Assistant Professor, Department of Organization and Management Theory. Director, Polish Centre for Olympic Studies and Research
Dr Botwina completed his Bachelor’s degree in Geography at the Jagiellonian University, as well as the English-language International Business Program at the University of Warsaw. During his studies, he participated in the Erasmus international exchange programme, studying at the University of Bucharest and the University of Pisa.
In 2019, he obtained his PhD in Social Sciences in the discipline of Management and Quality Sciences at the University of Warsaw. His doctoral dissertation focused on the corporate social responsibility of professional sports organisations, using Polish Ekstraklasa football clubs as a case study.
In the years 2024 – 2025, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Ottawa (Telfer School of Management), conducting comparative research on sport policy and governance reforms in Canada and Poland.
He is fluent in Polish, English, and French, with working proficiency in Spanish, Italian, and Romanian.
President of the Management Board, Institute for Sport Governance Foundation
Member of the Executive Board, European Association for Sport Management
Member, North American Society for Sport Management
Chair, Community of Practice on Innovation, European Commission
Main research areas
Dr Botwina is the author of numerous academic publications and a leader of international research and implementation projects funded by the European Union under programmes such as Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, and Horizon Europe. His research interests include governance, corporate social responsibility, dual career pathways of athletes, and digital and social innovation. In recent years, he has developed a particular interest in organization theory and social movements.
He collaborates with institutions including the European Commission, the International Olympic Committee, governments, and civil society organisations across Europe. He has delivered guest lectures at universities and institutions worldwide. His teaching and lecturing activities cover, among others, the European sport system, good governance reforms, sport policy, innovation in sport, and dual career development. Selected institutions include: University of Ottawa, Federal University of Paraná, West Virginia University, Brock University, LUNEX University, Riphah International University, Chulalongkorn University, University of Stirling, and emlyon business school.
Selected research projects / grants
Olympic Committees’ Leadership Program (OCLP), 400,000 EUR, Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, 2024-2025
Digital Innovation in Cycling (DigiCycle), 400,000 EUR, Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, 2023-2024
Supporting Anti-Doping Organizations Education Plans through Capacity Building, World Anti-Doping Agency, 2022-2024
Sport Against Match Fixing (SAMF), 400,000 EUR, Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, 2022-2024
Empowering the Public Value of Sport through Athletes as Role Models: The MESSI Project, Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership, 2021-2023
Selected publications
- Botwina, G. (2025). Dual Career Athletes. Policies and Programs, Routledge.
- Botwina, G. (2025). Corporate Governance in Polish Sports Federations. Good Governance in Sport. Warsaw University Press.
- Hong, H. J., Botwina, G. (2025). Postponed Olympic Dreams: High-Performance Athletes’ Experience in Coping with the Postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research. https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2025-0015
- Botwina, G., Kim, S., Hong, H. J. (2025). Connecting the Worlds of Sailing and E-Sailing: The Structural Relationships Among Sport Gaming-Related Variables and Sport-Related Behavioural Intentions, Managing Sport and Leisure. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2025.2470271
- Anagnostopoulos, Ch., Winand, M., Botwina, G. (2024). Assessing the Perceived Importance and Difficulty of Implementing Good Governance Principles in National Sport Federations, Managing Sport and Leisure. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2387064
- Anagnostopoulos, Ch., Papadimitriou, D., Byers, T., Botwina, G. (2023). Sport Governance Insights, Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254324
- Hong, H. J., Lopez Flores, M., Morris, R., Botwina, G. (2022). An International Analysis of Dual Careers Support Services for Junior Athletes in Europe, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1999301
- Lopez Flores, M., Hong, H. J., Botwina, G. (2020). Dual Career of Junior Athletes: Identifying Challenges, Available Resources, and Roles of Social Support Providers, Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte, 16(47), 117-129. Https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v16i47.1673
