By Professor Wray Vamplew University of Edinburgh The Economics of the Sports Business Does the Business of Sport Differ from ‘Real’ Business? Much of the economics associated with sport are conventional. Funds have to be… Continue Reading The Economics of the Sports Business
By Grant Jarvie, University of EdinburghLuica Trimbur, New York City University Yuxun, Xu, University of Edinburgh In the 2020 election of the 46th President of the United States of America (US) sport matters, it is an… Continue Reading Sport and the 2020 United States of America Election
By Grant Jarvie The proposition is straight forward that sport is a tool to be exploited in the pursuit of building effective cultural relations. The proposition is timely as; The UK seeks to launch a new… Continue Reading Can cultural relations through sport build bridges?
By Christian Cannarella Introduction Sport has been recognised by the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a crucial tool to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 13 – to take… Continue Reading Sport and the environment in Germany: a comment and critique
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 Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh and Toronto At a time when international leadership in sport is called for Canada has just made a collective gesture on behalf of the whole world through sport, writes… Continue Reading A lesson in international sports leadership from Canada
By Professor Wray Vamplew University of Edinburgh Individuals are important in sport but sports history should be more concerned with the collective and the countable. The biography of golfer Harry Vardon, the Tiger Woods of his… Continue Reading Why we need quantitative sports history
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 Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh The Scottish Football Association decided to stay at Hampden and in this short review we consider some of the evidence, arguments and background to the decision. While the costs of… Continue Reading The Hampden Case
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
