Swantje Müller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4221253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Swantje Müller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Swantje |
| FAMILY NAME | Müller |
| SIGNATURE | MÜLLER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-5126-0747 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reactions to athlete activism among the German sports audience
Recent research has shown that there are increasing attempts to politicize sport. A highly visible form of politicization is athlete activism, i.e. political actions and claims put forward by athletes. We argue that these forms of politicization have the potential to create or foster polarization among the sports audience. Using two scenarios of athlete activism and recent German survey data, we illustrate the extent to which political actions of…
Getting the Pay Gap on the Board
Female athletes and activists often advocate for ‘equal pay’ or criticize existing gender pay gaps in sport. In their efforts to draw attention to persistent gender inequalities and to initiate change, they rely on media visibility. Therefore, this article examines how athlete activism for equal pay resonated in the German media. We analyze how often equal pay was reported on, and which events prompted this coverage. Given that a variety of argum…
The public legitimacy of elite athletes’ political activism
Athletes have again started to take a visible stance on various political and social issues, which has stirred fierce controversies. Existing research has a strong US bias, and, to extend the range of research, we conducted a German survey on the perceived legitimacy of athletes’ political activism. The evidence suggests that the US debate cannot simply be transferred to other political and cultural contexts. The German respondents did not genera…
Public support for athlete activism in Germany
Professional athletes increasingly use their popularity to speak out about political topics off and on the field. However, only few studies explore how audiences react to political speech in elite sports. Existing research has tended to focus on very few high-profile cases, usually in the United States, such as Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest. Going beyond single cases, this paper investigates factors that systematically influence public suppor…
The public legitimacy of elite athletes’ political activism
Athletes have again started to take a visible stance on various political and social issues, which has stirred fierce controversies. Existing research has a strong US bias, and, to extend the range of research, we conducted a German survey on the perceived legitimacy of athletes’ political activism. The evidence suggests that the US debate cannot simply be transferred to other political and cultural contexts. The German respondents did not genera…
Public support for athlete activism in Germany
Professional athletes increasingly use their popularity to speak out about political topics off and on the field. However, only few studies explore how audiences react to political speech in elite sports. Existing research has tended to focus on very few high-profile cases, usually in the United States, such as Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest. Going beyond single cases, this paper investigates factors that systematically influence public suppor…
The public legitimacy of elite athletes’ political activism
Athletes have again started to take a visible stance on various political and social issues, which has stirred fierce controversies. Existing research has a strong US bias, and, to extend the range of research, we conducted a German survey on the perceived legitimacy of athletes’ political activism. The evidence suggests that the US debate cannot simply be transferred to other political and cultural contexts. The German respondents did not genera…
Public support for athlete activism in Germany
Professional athletes increasingly use their popularity to speak out about political topics off and on the field. However, only few studies explore how audiences react to political speech in elite sports. Existing research has tended to focus on very few high-profile cases, usually in the United States, such as Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest. Going beyond single cases, this paper investigates factors that systematically influence public suppor…
Getting the Pay Gap on the Board
Female athletes and activists often advocate for ‘equal pay’ or criticize existing gender pay gaps in sport. In their efforts to draw attention to persistent gender inequalities and to initiate change, they rely on media visibility. Therefore, this article examines how athlete activism for equal pay resonated in the German media. We analyze how often equal pay was reported on, and which events prompted this coverage. Given that a variety of argum…
Reactions to athlete activism among the German sports audience
Recent research has shown that there are increasing attempts to politicize sport. A highly visible form of politicization is athlete activism, i.e. political actions and claims put forward by athletes. We argue that these forms of politicization have the potential to create or foster polarization among the sports audience. Using two scenarios of athlete activism and recent German survey data, we illustrate the extent to which political actions of…
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Athletes (3 works) · German (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Elite (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political communication (2 works) · Politics (2 works)