Sport and Politics Conference

The Sport, Politics and Social Policy Conference 2015 will provide a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of these issues and more. The conference aims to explore the inter-relationship between sport*, politics and social policy by drawing on research from a variety of academic fields, including: politics, international relations, sociology, social policy, criminology, community and youth work, history, law, geography, and sport studies.

Call for abstracts:

We welcome Abstracts of up to 300 words for papers that address – but are not limited to - the following themes:

• Sport and social policy
• Sports policy and sports development
• Sport and identity politics (e.g. issues of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, disability)
• Sport, international development and relations
• Sport and global, international and local communities
• Sports governance and the regulation of sport
• Sport and crime
• Sport, religion and sectarianism
• Sports mega events and politics
• Sport, resistance and social justice
• Sport, obesity and public health policy
• Teaching sport and politics / sport and policy

See attached documents for further information on abstract submission and registration, accomodation and fees.