Tag: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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: (Re)defining youth sport participation by James Kay, S Elliott & J Côté.

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: ‘Impact of the UEFA Nations League on competitive balance, competitive intensity, and fairness in European men’s national team football by Nicolas Scelles, Aurélien François & Maurizio Valenti (open access).

Given the popularity of sport, it is clear to see why strongman political leaders (e.g., Bolsonaro, Orbán, or Trump), who harken to hegemonic masculine forms, have looked to the sporting realm as a means of augmenting their popular appeal. However, beyond sport, in the broader realm of physical culture - encompassing traditional games, fitness and calisthenics, dance forms, and recreational activities - little has been explored or scrutinized.

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: ‘Fog on the tyne’? The ‘common-sense’ focus on ‘sportswashing’ and the 2021 takeover of Newcastle United by Stephen Crossley & Adam Woolf (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: To let go or to control? Depoliticisation and (re)politicisation in Chinese football by Qi Peng, Shushu Chen & Craig Berry (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: Closed due to COVID-19: effects of indoor sports restrictions on suburban adults’ physical activity behaviours by Ilkka Virmasalo, Elina Hasanen, Janne Pyykönen, Marisofia Nurmi, Mikko Simula, Anna-Katriina Salmikangas & Petteri Muukkonen (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: The London Games of 2012, New Labour and the ‘known unknowns’ of the Olympics by Giuseppe Telesca.

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: An Intercultural Sporting Event as Part of Soft Power Strategy: Macao’s 1st Lusophony Games by Celia Gouveia.

The International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics aims to publish articles that address all aspects of sport policy irrespective of academic discipline. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Translating care from policy to practice: limits and lessons from an institutional ethnographic study examining Ontario youth volleyball

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