

PL

Polityka; Sport; Protesty społeczne

• Czasopismo: International Studies : Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 30
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 31--48

Twórcy

autor

Timothy Bridgman

• University of Lodz

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.18778/1641-4233.30.02