Dear all,
Last week idrottsforum.org had 4,128 page views, and the following items were published (see below; language and publication dates, YYMMDD, in brackets). Click on the red headings to go to content. Utilize the Google Translate service to turn Scandinavian language pages into (some sort of) English.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Research Article
Beyond the Finishing Line: Sports and Human Rights
This article by Constantino Pereira Martins, Luísa Ávila da Costa, Marcos Panciera and Paulo Antunes explores the intersection of sports and human rights, illustrating how sports have evolved into a critical component of society, overcoming the outdated perspective viewing sports as leisure or competitive pursuits, recognizing their role as fundamental rights, reinforced by international frameworks like the Olympic Charter and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These advancements highlight sports’ capacity to promote physical and mental well-being and social inclusion. (Published in English 250120.
Book Reviews
Football and Diaspora: Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game, by Jeffrey W. Kassing & Sangmi Lee (eds.)
Jeffrey W. Kassing’s and Sangmi Lee’s edited collection Football and Diaspora: Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game (Routledge) examines football (soccer) through the lens of cross-disciplinary diaspora studies. Our reviewer, Norwegian sport sociology professor Hans K. Hognestad, finds that the collection with its wide span of empirical studies of diaspora communities in different corners of the world, negotiating identities through football, is welcome and, arguably, overdue. (Review in English, published 250122.)
Handbook of Sport and International Development, by Nico Schulenkorf, Jon Welty Peachey, Ramón Spaaij & Holly Collison-Randall (eds.)
With sport sustaining a prominent place in international development policymaking, discourse and delivery, the collected volume Handbook of Sport and International Development (Edward Elgar) investigates the role that different sport initiatives – from community-focused projects to large-scale events – can play across a great variety of development contexts. Our reviewers Derrick Charway and Umair Asif are appreciative of the comprehensive approach and they find the critical stance vital to combat the narratives about the “inherent purity and goodness of sport” (Coakley). (Review in English, published 250123.)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We’re currently reviewing this service, since it’s a rather time-consuming undertaking. In the meanwhile we’re presenting some of the journals in line with the Forum’s core mission.)
Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 47, 2023, No. 3 (250120)- Journal of Sport & Tourism, Volume 28, 2024, Issue 3 (250120)
- Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 47, 2023, No. 4 (250121)
- Soccer & Society, Volume 26, 2025, Issue 1 (250121)
- Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 47, 2023, No. 5 (250122)
- Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 1 (250122)
- Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 47, 2023, No. 6 (250123)
- Journal of Sport Management, Volume 39, 2025, Issue 1 (250123)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Call for Papers | ICOS+ International Congress of Outdoor Sports | Santarém Polytechnic University, Portugal, June 25–27, 2025. Call ends March 12, 2025 (250120)
- Public defence of doctoral thesis | Aging muscle and anabolic resistance: from whole muscle to the single fiber level by Oscar Horwath, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences | January 31, 2025 (250120)
- Call for Papers | “Bodies, Identities and Representations in Physical Education and Sports from Ancient Times to the Present”, The International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport Congress | Bucharest, Romania, July 22-25, 2025. Call ends February 25, 2025 (250121)
- Call for Papers | “Sports in Africa: Ethics, Bioethics, Technologies and Culture”, 16th SportsAfrica International Conference | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, April 3–5, 2025. Call ends January 27, 2025 (250122)
- Potential Postdoc Opportunity at DMU’s International Centre for Sports History and Culture (250123)
- Call for Papers | The Fourth Global Congress on Sport and Christianity | Baylor University, Waco TX, July 31 – August 2. Call ends January 31, 2025 (250123)
