Tag: sport governance

In recent years, the growth of esports industry has been driven by the development of computers, the internet, media, and live streaming. Moreover, esports have become a vital and popular aspect of video gaming communities, particularly amongst adolescents and young adults. Due to the tremendous growth of esport industry, many scholars have investigated diverse area related to esport. However, significant theoretical and practical gaps exist that necessitate further scholarly and industry attention in the realm of esport.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Fifty Years Legacy: The Sport Venues of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games by Maike Weitzmann & Holger Preuss.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Environmental Sustainability and the Olympics: Crafting the Future by Jeffrey A. Graham, Anton Schulz, Sylvia Trendafilova.

The World Association for Sport Management (WASM) is pleased to announce its fifth conference to be co-hosted by the North-West University and Cape Peninsula University of Technology. It will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Newlands Cricket Ground from 3 to 6 March 2026. The theme of the WASM 2026 conference is “Global Visions, Local Actions: Innovation and Sustainability in Sport Management.” The conference theme resonates with current industry trends that shape the practices and perspectives of sport management professionals and academics alike.

Since 2022, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in collaboration with the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, is organising a yearly summer course on the intersection of sport and human rights. This 4th edition brings together experts within the field of sport and human rights with professionals working in the world of sport and related fields. Online via Zoom, we will explore contemporary human rights challenges and opportunities in sports, such as the topic of mega-sporting events and human rights, dispute settlement of human rights cases within the world of sport, and more.

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.

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.

The Global Sport Business Journal (GSBJ), the official publication of the Global Sport Business Association (GSBA), is relaunching this year and invites submissions for its 2025 edition (Volume 10). As a peer-reviewed academic journal, GSBJ is dedicated to advancing scholarship in the business of sport through interdisciplinary research that bridges theoretical development and practical application. GSBJ publishes peer-reviewed research, case studies, and book reviews on an ongoing basis.

By placing scholars from various disciplines side-by-side on the common topic of the Olympic Games, JOS (available in both print and electronic format and marketed to a global scholarly audience) aims to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary understanding of the Olympic Movement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: A Basketball Height Limit? FIBA, the 1936 Olympics, and the Ruling that Saved the Game by Chad R. Carlson.

Over the last two decades, as the commercial side of sport has grown, there has been increased public and political interest in the way that sport is governed and regulated. This has often been due to organisational failings, allegations of corruption, issues concerning athlete welfare, increasing legal intervention into sport and the changing nature of sporting competitions, that have led many to question whether the current structures, actors and systems within the sporting environment are fit for purpose: in essence questioning the governance and regulation of sport.