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
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
By Christian Cannarella Introduction Sport has been recognised by the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a crucial tool to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 13 – to take… Continue Reading Sport and the environment in Germany: a comment and critique
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
By Professor Wray Vamplew University of Edinburgh Individuals are important in sport but sports history should be more concerned with the collective and the countable. The biography of golfer Harry Vardon, the Tiger Woods of his… Continue Reading Why we need quantitative sports history
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
By Grant Jarvie In 2019 the relationship between sport, modern slavery and human trafficking once again emerged as a significant concern. Much of the existing research has focused upon a limited number of areas. Sports and… Continue Reading Sport, modern slavery and human rights: reflecting upon 2019 and 2020.
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 Ùisdean Macillinnein Le Cupa Ball-coise na Cruinne do bhoireannaich air soirbheachadh cho math san Fhraing an 2019, tha aire an t-saoghail air gluasad gu spòrs bhan ann an dòigh nach robh duine air sùileachadh, fiùs bliadhna… Continue Reading Cothroman, ceistean is cunnartan do chamanachd nam ban.
