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Category: <span>Social Justice</span>

Sport, modern slavery and human rights: reflecting upon 2019 and 2020.

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.

Sport, poverty and women: Some African-American basketball voices

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

Sports diplomacy as an untapped source of globalised integration

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

Small steps can make a big difference

By Pete Allison Penn State University and the University of Edinburgh European press coverage of the Middle East often portrays images of a war stricken region where women are oppressed and religious values contribute to intolerance.… Continue Reading Small steps can make a big difference

Arthur Wharton, Racism and Sport: Past and Present

By Isabelle Boulert Key Facts Football, racism and anti-racism. Born in Jamestown, Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1865.  Between 1885 and 1895 played as an amateur footballer for Darlington and Preston North End, then professionally for… Continue Reading Arthur Wharton, Racism and Sport: Past and Present

Sports cuts will impact upon social opportunity and life chances

By Grant Jarvie and Dominik Birnbacher The news that sport in Scotland is to be cut by 20% backs up research first released by Edinburgh University in the Scotsman back in December 2016.. Figures released by BBC indicated… Continue Reading Sports cuts will impact upon social opportunity and life chances

And I thought Apartheid was over…but it is a global condition?

By Cora Burnett University of Johannesburg, Professor and Director, Olympic Academy & Global Fellow University of Edinburgh, Academy of Sport Having been in the space of sport for development (SfD) for more than two decades, I… Continue Reading And I thought Apartheid was over…but it is a global condition?

48 years to the day & anti-racism vigilance still needed in and through sport

By Grant Jarvie October 18 1968 In the course of 48 hours, Tommie Smith and John Carlos went from being celebrated to hated by many Americans. Two days after winning gold and bronze in the 200… Continue Reading 48 years to the day & anti-racism vigilance still needed in and through sport

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