The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Policy and Welfare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2024 | Viewed by 11321
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sociology of sport; sport media; sport and globalization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks to bring together a set of critical analyses that delve into the contested terrain of sport. By contested terrain, we are referring to sport as a site of debate, negotiation and conflict involving diverse interest groups with varying levels of resources and contrasting and competing sets of ideas and beliefs.
Contested sites can surround, for instance, the processes of gaining recognition and legitimacy for new sports as witnessed by the recent entry of breakdancing into the 2024 Paris Olympics and the increasing pressure to include e-sports. However, the contested terrain of sport can also extend far beyond this to include the use of sport for peace and development on the one hand and as a strategic target for terrorists on the other. Given its global presence and strategic location alongside key state sectors including health, education, culture, business and foreign policy, ‘sport’ is increasingly the focus of serious discussion amongst scholars, policy makers and citizens. Our aim is to showcase novel research that illustrates the contested terrain of sport within the broad intersections of sociology, politics and policy.
We invite papers that address one or more of the following topics: sociology of sport; sport policy; new and alternative sports: from e-sport to breakdancing; sport integrity; Indigenous sport; trans athletes and sport policy; sporting identities; sport mega-events; sport media; sport mega-events; sport, diplomacy and foreign policy; sports activism; sport gambling and match-fixing; sport and national identity; sport and wellbeing; sport and the environment.
Prof. Dr. Steve Jackson
Dr. Mike Sam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- contested terrain
- sociology of sport
- sport policy
- new and alternative sports
- sport integrity
- indigenous sport
- trans athletes and sport policy
- sporting identities
- sport mega-events
- sports activism
- sport, diplomacy and foreign policy
- sports gambling and matchfixing
- sport media
- sport, the environment and sustainability
- sport and wellbeing
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