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100			_aMeier, H.E. Gerke, M. Müller, S. and Mutz, M.vv _949243
245			_aThe public legitimacy of elite athletes’ political activism: German survey evidence
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a45(4), Sep, 2024: p.472-489
520			_aAthletes 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 generally disapprove of athletes employing sporting venues as political stages. However, they are primarily willing to accept political activism in cases where the claims made are congruent with their political beliefs and with hegemonic political values. The perceived legitimacy of more controversial forms of athletes’ political activism depends on political ideology, political activism and political tolerance. For international sport governing bodies, the results indicate a dilemma: western audiences approve of athletes’ political activism, which is congruent with their own political values, but seem unwilling to accept activism making other claims.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01925121231186973
650			_aAchieve activism. Elite sport, Political tolerance, Politicization, International federation of association football world cup. _949244
773			_aInternational Political Science Review v
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