Sport&EU 5th Annual Conference: ‘The challenges of sport governance’
University of Ghent (Belgium), 1st and 2nd July 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS
The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union (Sport&EU) is pleased to announce that its 5th annual conference will be held at the University of Ghent (Belgium) on the 1st and 2nd July 2010, coinciding with the Belgian presidency of the European Union.
With the Treaty of Lisbon about to enter into force, the European Union will for the first time be equipped with a direct competence in the area of sport. Moreover, the implementation of the 2007 European Commission White Paper on Sport and the Action Plan Pierre de Coubertin is shaping and re-defining to some extent the policies of the EU towards sport. The last couple of years have featured a focus on the transformation of sport governance and the new roles of public authorities, governing bodies and stakeholders in the organisation of European sport. Sport&EU’s 5th annual conference sets to explore the latest research on the current challenges and possible solutions to improve sport governance.
The conference organisers invite now the submission of paper and panel proposals addressing issues pertaining to sport governance and to the role of public authorities (including but not limited to the European Union) and non-governmental sport organisations at different levels in the governance of sport. The organisers would value proposals that do not focus only on professional sport, and papers analysing the consequences of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty are welcome as well. Papers and panels with an interdisciplinary approach are especially welcome and submissions by PhD students are encouraged.
For more information on the conference, please visit our website at www.pswx.ugent.be/seuc2010
For single paper proposals, send a 250 words abstract, together with a short biography and your contact details.
We especially encourage full panel proposals (maximum of 3 papers per panel): For this send (in a single file) a 250 words panel abstract, together with a 250 abstract for each paper.
Please also include a chair for the panel (if you cannot find a chairperson, we will allocate one) and a bibliographic note for each paper giver. The contact details of the panel proposer should also be included.
All paper and panel proposals should be sent to charlotte.vantuyckom@ugent.be by 25 January 2010.
Please note that all the proposals will be subject to peer review by the conference’s scientific committee. Successful proposals will be notified by 25 February 2010.
For more information, please contact charlotte.vantuyckom@ugent.be or b.garcia-garcia@lboro.ac.uk. You can also visit our website at www.pswx.ugent.be/seuc2010
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