Tag: Europe

Mainstream media have produced and circulated dominant representations of who is European and has a rightful place in Europe. Although the domain of popular culture promises egalitarian and democratic representation, in practice, mainstream coverage of major sporting fixtures and popular music has historically offered simplistic or stereotyping portrayals of the complex and differentiated “othered” groups that contribute to European culture. We, therefore, invite submissions that re-examine media representations of popular culture through a critical lens.

In recent years, the European Sport Model has become a prominent theme in EU political, legal and policy discussions. As European football continues to be at the centre of these debates, this conference examined the organisation of football in Europe from legal and economic perspectives. The aim of this conference was to provide analysis and commentary to ongoing developments, including the European Super League case currently pending at the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Editorial Alexander Brand and Arne Niemann Theorising the EU and International Sport: The Principal-Agent Model and Beyond Arnout Geeraert & Edith Drieskens The Aftermath of a Match-Fixing Case that Shook Two Nations: Insights into How Malta and Norway Are Seeking to Redeem Their Football Dawn Aquilina & Angelo Chetcuti The Beginnings and Development of European Sport Research at Universities: From Marginalisation to Fragmentation? Karen Petry BOOK REVIEW: Strategien...

After three years of “Football Research in an Enlarged Europe”, the FREE Project will hold its concluding event on 17 March 2015, in the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. You are invited to join us for one-day event that will focus on the policy-relevant aspects of the findings from our different research streams. In a series of roundtable...

After Ghent, Nottingham, Lausanne, Istanbul and Cologne, the Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union (Sport&EU) moves to Western France for its 10th Annual Conference, which will be hosted on 25 and 26 June 2015 by ESSCA School of Management on its main campus in Angers. The association would like to seize the occasion of this anniversary conference to reflect on the development...

Launched in 2009, Sport&EU Review offers the Sport&EU community opportunities to publish longer, peer-reviewed articles in addition to maintaining the regular features of its predecessor, the Sport%EU Newsletter.

The latest newsletter from EU Sports Platform has the following content: Informal meeting of the EU Sports Ministers held in Rome Studies on betting-related match-fixing published EACEA launches tender for a study on the contribution of sport to regional development through the structural funds Meeting of experts for major sports events in the area of law enforcement in sport Council of Europe Convention on the...

The latest newsletter from EU Sports Platform has the following content: European Commission conference for the organization of the First European Week of Sport in September 2015 High Level Meeting of sport stakeholders: recognizing the role of sport-related industry as an economic driver Call for Tender for Study on the implementation of the EU Physical Activity Guidelines Council of Europe Convention against match-fixing open...

The International Journal of the History of Sport is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Special Issue: Regional Issue: Europe

Launched in 2009, Sport&EU Review offers the Sport&EU community opportunities to publish longer, peer-reviewed articles in addition to maintaining the regular features of its predecessor, the Sport%EU Newsletter.