Tag: leisure studies

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Switching channels: investigating the push, pull, and mooring effects of moving from cable TV to OTT services by P. Sridevi & Nandukrishna T. Ajith.

Gender diversity and financial sustainability in professional football: a competitive strategy and proposed interdisciplinary research agenda by Beth Clarkson & Christina Philippou (open access).

This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport for Development: A Social Movement Captured by Elites? by Louis Moustakas (open access).

The Leisure Society is the Podcast of a group of leisure-related journals: Annals of Leisure Research, Leisure Studies, Leisure Sciences, Leisure/Loisir, Journal of Leisure Research, World Leisure Journal, International Journal of Sociology of Leisure. Each episode is one hour long, on average (45–75 minutes).

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The emotional presence of nature: Exploring affect in human-wilderness relations by Mark L. Douglas, William T. Borrie & Keith Bosak.

The Journal of Emerging Sport Studies is committed to publishing scholarship from across academic disciplines that reflects the changing face of sport studies around the world from established and emerging sport scholars. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: A Cross-Sectional, Survey-Based Study of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Canadian Indoor Climbing Community by Daniel Wigfield & Anita Acai (open access).

The Journal of Emerging Sport Studies is committed to publishing scholarship from across academic disciplines that reflects the changing face of sport studies around the world from established and emerging sport scholars. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: “It’s still Cleveland baseball”: Exploring the media response to the Cleveland Guardians rebrand by James Bingaman & John Leach (open access).

This special issue is built upon the belief that there is a fruitful connection between concerns for justice within climate change and the field of leisure studies itself. Indeed, within leisure studies, there is a long tradition of research and activism that sees justice and equity as necessary vectors for understanding leisure experiences. This scholarship illustrates how structural inequalities shape the availability and outcomes of leisure opportunities.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Skating to Legitimacy: Institutional Work Practices within Collegiate Club Hockey by Alicia B. Romano, Logan Schuetz, Brent D. Oja & Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe.

The short life of the European Super League: a case study on institutional tensions in sport industries Henk Erik Meier, Borja García, Mara Konjer & Malte Jetzke.