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
By Grant Jarvie Access to sport can alter life chances and advance educational achievement. Sport provides for both formal and informal education. The potential of sport to improve lives, help with the means to escape poverty… Continue Reading Sport, poverty and education
By Grant Jarvie Facts as at 28 February 2016 SUMMARY • FIFA still in a perilous position with on-going American and Swiss investigations into current and former officials. The extraordinary FIFA meeting in Zurich is an… Continue Reading Briefing on FIFA Presidency, 2016-2019 elections and reforms
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
All three parts have been produced as a result of systematic auditing of the Olympic Games. The research team for the Gender Audits of the London (2012) and Sochi (2014) Olympic Games was: Professor Peter Donnelly,… Continue Reading Gender equity, audits and the Olympic Games
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
By Dr Dan Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop Austerity has impacted upon the real life experiences of communities. Sport and recreation has not been immune from austerity. Against a volume of evidence citing the rising number… Continue Reading Austerity and sport for health
By Grant Jarvie It may have been a spirited 3-2 on the pitch but the morning after Scotland v Germany European Championship qualifier the National stadium hosted another event that examined not only Scotland and Germany… Continue Reading Football, creating influence and shaping how others see us.
By Dr Alexander Cárdenas, PhD If properly managed and articulated, sport could make a modest, yet tangible contribution to Colombia’s post-conflict era. Colombia has experienced the longest-running internal conflict in the Western hemisphere. Extending for fifty… Continue Reading Sport for peace in a post- conflict Colombia
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
