Tag: Conference

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.

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.

RF-SISU Västra Götaland och Göteborgs universitet bjuder in till konferensen Kvinnors situation inom idrotten – från pionjärer till mästare i samband med 100-års jubileet av "Damolympiaden" som ägde rum i Göteborg. Läs gärna Helena Tolvheds feature från 2006 om det historiska evenemanget.  Detta är en konferens för alla som är engagerade i, arbetar med eller är nyfikna på idrott, oavsett om du finns inom idrottsrörelsen, politiken, kommun/region, näringslivet eller akademin, eller om du helt enkelt har ett stort idrottsintresse.

This year’s conference aims to bring together researchers, journalists, football practitioners, policymakers, sporting organisations, supporters, and community groups to explore the impact and achievements of those reformers, activists, leaders and agents of change who have shaped the contemporary women's game. From grassroots initiatives and community activism to media innovation, leadership, governance reform, and commercial investment, women’s football continues to be shaped by people prepared to push boundaries.

The University of Salford is hosting a one-day symposium to explore the past, present and future of sports journalism in this context. Proposals are sought for individual papers (up to 15 minutes) or themed panels made up of 2-4 presentations, from anyone who has original research into sports journalism which they would like to share. Presentations are welcome from early career researchers, PGRs, independent researchers, journalists and other non-academics. This symposium will take place 100 years to the day since the first live commentary of a sporting occasion on BBC radio, of England v Wales in rugby union’s Five Nations Championship.