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
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
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
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
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?
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
By Dr Paul Widdop and Dr Dan Parnell Golf is a multi-million pound industry. We have just seen the open in Scotland that will do much for raising the profile and interest in the sport. Indeed,… Continue Reading Golf: widening the gap between those who can and cannot
By Grant Jarvie Although he won 56 out of 61 fights, the Olympic title, was crowned world champion three times and acclaimed athlete of the 20th century, it was the combination of athleticism. humanitarianism and activism… Continue Reading Athlete and Activist – Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
By Grant Jarvie “ The decision delivered at Muirfield is bad for golf, bad for sport, bad for Scotland and bad for those who would like Scotland to be truly egalitarian and just. “ The secretive… Continue Reading Muirfield, golf and the myth of Scottish egalitarianism
