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SUMMARY:Sport and Politics Annual Conference 2027
DESCRIPTION:             \nSport and Politics Annual Conference 2027 \nCall for Abstracts \nUniversity of Reading\, June 3-4 \n  \nThe fragility of sport: exploring governance\, politics\, sustainability and policy \n Sport is at a critical juncture in relation to governance\, politics and sustainability. For example\, the Independent Football Regulator’s State of the Game Report established the fragility of English professional football’s existence. These are sports clubs at the heart of communities\, yet without generous owners willing to spend multimillions they would potentially cease to exist in days. Such contradictions exist at the heart of all organised sport. For example\, the Commonwealth Games offered a reduced programme in Glasgow this year after the agreed host pulled out\, while only the cities selected were willing to host the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. The Iran war has led to the postponement of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 by one year\, while Russia’s potential return to the sporting arena remains a controversial topic. \nRegardless of what many technocrats and politicians want us to believe we arguably exist in a time where sport and politics are as inextricably linked as they have ever been. Examples include the FIFA Peace Prize award-winning president of the United States interfering in disciplinary proceedings at the World Cup\, the ongoing saga with UAE-owned Manchester City and the retreat from sport in Saudi Arabia as LIV Golf shuts down. Despite these setbacks\, in many instances nation states retain significant influence over sporting authorities which continues to threaten the integrity of national and international sport. \nFurther to these concerns around political and economic disruption is the requirement for increased sustainability across sport. Current debates focus on the extensive and unsustainable travel models of sports such as Formula 1\, football\, tennis and golf. Alongside the use of private jets for short journeys is the continued political influence that influences the location of events e.g.\, the 2030 World Cup is being played across three continents. There are also concerns around the impact on players who are required to travel around entire continents and on venues which are struggling to ensure events sustainability due to increasingly extreme weather conditions. Besides the obvious detriment to the environment is the concern that the more stress and pressure is placed on players and facilities the greater the likelihood is that the quality of the spectacle will be reduced. \nAlongside all of this is the liberalisation of sports betting across North America\, some twenty years after a similar loosening of the rules in the UK. The prevalence of gambling\, illegal or otherwise\, has long been associated with the potential for match fixing in sport\, while in a number of sports in the UK gambling companies are now restricted in how much they can advertise. In a fragile sporting world\, does an anticipated tightening of gambling legislation in the UK pose yet another threat? \nThese issues of governance\, politics and sustainability are potentially impacted by national and international sport policy. The challenge however for national governments and international organisations such as the United Nations is to move beyond the production of high quality and well received policy to creating environments where such policy has the resources and political will to ensure successful enactment. \nOur 2027 annual conference will take place just a few weeks before the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup\, the first to be hosted by a South American country – one of the many topics up for discussion. \nWe are hosted in 2027 at the University of Reading\, the birthplace of the Climate Stripes and hence our focus on the sustainability of sport within governance\, politics and policy. Into this critical juncture in sport\, we invite submissions from across the full range of academic disciplines. A non-exhaustive list of topics includes: \n\nSport governance and regulation\nSport and technological advancement\nSport economics\nThe business of sport\nSport and politics\nSport and diplomacy\nSport and geopolitics\nNational and international sport policy\nCommunity sport development / sport for development\nCorporate influence\nSustainable sport: climate/weather/meteorology\nSport events\nSport Nationalism and National Identity\nSportswashing and Soft Power\nCorruption and Injustice in Sport\n\n\nThe impact of wars on global sports\nMega-sporting events\nSport and gambling\n\n  \nAbstract Submission \nPlease submit an abstract by January 31 here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nvrrbKQPcv. We will make decisions by February 28 regarding successful submissions. \n  \nConference Details \nThe conference will be held at the University of Reading’s London Road Campus\, which is conveniently located in central Reading\, a mile from the railway station and on a number of local bus routes. The railway station is served by fast direct trains from London Paddington in 30 minutes\, direct services via CrossCountry from Birmingham and the North\, and via a direct RailAir bus service to Heathrow airport. \nThe centre of Reading has many hotels covering a range of budgets\, with both a Premier Inn and Travelodge within easy walking distance and offering rooms within the range of £50-100. \nWe anticipate that the conference fee will be in the region of £150\, as per previous editions of the conference. Coffee and lunches will be provided on each day of the conference\, and there will be a conference dinner on the evening of June 3.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/sport-and-politics-annual-conference-2027/
ORGANIZER;CN="James%20Reade":MAILTO:j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk
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