By Katharine Worth Introduction In a world of ‘us’ and ‘them’, the Olympic Movement seeks to bring people together through the medium of sport. Peace, friendship, and fair play are the values perpetuated by the ideology… Continue Reading The Dichotomy of Political Power and Political Position at the Olympic Games

By Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh and Toronto The COVID-19 pandemic has painfully confirmed what experts have warned against since the 2009 H1N1 and 2014-2016 Ebola pandemics: the world has been gravely under-prepared for large outbreaks… Continue Reading Sport, Covid Recovery and Building Back Better : Some Observations

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 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