Call for Papers

The Danish organisation Play The Game has issued a call for papers for its upcoming conference. Covering the theme "Stepping up for democracy in sport" the conference is scheduled for 28 until 31 October 2013. It will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, and focuses on organisational aspects of sport including matters of good governance, doping and match-fixing. Play The Game invites speakers to share their expertise and experience with leading stakeholders by submitting an abstract/storyline with relevance to one of these main themes:

•  Match-fixing: Fair game for gangsters? •  Sports reforms: Fact or phantom? •  The anti-doping dilemma: Saving sport, sacrificing athletes? •  Recreational sport: A lost cause for sports organisations? •  Sports facilities: Who are we building for? •  From Russia to Rio: Power games or people’s games? •  Open forum

The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 15 May 2013.

For further information, please visit http://www.playthegame.org/news/