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Cem Abanazir

@abanazir

Lecturer at MMU. Reading, thinking, and writing about (e)sports, ethics and human rights.
Manchester, UK Joined January 2019
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Cem Abanazir @abanazir
Open Access alert!! Thanks to @KUnlatched 's generous funding and @betterberunning 's unwavering support, my monograph “Political Expression in Sport: Transnational Challenges, Moral Defences” is now available Open Access. Here is the link: taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/…
www.taylorfrancis.com Political Expression in Sport | Transnational Challenges, Moral Defenc This powerful new book looks at how private institutions governing and organising sport restrict political expression. Uniquely, it makes a case for the freedom
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Cem Abanazir @abanazir
Cannot but underline every word of this one.

The fans' and commentators' views must also change. Crashes (deadly or otherwise) should not be within "the nature of cycling".
Chloe Hosking OLY @chloe_hosking Mar 27, 2025
I understand why some stakeholders may advocate for this. But increasing the size of the peloton when current safety standards are already struggling to keep pace with modern racing makes no sense. What are we prioritising—the commercial interests of the sport or rider safety?
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Cem Abanazir @abanazir
My bucket list now includes trying to attend a match there with the banner "Each person has the same indefeasible claim to a fully adequate scheme of equal basic liberties, which scheme is compatible with the same scheme of liberties for all."
Jake Wojtowicz @JakeWojtowicz Mar 12, 2025
I guess I need to get rid of the "Why It Ok to Be a Sports Fan" banner I wanted to take to Lille as part of my aim to philosophize the public.
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