The Political Economy of European Football: Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe

This book explores the contemporary dynamics of European football’s political economy, mapping the various market and regulatory forces that shape its current position and development.

Dariusz Wojtaszyn is Professor of modern history and Head of the Centre for Research on the History of German and European Sport of the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies at the University of Wroclaw, Poland.

Daniel Fitzpatrick is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University in Birmingham, UK, and a co-convenor of the Political Studies Association (PSA) Sport and Politics specialist group.

Roland Benedikter is Co-Head of the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research Bozen/Bolzano, Italy, and UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation and Global-Local Transformation.