Deadline:
June 11, 2026
Program Starts: June 11, 2026
Program Ends: June 12, 2026
Location(s)
Norway
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer Campus, Norway + Online
Overview
Founded in 2010, the Sport & Society Research Network is brought together around a common interest in cultural, political, and economic relationships of sport to society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
The Seventeenth International Conference on Sport & Society calls for research addressing the following annual themes and special focus.
Details
The Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society will delve into the politics of globalisation and how it reshapes sports, as well as its complex relations with local cultures and cities.
Sport is both a cultural practice and a global product. As a cultural practice, sport brings people together and creates a sense of belonging. It also contributes to individuals’ wellbeing and the development of physical and social skills. As a global product, sport is shaped by global economic flows and practices that monetise fan engagement and commodify athletes' labour. The confluence of sport as a cultural practice and a global product creates tensions and fractures as to how communities shape sports to become a force for social good locally.
The Special Focus of the Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society delves into these tensions and fractures and invites submissions that examines the roles of global sports and how they are re-contextualised within local cultures and communities.
2026 Special Focus—Innovation, Transformation, Contestation: Can Sport Keep Up with Society’s Future?
- Theme 1: Sporting Cultures and Identities
- Theme 2: Sport and Health
- Theme 3: Sports Education
- Theme 4: Sports Management and Commercialization
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Dates
Deadline: June 11, 2026
Program starts:
June 11, 2026
Program ends:
June 12, 2026
Program Starts: June 11, 2026
Program Ends: June 12, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
