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Tag: Policy and Politics

CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Regionalism and Nationalism in Contemporary International Sport’

The first International Conference of the joint PSA/ In  the Zone Sport and Politics Consultancy will take place at the … More

Call for papers, Policy and Politics

‘90-minute patriots’ and contemporary Scottish politics: exploring the nature of unionism, nationalism and political support amongst Scottish football supporters

By Stuart Whigham   The prospect of Scottish independence has remained a salient issue within the domain of Scottish and … More

Policy and Politics, Scotalnd, Stuart Whigham

The Forgotten Fans

By Paul Kitchin Ulster University On the 16th of January the Culture, Media and Sports Committee published their 5th report … More

Disability and Football, Equality and Diversity, Fans and Spectators, Paul Kitchin, Policy and Politics

Political economy and football formation: Toward a labour process analysis of the work of footballers

Gavin Maclean of Edinburgh Napier University presents his research on Political economy and football formation: Toward a labour process analysis … More

Business Management, Economics and Finance, Europe, Films, Football, Future Football, Gavin Maclean, Policy and Politics

The Politics of the Poppy Ban

By Dr Danny Fitzpatrick @DFitz_Politics Despite appeals from the respective football associations of England and Scotland, FIFA has refused to … More

armistice day, Business Management, Football, Policy and Politics, Politics, Poppy

….this months forgotten news

By Paul Kitchin Amid the furore over greed in the beautiful game, the fact that nearly 1/3 of Premier League … More

Business Management, Development and Society, Disability and Football, Dr Paul Kitchin, Europe, Paul Kitchin, Policy and Politics, Sociology

Football for good

On International Day for Sport Development and Peace colleagues of The Football Collective reflect on their experiences. By Dr Daniel Parnell, Dr Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro … More

Colombia, Development and Society, Football Development and Peace, Medellin, Policy and Politics, Post-conflict

WWII remembrance, rituals and political extremism in Croatian football – The case of “Za dom spremni”

By Dario Brentin Last week most European national football teams played a number of friendly international games as part of … More

Croatia, Fans, Football, Policy and Politics, Sociology

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