Dino Numerato
Dino Numerato is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (FSV UK). He is currently a Co-Principal Investigator of the National Institute for Research on Socioeconomic Impacts of Diseases and Systemic Risks (SYRI - https://www.syri.institute). Within the research institute, he leads the Research Group on Communication, Risk and Uncertainty. Moreover, he is a Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Sociological Studies (FSV UK).
He has recently concluded the EC H2020 VAX-Trust project (https://vax-trust.eu) focused on vaccine hesitancy. From 2016 to 2019, he was Head of the Department of Sociology at FSV UK. From October 2013 to November 2015, he worked as a Marie Curie Research Fellow and as a Research Associate at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS), Loughborough University (UK). He was previously, from February 2006 until September 2013, Research Fellow at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). He has also acted as a Guest Lecturer at Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic) and as Visiting Professor at the University of West Bohemia (Pilsen, Czech Republic).
Dino Numerato completed his MA and PhD studies in Sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. During his doctoral studies, he also spent one year (2004-2005) at University La Sapienza (Rome, Italy), having been awarded a Marie Curie Early-Career Research Fellowship within the framework of the EuroPhD in Social Representations and Communication.
Dino Numerato’s principal research interests include the sociology of health and illness and the sociology of sport. Dino Numerato undertook research in the UK, Italy, and the Czech Republic and he was involved in several comparative research projects at a European level.
As regards the research in the field of health, Dino Numerato in particular focused on the sociology of health care professions, vaccination, and patient and public involvement. For a limited period of time, he also participated in research projects focused on health policy, epidemiology, and health economics.
When it comes to the sociology of sport, the main research areas include football fandom and activism, social theory, sport governance, and sport policy, mass media and sport, corruption and match-fixing. Between October 2013 and October 2015, he worked with Richard Giulianotti on the EC Marie Curie project entitled "Football Fandom, Reflexivity and Social Change" (FANSREF). From 2006 to 2008, he was a member of the EC FP6-funded Marie Curie Excellence Team in the project titled: "Sport and Social Capital in the EU".
In addition to his research interest in the areas of the sociology of health and illness and the sociology of sport, Dino Numerato has continuously developed his interests in social theory, by exploring the nexus between late modern reflexivity and social change. He also carried out research in the field of migration and labour market integration (H2020 SIRIUS project - https://www.sirius-project.eu/). As part of this research, he also deepened his interest in civic engagement and activism, analysed across several social domains and including health care, sport, migration as well as the mass and social media.
He has recently concluded the EC H2020 VAX-Trust project (https://vax-trust.eu) focused on vaccine hesitancy. From 2016 to 2019, he was Head of the Department of Sociology at FSV UK. From October 2013 to November 2015, he worked as a Marie Curie Research Fellow and as a Research Associate at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS), Loughborough University (UK). He was previously, from February 2006 until September 2013, Research Fellow at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). He has also acted as a Guest Lecturer at Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic) and as Visiting Professor at the University of West Bohemia (Pilsen, Czech Republic).
Dino Numerato completed his MA and PhD studies in Sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. During his doctoral studies, he also spent one year (2004-2005) at University La Sapienza (Rome, Italy), having been awarded a Marie Curie Early-Career Research Fellowship within the framework of the EuroPhD in Social Representations and Communication.
Dino Numerato’s principal research interests include the sociology of health and illness and the sociology of sport. Dino Numerato undertook research in the UK, Italy, and the Czech Republic and he was involved in several comparative research projects at a European level.
As regards the research in the field of health, Dino Numerato in particular focused on the sociology of health care professions, vaccination, and patient and public involvement. For a limited period of time, he also participated in research projects focused on health policy, epidemiology, and health economics.
When it comes to the sociology of sport, the main research areas include football fandom and activism, social theory, sport governance, and sport policy, mass media and sport, corruption and match-fixing. Between October 2013 and October 2015, he worked with Richard Giulianotti on the EC Marie Curie project entitled "Football Fandom, Reflexivity and Social Change" (FANSREF). From 2006 to 2008, he was a member of the EC FP6-funded Marie Curie Excellence Team in the project titled: "Sport and Social Capital in the EU".
In addition to his research interest in the areas of the sociology of health and illness and the sociology of sport, Dino Numerato has continuously developed his interests in social theory, by exploring the nexus between late modern reflexivity and social change. He also carried out research in the field of migration and labour market integration (H2020 SIRIUS project - https://www.sirius-project.eu/). As part of this research, he also deepened his interest in civic engagement and activism, analysed across several social domains and including health care, sport, migration as well as the mass and social media.
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Presenting a comparative study of fan activism in national and transnational contexts, it explores the characteristics of each country’s football fan culture as well as the varying and at times volatile dynamics between fans, authorities and the mass media. Its chapters address key themes and issues including: fans’ reactions to policing and security measures in football stadiums; the socio-cultural significance of symbols and rituals for fans at football games; and fans’ critical engagement with football club ownership and management. Offering original insights into the power of fan activism to influence social change, this book has wider implications for understanding social movements in other cultural and political spheres beyond Europe.
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Keywords: vaccine hesitancy, rapid team ethnography, vaccination, childhood vaccine, qualitative health research, thought style, reflexive account, EU research policies.
Presenting a comparative study of fan activism in national and transnational contexts, it explores the characteristics of each country’s football fan culture as well as the varying and at times volatile dynamics between fans, authorities and the mass media. Its chapters address key themes and issues including: fans’ reactions to policing and security measures in football stadiums; the socio-cultural significance of symbols and rituals for fans at football games; and fans’ critical engagement with football club ownership and management. Offering original insights into the power of fan activism to influence social change, this book has wider implications for understanding social movements in other cultural and political spheres beyond Europe.
Keywords: vaccine hesitancy, rapid team ethnography, vaccination, childhood vaccine, qualitative health research, thought style, reflexive account, EU research policies.
Our findings suggest that CSOs can work as important actors enhancing not only integration into the labour market but also integration through the labour market. CSOs are important language course providers, and thanks to their social, legal, and administrative guidance, CSOs help MRAs in overcoming ineffective administrative and legal structures. These activities are provided by the majority of CSOs across SIRIUS countries. Several CSOs in these countries also assist MRAs with the recruitment process, providing courses and advice on how to prepare for an interview, how to write a CV, or how to draft a cover letter. Furthermore, CSOs also assist MRAs in their efforts to have their skills and qualifications recognised. Moreover, by providing mentorship, training programmes, volunteering, or even direct employment, CSOs contribute to the development of MRAs’ skills and competencies and provide platforms to enhance the agency and autonomy of MRAs. However, such a capacity is unevenly spatially distributed, it is rather rare in the Czech Republic and Denmark, it is somewhat developed in the United Kingdom, and more strongly developed in Finland, some areas of Italy, among the solidarity movement organisations of Greece, and in the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Moreover, CSOs either individually or collectively, frequently raise the problematic situation of illegal practices on the part of employers, exploitation, human trafficking, or underpaid wages. Last but not the least, CSOs help to mitigate and, often together with MRAs, struggle against the hostile context of a widespread atmosphere of xenophobia. By analysing the empirical evidence in seven SIRIUS countries, we have identified five different CSO positions which differ in their autonomy and dependence on the state, their capacity to instigate MRA agency, and their participation in decision-making processes, lobbying, or advocacy. Taking into account the heterogeneity of CSOs across and within national contexts, we view these five different CSO positions as (1) uncritical extenders, (2) pro-active service providers, (3) autonomous co-producers, (4) innovative and creative CSOs, and (5) alternative CSOs.