Ellen Jackson and Grant Jarvie Girls United, Community and Empowerment is a synopsis of one of two Academy of Sport reports that considers how community focused organisations in London use football to empower girls and… Continue Reading Sports Observations 1: Girls Football, Community and Empowerment in London
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony By Grant Jarvie Glasgow 2014Glasgow 2014 was to become the first Games to adopt a human rights policy. The approach can be captured around four themes, humanity, equality, destiny… Continue Reading Glasgow 2014 Human Rights Policy: A Synopsis
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 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 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 Almost four years ago the Academy of Sport was invited to contribute to the then calls for reform in world soccer and support for women’s soccer. A summary of… Continue Reading Fresh winds for equity in the beautiful game but challenges remain
By Grant Jarvie Celebrating Scottish Sporting Women on St Andrew’s Day Between 2006 and 2018 we have carefully researched, edited and helped to produce a number of entries within the 1st and 2nd editions of The… Continue Reading Sporting Biographies of Scottish Women
By Joe Marro For decades, the U.S. has aimed to use sport as an effective aspect of diplomacy and cultural relations efforts with a view to establishing deep, meaningful relationships with local stakeholders. America’s use of… Continue Reading United States Sport Diplomacy under 3 Presidents
By Grant Jarvie and Alex Richmond Sport for change is sometimes taken to mean sporting activities that are intentionally used to deliver social impact for individuals and communities beyond increasing participation or performance. The logic… Continue Reading Sport for Change : Some Women’s Voices from the Street
