Tag: governance

The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy and Special Issue editor Marko Begović welcome individual submissions up to 8000 words (inclusive of references and notes) that discuss, examine, or review the governance and policymaking in the Western Balkans toward European Union integration.

The PhD candidates will be a part of an international team of innovation researchers at INN University and integrated into the research group Lillehammer Olympic and Paralympic Studies Centre (LOSC). The project is part of the LOSC’s four-year plan, and the prospective PhD candidate would contribute to the teaching, researching, and networking within the research group. The predefined project is under the supervision of Svein Erik Nordhagen and Jörg Krieger.

In recent years, global sport organisations have undergone various reforms in an attempt to tarnish the bad reputation of international sport politics. Amongst them, World Athletics, the governing body for track and field, has conducted a governance structure reform and dropped its former name, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), in 2019. However, concerns about sport organisations’ dealing with their past remain and continue to influence current decision-making processes.

Afhandlingen har titlen I idrætsforeningernes tjeneste – En undersøgelse af ledelse i danske idrætsanlæg og undersøger ledelse af danske idrætsanlæg i et historisk og nutidigt perspektiv. Afhandlingen viser, at ledelse af idrætsanlæg gennem årene er blevet formet af idrætsforeningernes ønsker og behov, og ledelse af idrætsanlæg handler derfor først og fremmest om at tjene idrætsforeningernes interesser.

Play the Game 2019 invites athletes, sports officials, governments, academics, journalists, industry official and all other stakeholders in sport to share your knowledge, experience and opinions in Colorado Springs, from 13-16 October – at the 11th edition of a conference that has a history of more than 20 years as a cutting edge forum for independent and fact-based sports debate.

This special issue will highlight institutional sport policies through a socio-historical lens. The methods organizations currently deploy to respond to challenges in sport have deep roots, shaped by the decision-makers at the local, national, and international levels. The ensuing policies therefore have also been shaped by prevailing notions of ability, class, gender, nationalism, and race.

Manuscripts are currently being solicited for an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Global Sport Management. As the field of sport management has evolved, challenges have been raised concerning the uniqueness of sport management education content and research. Accordingly, this special issue welcomes submissions that highlight or even demonstrate the uniqueness of the sport context.

Play the Game is a unique forum for networking and professional exchange between 3-400 researchers, journalists, whistle-blowers, sports officials and people from the sports industry. We invite you, too, to submit an abstract/storyline and give your contribution to a more informed sports debate on a number of vital issues for modern sport.

Special Issue of Journal of Applied Sport Management The Political Arena: Power and Political Behavior in Sport Organizations Guest Editors:  Marshall J. Magnusen, PhD, Baylor University Samuel Todd, PhD, Georgia Southern University Politics is about influence and those who influence. From Fortune 500 companies to collegiate athletic departments and professional sport organizations, power and organizational politics are an entrenched component of nearly all work settings....

Loughborough University are hosting a conference to critically discuss the involvement of supporters in football  governance.  The  programme  will  be  balanced  to  appeal  to  policy  makers,  academics  and supporters themselves, and will provide an excellent opportunity for networking and dialogue across these fields. We would welcome proposals for papers that address one or more of the following themes: Models of...