Tag: social issues

It’s a pleasure to invite you to the 2nd East Asian Sport Sociology Forum (EASSF). The theme for this forum has been decided as follows: “The Role of Sport in Tackling Social Issues: Lessons from East Asia.” Under this theme, we would like to explore the following topics: class, community / regional revitalization, environmental sustainability, e-sport, gender, globalization, nationalism, Olympics and mega sport events, race, (social) media, sports for the disabled (para sports), sport organizations and governance, sport tourism, theories of sport sociology in east Asia, and so forth.

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.

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)

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.

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).

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)..