Dr Gyozo Molnar

Dr Gyozo Molnar

Senior Lecturer (Sport Studies/Sociology)

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: g.molnar@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 85 5024

Qualifications

PhD (Loughborough University)
MSc (Miami University, Ohio, US)
MPE (University of Pecs, Hungary)

Teaching & Research

Professional Interests

Sociology of Sport, Exercise, Migration and the Body

Founding member of the Socio-cultural Studies of Sport, Exercise and the Body Research Interest Group

Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Graduate Journal of sport, Exercise & Physical Education Research

Research Interests

Globalisation, labour migration, the Olympic movement, sociology of the body and social theories.

Professional Bodies

HE Academy
Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union
Marxist Study of Sport Group

Publications

Molnar, G. and Kelly, J. (In progress). Sociology of Sport and Exercise: An Introduction. London: Routledge.

Benkwitz, A. and Molnar, G. (2012). Socio-cultural approaches to interpreting football rivalries. Soccer and Society. 13(3): tbc.

Edwards, C., Tod, D., Morrison, T. & Molnar, G. (2011). Drive For Muscularity: Current Perspective. In D. Todd & D. Lavallee (Eds.), The Psychology of Strength and Conditioning. London: Routledge.

Molnar, G., Doczi, T.& Gal, A. (2011). A Socio-structural Overview of Hungarian Football. In H. Gammelsæter and B. Senaux (eds.), Football across Europe: An Institutional Perspective. London: Routledge: 253-267.

Molnar, G. (2010). From the Soviet Bloc to the European Community: Migrating professional footballers in and out of Hungary. In M. Falcous & J. Maguire (eds.), Sport and Migration. London: Routledge.

Molnar, G. (2010). Re-discovering Hungarianness: The Case of Elite Hungarian footballers. In P. Dine & S. Crosson (eds.), Sport, Representation and Evolving Identities in Europe. Peter Lang: Witney: 239-262: 56-70.

Bairner, A. & Molnar, G. (eds.) (2010). Politics of the Olympics. London: Routledge.

Butt, J. & Molnar, G. (2009). Involuntary Career Termination in Sport: A Case Study of the Process of Structurally Induced Failure. Sport in Society. 12(2): 236-252.

Molnar, G. & Bryson, J. (2009). Enhancing processual learning: some observations on teaching research skills. The Journal of Pedagogical Research and Scholarship. 1(2): 26-33.

Molnar, G. & Maguire, J. (2008). Hungarian Footballers on the Move: Issues of and Observations on the First Migratory Phase. Sport in Society. 11(1): 74-89.

Molnar, G. & Gal, A. (2008). A sporttal kapcsolatos migráció általános áttekintése [Sport-related Migration: A General Overview]. Magyar Sporttudomanyi Szemle. 9(3). 12-15.

Molnar, G. (2007). Hungarian Football: A Socio-Historical Perspective. Sport in History. 27(2): 293-318.

Molnar, G. (2006) A Beginners' Guide to Hungarian Football. Soccer History. 13 (Winter 2005-06): 22-25

Molnar, G. (2006). Mapping Migrations: Hungary Related Migrations of Professional Footballers after the Collapse of Communism. Soccer & Society. 7(4): 463-485