NASSS 2018 Conference - Vancouver

Human rights and SDP: expectation of social justice based upon a universal rhetoricThis paper is the product of a detailed sociological investigation of the sport development and peace (SDP) sector that encompassed ethnographic data collections in five nations (Jamaica, Kosova, Rwanda... Read More →

This presentation offers some critical self-reflections gleaned from a participatory study with youth in Toronto. The study, funded by the Ontario government, explored the ways in which young people living in Toronto make sense of sport, and whether/how sport connects to their everyday... Read More →

Session: Sport for Development, Diplomacy, & PolicySport, Policy, and Innovation: Alternative Approaches in the Practitioner-Researcher SpaceRecent discussions in academic literature have called for sport policy to become more entrepreneurial and innovative (Ratten & Ferreira, 2017... Read More →

Session: Sport for Development, Diplomacy, & PolicyHuman rights and SDP: expectation of social justice based upon a universal rhetoricThis paper is the product of a detailed sociological investigation of the sport development and peace (SDP) sector that encompassed ethnographic data... Read More →

Session: Sport for Development, Diplomacy, & PolicySport, Policy, and Innovation: Alternative Approaches in the Practitioner-Researcher SpaceRecent discussions in academic literature have called for sport policy to become more entrepreneurial and innovative (Ratten & Ferreira, 2017... Read More →

David is a Full Professor at Loughborough University in the UK. His research interests are broadly focused on culture and policy as they relate to sport and physical activity. The main aim of David’s research is to use ethnographic methods to ‘get under the skin’ of sport and... Read More →

Session: Sport for Development, Diplomacy, & PolicySport, Policy, and Innovation: Alternative Approaches in the Practitioner-Researcher SpaceRecent discussions in academic literature have called for sport policy to become more entrepreneurial and innovative (Ratten & Ferreira, 2017... Read More →

Implications of Public-Prisoner Encounters through Sport: Spaces, Identities and DiscoursesPrisons are often thought to be characterized by an inside/outside dichotomy that makes them impermeable to external engagement and influence. However, recent developments in social geography... Read More →