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Edinburgh Futures, Football and the City

By Grant Jarvie, Paul Widdop, Jake Barrett, Danny Bisland and Jen Malone Football is a hugely important part of Edinburgh’s social fabric and its potential for building connections between people at home and abroad has still to… Continue Reading Edinburgh Futures, Football and the City

Reintegration Processes for Former Child Soldiers: Should Sport Matter?

By Haylie Wright   Sometimes I wonder who I am and what is the right or wrong way to live or be’[1]. ‘People usually run from us when they know we used to be child soldiers.… Continue Reading Reintegration Processes for Former Child Soldiers: Should Sport Matter?

Breaking Boundaries: Voices from Danhiko

By Hiroshi Komatsu IntroductionThe world of sport is not just an arena of competition or a pursuit of fitness; it is, fundamentally, a space for transformation. The UNESCO Charter of 1978 positioned sport as a ‘fundamental… Continue Reading Breaking Boundaries: Voices from Danhiko

Confucius Institutes and Sport: Voices from China

Wen Ye University of Edinburgh ObservationsAs of July 2020, 540 Confucius Institutes (CIs) and 1,154 Confucius Classrooms had been established across 162 countries and regions. This surge in expansion signifies a prominent feature characterising China’s cultural… Continue Reading Confucius Institutes and Sport: Voices from China

Social Enterprise in Sport for Social Change

Dr Alex Richmond IntroductionSocial enterprise is a business model that Sport for Development and Social Change (S4SC) organizations can implement to address their sustainability challenges. It also offers a platform to foster new engagements with the… Continue Reading Social Enterprise in Sport for Social Change

2022 Scottish Women’s National Team Football Fan Survey.

By Grant Jarvie, Paul Widdop and Jake Barrett The evidence below has resulted from our 2022 Scottish Women’s National Football Team Fan Survey. The purpose of the research has been: (i) to offer observations and findings… Continue Reading 2022 Scottish Women’s National Team Football Fan Survey.

Football, The World Cup and the Black, Black Oil

By Grant Jarvie  University of Edinburgh  The journey to this World Cup has been attached with so much controversy it is necessary to ask what exactly would success be for this World Cup? Normally the football… Continue Reading Football, The World Cup and the Black, Black Oil

All Part of the Masterplan: Manchester City and its Consumable Past

By Dr Paul Widdop University of Manchester  At times like these it is worth checking the calendar. It has been quite a season for Manchester City, ending as English Premier League Champions on home soil, at… Continue Reading All Part of the Masterplan: Manchester City and its Consumable Past

Sport and physical activity participation in Chile: Some Observations

By Josefina Rioseco Vallejos Introduction Between 2006 and 2016 the Chilean government increased its investment in sport as part of an overall Sport and Physical Activity (PA) Policy aimed at improving infrastructure, participation and the promotion… Continue Reading Sport and physical activity participation in Chile: Some Observations

Sport, disability and gender: Voices from sub-saharan african girls and women

By Susanna Neumann “Girls and women with disabilities should not be ignored because sport is their right!” (Interviewee 6, 01.08.2019) “Sport is the key; it is the main key of everything! Sport brings us together, no… Continue Reading Sport, disability and gender: Voices from sub-saharan african girls and women

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