Tag: sport and politics

This symposium focuses attention on various attempts to use sport as a means of persuasion in pursuit of political objectives. Sport communication research cuts across a wide range of disciplines. This symposium will provide a common ground to host interdisciplinary discussions around key issues related to sport media’s role in the pursuit of political aims, and how they might be reimagined.

The International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is published by Routledge, and aims to publish articles that address all aspects of sport policy irrespective of academic discipline. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘Merely plastering a deep cut? A critical policy analysis of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) human rights commitment by Zohreh Khani & Hans Erik Næss (open access).

The International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is published by Routledge, and aims to publish articles that address all aspects of sport policy irrespective of academic discipline. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘We wouldn’t have missed it for the world’: hosting a polycentric sporting mega event in pandemic times by Jordan Maclean, Claudio Rocha, Joe Piggin, Kate Hunt, Matthew Philpott, Niamh Fitzgerald & Richard I. Purves (open access).

The International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics is published by Routledge, and aims to publish articles that address all aspects of sport policy irrespective of academic discipline. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Cricket Australia’s Code of Conduct and the need for a ‘clear family resemblance’ in purpose, values, and principles by Simone Pearce, Jay Sanderson, David Fleischman, Craig Cameron & Peter English (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The anatomy of body shaming in sports coaching by Valeria Varea, Robert S. Primus, Natalie Barker-Ruchti & Mikael Quennerstedt (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport brand coexistence, competition and synergy: case study of the Sparta Prague ice hockey and football clubs by William Crossan, Jan Šíma & Michaela Kaprálková.

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Placing community at the heart of community sport development: introducing the community sport development framework (CSDF) by Kate Mori, Haydn Morgan, Andrew Parker & Iain Lindsey (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Skateboarding and contested public space in Portrush, Northern Ireland: exploring tensions between resortification and DIY space-claiming through co-creative methodology by Jim Donaghey & Slaine Browne (open access).

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sustainability, the Athens Marathon and Greece’s sport event sector: lessons of resilience, social innovation and the urban commons by Niki Koutrou & Geoffery Z. Kohe (open access)..

This special issue seeks to explore the multifaceted ways in which political systems in Global South nations leverage sports beyond their recreational purpose. The focus is on how sports are utilized as strategic tools to achieve national and international policy objectives. By examining the intersection of sports, politics, and society, this issue aims to shed light on the broader implications of this relationship for governance, diplomacy, and social development.