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Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 10 | Sport and Climate Change; Guest Editors: Marie Larneby, Daniel Svensson & Susanna Hedenborg

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: Investigating the climate vulnerability of North American ultra-endurance running events by Lance Warwick, Jonathan R. Oliveira & Mikihiro Sato.

Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 9

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 emergence of new mountain biking media practices: toward a culture of inclusive mountain biking by Fiona Spotswood, Martin Hurcombe & Maria Moxey (open access)

Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 8

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 redefinition of a Chinese sports hero’s public image: evidence from the reactions on Chinese social media to Sun Yang’s international trial by Tang-Yun Leng, Shuo Yang & Alan Bairner.

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 17, 2025, Issue 4

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: The correlates of women’s versus men’s football participation in Europe: gender insights and policy implications by Paul Downward & Pamela Wicker (open access).

Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 6–7 | Sport, Business and Society

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 concept of political neutrality – where we are at? by Marko Begović (open access).

Call for Papers | “Sport, Media and Soft Power”, an International Sport and Media Symposium | University of The Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, June 3, 2026. Call ends...

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.

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 17, 2025, Issue 3

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).

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 17, 2025, Issue 2

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).

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 17, 2025, Issue 1

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).

Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 5

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).