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Registration is now open for the VIII Sport and Global Governance Conference, with the following themes: Global sports governance; Lex sportiva and regulatory autonomy; and From soft law to rights.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King’s historic victories at Wimbledon in 1975, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is delighted to announce The Tennis History Conference: ‘Trailblazers in Tennis’. This theme celebrates individuals, innovations, and movements that have reshaped the sport of tennis and left an enduring legacy. We invite proposals for papers and sessions that explore the concept of trailblazing in tennis from a variety of perspectives. The conference will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon on Tuesday 9 December 2025.

Contracts play a crucial role in the world of sport, particularly long-term contracts. Contractual agreements form the foundation of transnational sports governance, sports governing bodies are all formally the product of a specific time of contract (be it in the form of an association or corporation) often justifying the autonomy of sport and its private governance at a (more or less far) distance from the state. This workshop proposes to explore the role of long-term contracts in sport and their characteristics through a variety of theoretical and methodological lenses.

Sport resists easy generalisation – social scientists now accept there can be no universal definition. Nonetheless, a set of ideas have coalesced into the institution commonly known as ‘Sport’. This modernist – now neoliberal – notion has become hegemonic worldwide, and it increasingly delimits the possibilities of social action. If in fact we study two phenomena – the diverse phenomena ‘sport’ and the particular modernist notion of ‘Sport’ – then scholars must situate their analysis within the contexts that shape these concepts

The British Society of Sports History Annual Conference is an open-themed conference. Submissions based on original research are welcomed by UK and overseas scholars and can relate to any aspect of sport, physical recreation, education and culture, as considered from a historical perspective. Please note all presenters must be BSSH members. Registration will open shortly via the Ulster University online store. Members will be informed when this is available. Abstract submission deadline is on Wednesday 7th May, 2025.

Play the Game is a conference that brings together professionals from multiple fields to exchange insights, collaborate, and explore how their work can influence governance, policy, and integrity in international sport. With a uniquely open and dynamic atmosphere, Play the Game fosters dialogue and brings together diverse voices, fresh perspectives, and unfiltered insights. It’s a place to ask tough questions, challenge the status quo, and shed light on the most pressing challenges in sport.

Hvordan gør vi humanistiske og samfundsvidenskabelige idrætsforskere en forskel i en tid, hvor kvantificérbare fysiologiske og sundhedsvidenskabelige tilgange dominerer billedet? Det spørgsmål kan du være med til at svare på, når idrætsforskere sætter hinanden stævne i København fredag den 15. august. Efter at have været afholdt på Syddansk Universitet i 2021 og Aalborg Universitet i 2023 er det i år sektionen Idræt, Individ & Samfund ved Institut for Idræt og Ernæring på Københavns Universitet, som er vært

ACSS 2025 is a two-day Conference that will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and best practices in the world of Sport Science. Leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars will attend to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Sport Science. We encourage research papers and training approaches based on integrating different disciplines applied in Sport Science to enhance sport performance to be submitted to the conference.

Sport & Society Research Network is brought together around a common interest in cultural, political, and economic relationships of sport to society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions. You can become a participant by submitting a presentation to our annual conference, a research article to one of our journals, or a book proposal to our imprint.

Within the interrelated disciplines of leisure, sport, tourism and events, concerns regarding social and spatial justice have become increasingly significant for researchers and practitioners. The global pandemic, the climate crisis and anthropogenic processes of climate change, economic challenges and uncertainties, the availability and quality of employment, and the health and well-being of our communities, have intensified social, environmental, political and economic inequalities. The conference provides opportunities for researchers and practitioners to examine a range of social and spatial justice issues.