Sport, Politics, and Social Policy

The Political Studies Association’s Sport and Politics Group and Durham University are hosting the 9^th Annual Conference ‘Sport, Politics, and Social Policy’ from 7 to 8 January 2015.

The conference will cover the following themes, among others:

• 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

Early registration for a reduced fee ends 31 October 2014. Please visit https://www.dur.ac.uk to register.