Tag: Terry Engelberg

In Jörg Krieger’s and Stephan Wassong’s edited collection Dark Sides of Sport (Common Ground), leading international scholars explore multifaceted historical and contemporary challenges for sport. We asked Mark Brooke at the National University of Singapore for a review. Our reviewer is very appreciative of the book; it fills a void in the existing academic literature as it explores, in one book, various areas of deviance that pose a threat to 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: WHEN WOMEN ATHLETES TRANSGRESS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF IMAGE REPAIR AND SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSE by Rachel Allison, Ann Pegoraro, Evan Frederick & Ashleigh-Jane Thompson.

The International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics aims to publish articles that address all aspects of sport policy irrespective of academic discipline. Articles that adopt a multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary or comparative approach are particularly welcome.

Research on the possible negative impact of sport has been described as ‘dark side’ research. Sporting authorities often shun dark side research because it presents them with a dilemma: conduct research and find a problem or do nothing and there is no problem. There is a growing body of (mainly anecdotal) evidence that prompts the question: is sport the cure, or is it the cause?

In their recent book Detecting Doping in Sport (Routledge), Stephen Moston and Terry Engelberg are critical of the current anti-doping regime, and argue for the introduction of more stringent methods in the fight against doping. In her review, Anna Qvarfordt considers their arguments and the pros and cons of their recommendations, but remains, on consideration, sceptical.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport in international academia has resulted in academics in various disciplines 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 mission of International Journal of Sport Communication is to provide a platform for academics and practitioners to disseminate research and information on the unique aspects and divergent activities associated with any communication in sport, through sport, or in a sport setting.