Tag: Lorenzo Pedrini

The anthology Martial Arts in Latin Societies, edited by Augusto Rembrandt Rodríguez-Sánchez, Joaquín Piedra and George Jennings (Routledge), is the first book to explore martial arts and combat sports in Latin societies. We asked martial arts expert Anna Kavoura for a review, and her thorough reading and critical analysis is a clever companion to this sprawling collection of martial arts practices and national and cultural contexts within the Latin societies and the Philippines. Not without its flaws this is still an insightful and timely addition to the expanding body of martial arts scholarship.

Following a Call for Papers published on idrottsforum.org in September 2022, a special issue of Eracle: Journal of Sport an Social Sciences has been published, the aim of which is to address some of the most salient questions currently at the junction between international sport and politics.

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY SPORT CULTURE FOR SPORT PARTICIPATION DURING THE TEENAGE YEARS by Åse Strandbu, Anders Bakken & Kari Stefansen.