GiovannipaoloFerrari

Sociologist, Ph.D.
Università di Salerno, Italy

[GiovannipaoloFerrari @GpfFerrari]

Happy to share our chapter, co-authored with Eugénie Duthoit (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3), in The Value of Democracy in the Twenty-First Century (De Gruyter), edited by Regina Queiroz (Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon) #HigherEducation #ChinaStudies #Sociology #Democracy

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Due giornate intense al convegno #MobilitàeMezzogiorno a @UniSalerno.
Ho avuto il piacere di coordinare il panel “Lo sport come spazio di mobilità: autonomia, inclusione, riconoscimento”. Un confronto prezioso su #sport #disabilità #inclusione e processi di riconoscimento sociale

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My latest article is out in Sicurezza e Scienze Sociali
A comparative look at how the EU, US & China govern AI — balancing innovation, control, and digital rights.

Read here: https://t.co/PMGAXuEUHr

#AI #Governance #AIAct #DigitalRights #ArtificialIntelligence

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The AIS 2025 Conference in Bergamo just ended.
AIS Sport section hosted 3 panels on sport, education & the Mediterranean.
I presented “Inclusion and social capital in adapted sport” at the Tennis Club of Linselles 🇫🇷.
#AIS2025 #Sociology #InclusiveSport #AdaptedSport

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Just presented my paper “Paralympic Athletes and Digital Activism: Opportunities and Perspectives” at #CESH2025 (University of Salerno).
A great chance to discuss sport, media & inclusion with an inspiring international community.
#Paralympics #DigitalActivism #SportsHistory

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Excited to share a preview of my latest chapter 📖
“Exploring pre-school sport and physical activity in China” 🇨🇳👶🎾
On parents’ choices, public policies & the growing commodification of pre-school sport.

👉 10.4324/9781003483397-16

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Just published!
My new chapter “Exploring Pre-school Sport and Physical Activity in China” (focus on tennis) is out in Families, Pre-School Sport and Physical Activity (Routledge, 2025).
📖 Read 👉 https://t.co/cmvSa2Ssw0...
📘 Book 👉 https://t.co/cmvSa2Ssw0...

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"Cina, sport e società. Una prospettiva sociologica"
🇨🇳 Calcio, Tennis e Scherma in Cina.
Collana Meridies, Edizioni Efesto
https://t.co/iqDR73AazH

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Just presented at the #Écomorphoses conference in Lille: The Scanzano Model: civic resistance, environmental justice & territorial self-determination in Southern Italy.
20 years after the protest, its legacy still matters.
#ScanzanoModel #EnvironmentalJustice #SouthernItaly

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🎾 Yesterday I presented at the #CERIES seminar (Univ. Lille):
"Dis-ability! Bodies, Practices and Representations in Adaptive Sports. An ethnography inside a tennis club in northern France."
Thanks for the inspiring discussions!
#disabilitystudies #adaptivesports #ethnography

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Honoured to present my paper on precarity, digitalisation & tennis coaching in China at the 2nd @INSA Conference @KULeuven. Grateful for the vibrant exchange on sport's sociopolitical dimensions in the digital age.
#insa2025 #sportanthropology #sportandsociety

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Sociologia pubblica https://t.co/h2pcEY7as6 via @mondadorieducation

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Data visualization in shaping the institutional COVID-19 narrative | Society Register https://t.co/pNK4JGwonp

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Oggi ho presentato il mio paper su "Vatican Diplomacy in a Changing Global Landscape. Tackling Geopolitical Challenges from Ukraine to Taiwan" al convegno "Changing Dynamics in Geopolitics: Implications for Taiwan" organizzato dall'Universität Zürich e University of Nottingham.

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The Platformisation of Cycling—The Development of Bicycle-Sharing Systems in China: Innovation, Urban and Social Regeneration and sustainability https://t.co/6A4X1HKkYw #mdpisustainability via @Sus_MDPI

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So proud of @GpfFerrari! https://t.co/oxUiv2luYh

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New publication: "Maradona and China: Perceptions and representations of a sports myth" with @GpfFerrari @eraclejournal #Maradona #China
https://t.co/i3gr5ngNFg

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New publication: "A systematic review of the methodological implications in sport social research at the time of COVID-19" with @GpfFerrari #sport #COVID19

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II incontro di #invasionidicampo Ospiti del #disoswlab Marco De Luca, Presidente AiCS e Clotilde Grisolia. Tema dell’incontro “Il ruolo dellAiCS nella promozione della cultura dello sport”. 19 ottobre alle ore 10:30, c/o l’Aula 13 del #DISUFF #unisa https://t.co/nCY5jJi8Xl