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
By Neil Rankin Is there now an opportunity to use sport to shape the provision of alternative education in Scotland? From the Commonwealth, to the United Nations to more local national governments there is a growing… Continue Reading Shaping alternative education through sport
By Dr Joel Rookwood How has football for peace worked in the Middle East?- Some observations: The Middle East can be considered a transcontinental region comprising approximately 370 million people who speak more than sixty languages… Continue Reading Football and peace in the Middle East
