Tag: sociology of leisure
Call for Papers | “Shaping Olympic Space: Citizenship, Leisure, and Legacy”, Special Issue of International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure | Call ends May 31, 2026
Building on the “spatial turn” in social sciences, this issue positions Olympic-related infrastructure as socio-technical systems that structure social relations, redistribute opportunities, and mediate power between stakeholders. The planning of the Olympic Games is increasingly shifting away from a monocentric model, resulting in networked venues, multi-city clusters, and diversified legacies.
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 8, 2025, Issue 1 | Youth Cultures, Leisure and Space: Practices and Representations Between Public and Private Places
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Practicing Subcultural Gaze: Sticker Artists and Graffiti Writers Navigating Between Recognition and Control in Urban Spaces by Malin Fransberg, Nadezhda Vasileva.
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 7, 2024, Issue 4 | Human Rights and Leisure: Welfare, Wellbeing and Social Justice
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Is Academia a Site of Struggle? A Critical Analysis of Resistance Scholarship in Leisure Studies by Daniel Theriault, Rasul Mowatt (open access).
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 7, 2024, Issue 3
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: More Than a Name: The Importance of Cultural Names and Identity in Professional Sport by Phillip Borell & Dion Enari (open access).
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 7, 2024, Issue 2
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport for Development: A Social Movement Captured by Elites? by Louis Moustakas (open access).
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 7, 2024, Issue 1 | Leisure and Fan Activism
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: From The Anfield Wrap to Boss Night and the Paris Protests: Football, Politics, Identity and the Cultural Evolution of Fan Media and Supporter Activism in Liverpool by Joel Rookwood & Paddy Hoey (open access).
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 6, 2023, Issue 2
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Everyday life and Everyday Leisure by A.J Veal (open access).
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 6, 2023, Issue 1 | Leisure and the University: International Perspectives
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Organized Lifestyle Sports in Southern California: Social Facts, Collective Consciousness, and Solidarity Among University Surfers by Jérémy Lemarié.
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 5, 2022, Issue 4
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Olympic Planning, Profit, and Participation: Towards a Children’s rights-based Approach to Sport mega-event Research? by Seamus Byrne, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen.
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Vol. 5, 2022, Issue 3
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sports Fans and Fan Culture: A Critical Reflection on Fandom as Communicative Leisure in a Commodified World by Karl Spracklen (open access).













