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Article From Schizophrenic Desiring-Machines to Neoliberal Spectators: Deleuzian Notes on Turkish Football Fandom(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026) Erturan-Ogut, Esin Esra; Irak, DağhanDrawing on Deleuze and Guattari's concepts of desire and schizophrenia, this paper examines the transformation of Turkish football fandom from a schizo socius into a disciplined and regulated one. Ultras once functioned as desiring-machines that resisted commodification and political intervention but, in the last decade, have increasingly been contained through surveillance, repression and economic exclusion under authoritarian neoliberal governance, resulting in the withdrawal of fans from overt political expression. By situating Turkish football fandom within a Deleuzian framework, the study contributes to a postmodern understanding of the football socius and highlights the tension between grassroots resistance and neoliberal regulation.Article The Making of Football Diplomacy: A Case Study of a Sports Official from Türkiye(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Erturan-Ogut, Esin Esra; Pamiroglu, CemThis study employs an exploratory single case design to investigate whether an international sport official can perform the functions of sport diplomacy: communication, negotiation, and representation. It explores the mechanisms and outcomes of such engagement. Focusing on & Scedil;enes Erzik, a long-serving executive in UEFA and FIFA, the study examines how such actors operate within institutional sport structures while intersecting with broader diplomatic processes. The findings suggest that sport diplomacy can advance national visibility and soft power objectives, particularly through international representation and branding. Erzik's involvement in peace initiatives, informal mediation in politically sensitive matches, and participation in joint tournament bids demonstrates how sport officials may serve as facilitators of diplomatic communication. The case further illustrates that sport diplomacy, when driven by individual initiative, can align with national foreign policy goals. While limited in generalizability, the study contributes to understanding sport diplomacy's practical functions and its informal and personalized diplomatic mechanisms.