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
By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh Sone Key Facts • 9th Women’s Football World Cup.• 8 teams qualifying for the first time. • 32 team format for the first time. • More than 1.3 million tickets… Continue Reading 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup –
By Mason Robbins University of Edinburgh How does 1914 Christmas Day Truce Affect Modern Peace-Building Initiatives? On a cold, windy day in the middle of the countryside, two groups with very different backgrounds and beliefs lined… Continue Reading Football and the 1914 Xmas Day Truce
By Stuart Murray Diplomacy today is much more than a rarefied, exclusive and secret dialogue between states. Governments the world over are experimenting with innovative types of public engagement such as cultural, digital and public diplomacy.… Continue Reading Sports diplomacy as an untapped source of globalised integration
By Stuart Murray Post Beijing 2008, sport in China has continued to gain considerable attention. The growth of football, the part that China has played in developing sporting infrastructure in Africa and the development of a… Continue Reading Sport, China and Diplomacy: Beware of your own reflection!
By Grant Jarvie On January 5th 2016 Temba Bavuma became the fist black African to score a Test century for South Africa. Bavuma is only the 5th black South African to play test cricket for South… Continue Reading Beyond a boundary
FIFA was recently asked to reform it’s governance structures and become more representative and inclusive of women’s soccer. It was also asked to reflect upon the fact that investment is world soccer is skewed. Presented below… Continue Reading FIFA, reform and women’s soccer
This blog highlights and recognises some of the work that is already being done to utilise the unique power of sport to address environmental challenges. By Michael Pedersen, Founder of M INC. > change the game http://minc.ch.… Continue Reading Addressing environmental challenges through sport
By Hugh Dan MacLennan and Grant Jarvie One of Scotland’s oldest and most valuable cultural assets is to be showcased from October 2015, for six months, in the award winning Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park,… Continue Reading Shinty and football bring the past into the present
Sport has a role to play in making the art of the possible, possible. On June 2nd 2015 the New York Cosmos beat Cuba 4-1 in a friendly soccer match. The match symbolised a new era… Continue Reading Sport making the art of the possible-possible?
