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In hostile socio-political environments, sport-based integration initiatives for migrants simultaneously operate as mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion, with practitioners having to negotiate significant structural constraints including symbolic violence, precarious funding, and anti-immigration discourse. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research explores how political and sociocultural attitudes influence sport as a means for integrating migrants.

June 22, 2026World Leisure Journal

“The power of the badge”? Interrogating sport as a vehicle for social integration of migrants in England and Hungary

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SWStuart Whigham GMGyőző Molnár

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Qualitative research investigates how sport-based initiatives affect migrants' social integration amidst anti-immigration sentiment.

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This research explores how political and sociocultural attitudes influence sport as a means for integrating migrants.
Conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with charity staff delivering sport inclusion programs.
Performed original observations of sport-based integration initiatives in England and Hungary.
Applied a Bourdieusian theoretical framework to analyze the findings.
Identified significant structural constraints faced by sport-based integration programs in both countries.
Found that sport can promote inclusion while simultaneously reinforcing exclusionary boundaries.
Revealed how practitioners negotiate challenges posed by anti-immigration discourse and unstable funding.

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Whigham et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a38d0fdda1bad9caca30b75 https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2026.2691585

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June 22, 2026World Leisure Journal

“The power of the badge”? Interrogating sport as a vehicle for social integration of migrants in England and Hungary

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Authors

SWStuart Whigham GMGyőző Molnár

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Overview

Qualitative research investigates how sport-based initiatives affect migrants' social integration amidst anti-immigration sentiment.

Key Points

This research explores how political and sociocultural attitudes influence sport as a means for integrating migrants.
Conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with charity staff delivering sport inclusion programs.
Performed original observations of sport-based integration initiatives in England and Hungary.
Applied a Bourdieusian theoretical framework to analyze the findings.
Identified significant structural constraints faced by sport-based integration programs in both countries.
Found that sport can promote inclusion while simultaneously reinforcing exclusionary boundaries.
Revealed how practitioners negotiate challenges posed by anti-immigration discourse and unstable funding.

Cite This Study

Whigham et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a38d0fdda1bad9caca30b75 https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2026.2691585

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