Tag: Conferences

The Richmond Gender in Sport Research Centre (RGiSRC), Richmond American University London, and RIASA Leeds are pleased to invite submissions for the fourth annual Breaking Barriers Conference. Taking place on the eve of the Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ in Yorkshire, Breaking Barriers 2027 will bring together academics, students, practitioners, policymakers, community organisations, and industry professionals to explore how sport can contribute to a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable society.

The Steiner Sports Communication Research Conference is a new, student-focused academic gathering dedicated to traditional and creative scholarship in sports communication. For this inaugural year, the conference is free to attend and will feature student projects exclusively, creating a dynamic, supportive space for emerging voices in the field. Whether your research explores media representation, technology’s influence on sport, or the cultural narratives shaping athletics today, this conference is designed to spotlight your work and spark meaningful conversation.

What looms on the horizon for cricket in 2027? In England & Wales, the landscape of the game continues to shift as the impact of new ownership of The Hundred teams becomes clearer, while debates around the future of the domestic game, player welfare and the structure of the county system continue. The legacy of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup raises important questions about whether investment and visibility can translate into lasting change at grassroots level. We are seeking proposals for individual paper proposals (max 20 minutes) OR themed panels made up of 2-4 presentations, from anyone who has original research into cricket which they would like to share.

Sport is one of the most emotionally charged domains of contemporary social life. From the excitement of competition and collective celebrations of victory to experiences of shame, fear, disappointment, belonging, and resilience, emotions are deeply embedded in sporting practices, institutions, and cultures. At the same time, emotions are not merely individual experiences; they are socially produced, regulated, performed, and contested within broader relations of power, identity, and inequality. This joint session brings together scholars working at the intersection of the sociology of sport and the sociology of emotions to examine how affective processes shape sporting participation, spectatorship, governance, and representation.

The 10th International Sport & Discrimination Conference examines the intersectional nature of discrimination in and through sport. The conference invites contributions from academics, postgraduate researchers, students, practitioners, policy makers and professionals from a wide range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds. The 2027 edition will focus on a central question: how can discrimination in and through sport be effectively tackled? Over recent years, sport organisations, federations, clubs, public authorities and civil society organisations have developed a growing range of awareness campaigns.

The CSSOR Program Committee welcomes high quality academic work on sport studies topics such as race, gender, politics, legacy, youth, or disability. Proposed research papers focusing on broader sociocultural topics within sport are welcome, in addition to research specifically addressing the Olympic Movement. Scholars in the fields of history, philosophy, management, communication, ancient and modern languages, literature, visual and performing arts, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, marketing, and law are encouraged to submit proposals or attend the conference.

SEVT invites faculty members, doctoral students and industry professionals to submit abstracts on a variety of applied, theoretical and conceptual research topics in sport, entertainment (e.g. live performance, theater, music, dance, film, arts, etc.) and venues. Abstracts and papers will be categorized by topic(s) and may include, but are not limited to, the following areas of sport and/or entertainment: economics and finance; public funding for venues; marketing, advertising and promotion; corporate sponsorship; ticketing and guest services; and more.

Årets SVEBI-konferens äger rum i Umeå 4–5 november. Konferensen arrangeras av Pedagogiska institutionen, Institutionen för psykologi och Idrottshögskolan vid Umeå universitet i samverkan med Svensk Förening för Beteende- och Samhällsvetenskaplig Idrottsforskning (SVEBI). Årets konferenstema är ”Grassroots to Elite Sport: Creating Safe, Supportive, and Healthy Environments”. Huvudtalare är Louise Davis, Umeå universitet, och Kjersti Mordal Moen och Lars Bjørke, Universitetet i Innlandet i Norge.

It’s a pleasure to invite you to the 2nd East Asian Sport Sociology Forum (EASSF). The theme for this forum has been decided as follows: “The Role of Sport in Tackling Social Issues: Lessons from East Asia.” Under this theme, we would like to explore the following topics: class, community / regional revitalization, environmental sustainability, e-sport, gender, globalization, nationalism, Olympics and mega sport events, race, (social) media, sports for the disabled (para sports), sport organizations and governance, sport tourism, theories of sport sociology in east Asia, and so forth.

This conference will bring together a diverse and multi-stakeholder group and use the spotlight of the Commonwealth Games to explore how sport can not only acknowledge historical wrongs but also build solidarity and move towards meaningful, sustained action. Grounded in the principles of reparatory and transformative justice, this is a moment to engage, challenge, and lead. Your presence at the conference will ensure that the knowledge shared and lessons learned extend beyond the conference, shifting the debate towards meaningful, sustained, and transformative action.