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
Dr Hugh D MacLennan, Academy of Sport, Edinburgh University In the year when the art of making a caman or shinty stick was officially designated “critically endangered” the 2019 Dr Johnnie Cattanach Memorial Lecture at the… Continue Reading The Making of the Caman “An elegant weapon, graceful to wield” –
By Yujun Xu University of Edinburgh • Research suggests that sail-training at sea provides an alternative space for intercultural learning and that the confinement of the ship provides for an opportunity for transformative cultural experiences- but is… Continue Reading Sail-training and intercultural learning: Voices from the sea
By Salma Abdalla and Grant Jarvie Introduction Few Muslims in British public life and British sporting life have been as open about their Muslim identity. This short evidenced research blog presents a series of… Continue Reading Mo Salah changing social and political attitudes: Some Liverpool Voices
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh The Scottish Football Association decided to stay at Hampden and in this short review we consider some of the evidence, arguments and background to the decision. While the costs of… Continue Reading The Hampden Case
By Grant Jarvie A Sporting Tribute to Kofi Annan As a person the commitment to justice, human rights, peace and development were resolute. As a person Kofi Annan understood the potential of sport to convey humanitarian… Continue Reading Kofi Annan 1938-2018 “We must use the power of sport as an agent of social change”
By Asil Said Introduction Books and Boxers and the Right to Movement are but two interventions aiming to make a difference to the lives of youth in Palestine. This Academy of Sport- Sport Matters blog provides… Continue Reading The use of Sport initiatives to promote Human Rights in Palestine
By Stuart Murray Introduction The topic of sports diplomacy at the 2018 Pyeongchang ‘peace’ Winter Olympics has made headline news the world over. Newspapers, television and social media posts are full of stories about North Korean… Continue Reading Clausewitz on ice: sports diplomacy and the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games
By Constanza Campos Correa University of Edinburgh The biography of the Chilean soccer star Alexis Alejandro Sánchez is indicative of the social and economic advantages that success in professional sport may bring to individuals who grew… Continue Reading Sport for Development, Football and Chile: Voices from The Fútbol Más Program
By Sheila Dixon and Grant Jarvie “The program is a family and they work together to give girls ‘TWO’ The Way Out using basketball”. “Where I come from it is really rough ……, it’s hard not… Continue Reading Sport, poverty and women: Some African-American basketball voices
