SUMMER SCHOOL: University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen Summer School 2013
CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Human and Social Sport Sciences – Issues, Approaches, Challenges and Implementations.
International Summer School for Young Researchers –Course for PhD Students.
Date: 1st of July – 5th of July, 2013
Place: Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Aims and topic
The Copenhagen Summer School 2013 will focus on the topic Human and Social Sport Sciences – Issues, Approaches, Challenges and Implementations. This subject covers a broad area which allows experts and students to share experiences and expertise in their respective fields of research.
Since the last decades, physical activities and sport play an increasing role in the public discourse, at least in Western countries. Sport for all and elite sport are in the centre of public attention, both promising benefits for individuals and societies. Health and well-being, education and social integration, entertainment, national presentation and identity are some of the assets which are currently discussed in connection with physical activities and sport. However, it is an open question if and under which conditions sport can meet these expectations. Here, it has to be taken into consideration that sport has many faces and that sport cultures differ dependent on traditions and current political, economic and social situations in the various countries and regions.
The Summer School provides a space to share information on research, theories and methods as well as to exchange ideas and knowledge about current tendencies and “hot issues” in the multiple arenas of physical activities and sports.
The Summer School will provide a forum which enables communication, networks and cooperation among the participants, students as well as lecturers.
The course is addressed to PhD students and young researchers and intends to support them in their scientific work. It offers the opportunity of acquiring new knowledge, of presenting their research, of discussing problems, of obtaining advice from experts and of building up networks. It is hoped to help young researchers to become integrated into the scientific community.


Organisation
In keynote lectures, experts will address important questions, new approaches, problems and strategies of research, current trends and major issues in the area of sport ideologies, policies and practices. They will also be available for discussions and individual supervision.
In addition, there will be workshops and panel discussions on relevant themes. All students will have the opportunity to present their own projects and get feedback from experts and other students. Papers with the main outlines of these projects must be submitted in advance and will be accessible on the Summer School Website.
The Summer School will take place in collaboration with the International Societies for Sport History (ISHPES) and Sport Sociology (ISSA), the European Association of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC) and the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW).

Credits
Participants in the course can acquire 3 or 5 ETCS points (see the conditions on the course website).

Lecturers
Lecturers of the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Anne-Marie Elbe
Helle Winther
Reinhard Stelter
Glen Nielsen
Laila Ottesen
Lone Friis Thing

Guest lecturers
Annette Hofmann, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany
Gerald Gems, North Central College, US
Tansin Benn, Professor emeritus, UK
And other lecturers

Selection of students
Participants are expected to be PhD students or young researchers (e.g. planning a PhD) working
on a project in the field of human and social sport sciences. They will be selected according to the
relevance of the topic and the quality of the project. The number of students will be 25 to 30 and
the Cph Summer School aims to include participants from various countries and cultures.



General information
Travel and accommodation have to be paid by the participants. The Summer School has in advance booked accommodation at a youth hostel in the centre of Copenhagen.
Course fee: DKK 500 for participants enrolled at a Danish university and DKK 250 for other participant. The course fee covers participation in the course including 5 lunch, coffee breaks, and 2 dinners.



Call for application
Please, fill in the online application form at http://www.ifi.ku.dk/english/research/research_groups/sport_politics_welfare/summer-school-2013/ - deadline: April 12th, 2013.
Applicants will be informed of their acceptance in the beginning of May.

CFS: 2013 Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Annual Conference

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
SMAANZ 2013 - 20-22 November 2013
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

The 2013 Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) annual conference will take place from 20‐22 November 2013 in Dunedin, New Zealand. In order to democratise the conference and to develop synergises across presentations the conference organising committee invites proposals from those who are interested in convening and chairing a themed session/s at the conference. This call invites session proposal which should include:
1. Title for the proposed session (please submit separate proposals if considering more than one session)
2. Session convenor/s(name, affiliation and contact details)
3. Description of the theme of the session and its rationale (maximum 350 words).
A maximum of two sessions will be available to each theme and each session should consist of four papers. The responsibilities of themed session/s conveners include populating their session/s through a call for abstracts, ensuring the quality of submitted abstracts and forwarding completed session details to the conference organising committee. Proposals should be forwarded to Diana Evans (diana.evans@otago.ac.nz) by Friday 14 June 2013. Acceptance of sessions will be confirmed by the Friday 12 July 2013.
The conference organising committee wants to encourage a diversity of session themes, which may relate directly or indirectly to the broad SMAANZ research interests (listed at the end of this call). Alongside the themed sessions the conference organising committee will be making a general call for abstracts for papers to ensure everyone who wishes to attend SMAANZ 2013 and contribute to the conference programme has the
opportunity to do so and is incorporated in the conference in a way that maximises the benefits to all conference participants. Questions relating to this call for session proposals should be directed to the conference co‐conveners in the first instance:
Dr. Sally Shaw (School of Physical Education):sally.shaw@otago.ac.nz
Prof. James Higham (Department of Tourism): james.higham@otago.ac.nz
Preliminary conference details are available at http://www.smaanz.org/
Follow us on Twitter at @sportscholars and follow the hashtag #SMAANZ2013 for
conference updates
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SMAANZ General fields of interest:
Critical Management Studies
Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Family Enterprise
Gender andDiversity inOrganisations
Human Resource Management andDevelopment
International Management
Management Education andDevelopment
Marketing and Communication
Organizational Behaviour
Organisational Change
Public Sector andNot‐for‐Profit
Research Methods
Strategic Management
Sustainability and Social Issuesin Management
Technology, Innovation and Supply Chain Management

LECTURE: 2013 Alan Ingham Memorial

2013 Alan Ingham Memorial lecture.

This lecture (held every other year) and hosted by the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Miami University recognizes the considerable contributions and achievements of Dr. Alan G. Ingham, who passed away in 2005. Alan Ingham first came to Miami University in 1984 as a professor in Sport Studies. His research and teaching both emphasized social justice ideals and he was among the first scholars to apply a critical perspective to the sociology of sport. He also contributed to the early literature on the cultural studies of sport and physical activity, and earned an international reputation for his advocacy of interdisciplinary approaches to sport and physical culture.

For this year's lecture KNH will be hosting Dr. Peter Donnelly, Professor with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto on March 25, 2013 at 7:30 pm in the McGuffey Hall Auditorium (room 322). Dr. Donnelly is among the most accomplished sport sociologists in North America. He is author of numerous journal articles and has published or edited 3 books. He is the director of the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto.  At Miami Dr. Donnelly will present a talk entitled, "Proolympism and the Crisis of Governance in Sport."  An abstract of his talk follows: 

In 2000, Sunder Katwala wrote: "It is difficult to think of anything that is so badly governed as international sport." The situation has not improved in the last dozen years and governance problems are also evident in national sporting organizations, professional sport, and interuniversity sport. These include problems with the integrity of sport (doping, gambling and match-fixing); corruption and problems with financial transparency and accountability in sporting organizations; lack of equitable representation and democratized governance in sport organizations; problems with athlete health and safety, and violence control; problems with labour relations, team selection, and other aspects of due process for athletes; and problems of athlete maltreatment and child protection in sport.  I coined the term "prolympism" in the 1990s to reflect the convergence of the two major ideologies of sport participation--Olympic amateur ideals, and professional ideals. The spreading crises of governance appears to be an unintended consequence of that convergence and the emergence of a global sport monoculture. When this is combined with a tendency to not take sport seriously, and the fact that "sports….  take place in a separate [autonomous] sphere, detached from normal rules and regulations in society" (Bruyninckx, 2011), there is a clear need for regulation.

Sponsored by The Department of Kinesiology and Health, the Humanities Center, the School of Education, Health and Society Harry Armigoda Lecture Fund, the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the Honors Program and the American Studies Program. Special thanks to Christine Ingham and family.

For more information contact Mary McDonald at mcdonamg@muohio.edu.

NASSS ELECTIONS: Call for Nominations 2013

Dear NASSS Colleagues:

The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) invites you to consider serving NASSS by running for one of the following positions:

• President-elect: This position requires a 3-year commitment that involves serving one year each as President-elect, President, and Past President. The President-elect serves as Chair of the Program Committee for the upcoming NASSS Conference. As President, this person oversees the business of NASSS, while the past-President serves on the Board in an advisory capacity.

• Treasurer: The Treasurer is elected by the membership to serve a 2-year term. The Treasurer shall chair the finance committee and shall have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Society in accordance with the provisions of the NASSS Bylaws. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial report of the Society at the close of each fiscal year and a proposed budget for the biennium; shall arrange for an annual audit, and advises the Executive Board on fiscal issues as they arise.

• Member-at-Large: The member-at-large (MAL) serves on the NASSS Board for 2 years during which time s/he chairs one of the award committees. (2 seats open)

Procedures for Nomination: You may nominate yourself or someone else to run for an office. If you wish to nominate someone else, you must contact the person you are nominating and confirm their desire to run for office.

Materials needed: Candidates who wish to run for office need to provide a brief Vision Statement for NASSS, in addition to a Biographical Statement that outlines the candidate’s qualifications for the office, including a summary of publications and/or a report on other professional activities.

For further details about each position please see the NASSS bylaws, at: http://www.nasss.org/. Please contact Vicky Paraschak, NASSS Elections Chairperson (parasch@uwindsor.ca) should you have further questions.

NOTE: In order to vote in this year’s NASSS elections, you must be current with your dues. Membership fees may now be paid via the NASSS website. If you have any questions about membership, please contact Robert Pitter (members@nasss.org).

PHD SCHOLARSHIPS: Edge Hill University (UK)

Edge Hill University 
PhD Studentships/Teaching Assistantships
Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Twelve Graduate Teaching Assistantships/PhD Studentships

Edge Hill University is one of the fastest growing universities in the United Kingdom and has been providing higher education for over 125 years, based on an ethos of opportunity through excellence. The past five years have seen student applications double, turnover increase at a rate of around 20% per annum, and an investment of £130m on campus. Edge Hill is a dynamic and ambitious university with a clear sense of direction, and significant resources to invest in its future. It is currently ranked in the top 20 of the Sunday Times 75 Best Companies to work for in the Public Sector.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is home to a large and diverse group of disciplines with a track record of excellence in research, much of which crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. We are particularly keen to continue to build our research capacity, and welcome applications for up to 12 PhD studentships to be held in a range of subject areas across the Faculty. These will be combined with Graduate Teaching Assistantships.

The Studentships

Each studentship includes a full waiver of postgraduate tuition fees as well as free single room postgraduate student accommodation on campus, subject to availability, or a cash equivalent in lieu. GTAs will teach for up to six hours per week. An annual stipend in the region of £7,380 will be paid at monthly intervals. Research proposals are invited in the areas below. Applicants who would like to submit proposals on
other research topics are welcome to e-mail the contact listed in their subject area for informal discussion and advice.

Sport and Physical Activity
The Department of Sport and Physical Activity has a rapidly developing research culture built upon a combination of experienced academics and younger researchers. The applied skills and experiences of our internationally and nationally recognized staff both enhance our teaching provision and provide unique opportunities for those wishing to undertake research in the field of sport and physical activity. Research in the Department is centred around two clusters, including the Social Science of Sport and Research Group.

The Social Science of Sport Research Group is led by Professor Andy Smith and conducts internationally recognized research in the sociology of sport, sport policy, and sport development, with a particular focus on youth sport. The Group is currently undertaking applied research in these fields and works with a range of leading sporting organizations, including: Sport England, UK Sport, International Cricket Council Europe, Rugby Football League, Child Protection in Sport Unit, and the NSPCC

Research proposals are invited on the following:

• The influence of an international volunteering programme on local sport-fordevelopment practice in Africa 
• The legacy of School Sport Partnerships on participation in physical education and school sport 
• The politics and policy of youth sport: clubs, coaches, and communities 
• Youth sport, physical activity and health 
• Prevention of sexual violence in sport 
• Safeguarding and child protection in sport: policy and practice 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to:
Professor Andy Smith, Andy.Smith@edgehill.ac.uk
Further information about the application process is provided online at:
http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/graduateschool/phd-studentshipsgraduate-teachingassistantships/

The Recruitment Process

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview and asked to give a presentation related to their research proposal. Successful candidates at interview will be put forward to a final selection panel which will make the decision on the award of the 12 studentships. Candidates will not have to attend the final panel.
Please contact the Graduate School for an application form: graduateschool@edgehill.ac.uk

• The closing date for all studentships is Friday 15 March 2013 
• Interviews will be held between 15 April and 30 April 2013 
• The final selection panel will meet in May

CFP: Science, Higher education, Business

CALL FOR PAPERS
SCIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION, BUSINESS: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO SPORT STUDIES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN

June 25-28, 2013

Globally, the last 25 years has witnessed a tremendous upsurge in the study of sport and its institutionalization as part of the system of higher education. This upsurge has been attributed to several major processes that include commercialization, professionalization, scientization and globalization which have been combined with the increasing use of sport as an element of public policy to deal with problems relating to health, violence, crime and social inclusion. While the pace and extent of these changes have varied across the world, within the Commonwealth Caribbean several degree, diploma and certificate programmes in the fields of sport management, coaching, sport medicine and sport tourism have been established at tertiary level education institutions over the last 15 years. Despite these developments, there remains a significant void with respect to a body of Caribbean oriented sport research and scholarship which connects to both the development of sport and the use of sport for development. In order to help fill this void as well as rationalize existing local initiatives in higher education, the University of the West Indies in collaboration with the First Citizens Sports Foundation will host its first conference on Sport and Higher Education from June 25 to 28 2013. We hereby invite the submission of abstracts for consideration for presentation at this conference. Papers should be substantive and may be either qualitative or quantitative or both and should focus on one of the following areas:

•   The Sociology of Sport
•   Academic Sport Programmes in the Caribbean  
•   Sport Management (funding, marketing, sponsorship, sport law, facility management)
•   Sport Tourism
•   Sport policy (elite vs. mass sport, formulation, implementation, evaluation)
•   Governance in sport
•   Sport and Gender
•   Sport for development
•   Sport Psychology
•   Sport Science (injury, nutrition, physiotherapy, sports medicine, biomechanics)
•   Student-athletes
•   Coaching

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted to Ms. Nikisha Pierre at physed.administrator@sta.uwi.edu by March 31, 2013. Submissions should include the author’s name/s, affiliated institution and contact details. Authors will receive notification of acceptance by April 15, 2013.

CFP: IJSC special issue

IJSC Special Issue: 21^st Century Sport Communication Professionals

 

Guest Editor: Dr. Edward (Ted) M. Kian, Oklahoma State University, USA

As the sport communication industry has evolved in the Internet era, so have the positions and job responsibilities for sport communication professionals. It is now a necessity for many journalists and communication professionals to utilize a convergence of media skills in their vocations, such as writing for print, shooting video, blogging, appearing on camera, etc. (Boyle & Whannel, 2010). Moreover, the advent of the Internet and subsequent downfall of more traditional media (e.g., newspapers, magazines) has altered long-standing, career advancement norms in sport communication, enabling some with less experience to quickly ascend to marquee positions, while many veterans were laid off over the past two decades (Kian & Zimmerman, 2012).

Most published sport communication research over the past 30 years focused on media content. Less scholarship has centered on media gatekeepers who assign, produce, and edit that content. Further, several of the seminal studies on sport communication professionals were published before the advent of the Internet transformed the industry (e.g., Creedon, 1994; Lowes, 1997; Theberge & Cronk, 1986). Accordingly, it is past time to dedicate a special issue that focuses on sport communication professionals from all types of sport media and public relations. Thus, a purpose of this special issue is to focus on the actual sport communication gatekeepers who produce the content that helps shape our opinions, and lets us know which sports and athletes are most worthy of public attention.

Submissions are welcome on any analysis related to sport communication professionals. Whereas all topics related to sport communication professionals will be considered, examples of possible foci, issues, and topical areas include:

·         Work routines of sport communication professionals from any medium or sector

·         Multimedia convergent skills needed or used in 21st Century sport communication

·         Ethics in sport communication

·         The influence of the Internet on the sport communication profession

·         Attitudes of sport communication professionals

·         Changing roles and definitions of sport media gatekeepers

·         Experiences of sport communication professionals

·         Effects of the economic recession and/or corporate consolidation on sport communication professionals

·         The impact of sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, etc. on sport communication professionals

·         Leadership styles in 21st Century sport communication

Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2013

Publication Issue: Volume 6(4) – December 2013

Edward (Ted) M. Kian, Ph.D. – the guest editor of this special issue – can be reached atedward.kian@okstate.edu. To submit a manuscript, however, please go through the regular submission steps found at the IJSC website (please see link below). In the cover letter to the IJSC editor (Paul M. Pedersen, Ph.D., Indiana University), simply note that the submission is for the 21^st Century Sport Communication Professionalsspecial issue.

Submission Guidelines: http://hk.humankinetics.com/IJSC/journalSubmissions.cfm

IJSC Special Issue: http://journals.humankinetics.com/ijsc-extras/ijsc-extras/call-for-papers-for-ijsc

IJSC: http://hk.humankinetics.com/IJSC/journalAbout.cfm

CFP: IRSS Sport & Alcohol Extended

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Special Issue

SPORT AND ALCOHOL

Extended Deadline: August 1, 2013

Guest Editor

Catherine Palmer

University of Tasmania

FOCUS AND TOPICS

There is little doubt that alcohol features in many aspects of contemporary sport. Promotional practices, alcohol use and misuse by players and spectators, and sports-based interventions in alcohol prevention and recovery programs (among other things), make sports-associated drinking a rich source of interest for sociologists, anthropologists, policy-makers and health professionals alike.  While a considerable body of research has explored the relationships between sport, alcohol and masculinity (and there is certainly more to be done), new relationships to sport and alcohol are emerging that can further advance understandings of the social meanings embedded in sport-related drinking, the range of social problems it contributes to and their implications for scholarship, policy and practice. It is timely then to re-examine sport-related drinking in ways that widen the empirical and theoretical base so as to better understand the diversity and complexity of drinking and drinkers in sport.  

The research questions, topics and problematics raised and addressed in this Special Issue should aim to extend and enhance knowledge and understandings in the sociology of sport and related disciplines.  Towards that goal, this special issue solicits papers that can contribute to new research agendas in the sport-alcohol nexus. Papers are invited on, but not limited to, the following themes:

·         drinking and masculinity

·         women, sport and drinking (as sportswomen, fans, audiences, or through other identities/relationships)

·         non-drinkers in sport drinking cultures

·         media representations and promotional culture

·         methodological issues and innovations in exploring sport-related drinking

·         theoretical contributions to exploring and re-defining sport-related drinking

·         implications for policy and practice

·         prevention and /or rehabilitation

Papers that address these or other themes in varied cultural and /or geographical contexts are particularly encouraged.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS

Manuscripts for the Sport and Alcohol special issue should be submitted online by August 1, 2013 athttp://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/irss  In the submission process, authors should both note submission for the Sport and Alcohol special issue in a cover letter and choose “Sport & Alcohol Special Issue” as the “Manuscript Type.” Manuscripts should be 6000-7000 words (inclusive of references, endnotes, tables, and figures) and follow the Manuscript Submission Guidelines at http://irs.sagepub.com/ All manuscripts will be subject to peer review under the supervision of the Special Issue Editor and Editor-in-Chief.  Expressions of interest, abstracts for consideration, and questions may be directed to the Special Issue Editor Catherine Palmer at catherine_palmer@hotmail.com

JOURNAL: Communication & Sport

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural 2013 (Vol. 1, No. 1/2) double issue of the new SAGE research quarterly Communication & Sport is available for download at the journal's website at http://com.sagepub.com along with about 10 other articles published in advance of print publication via SAGE Online First.  The website also provides links to the new journal's Aims & Scope, Editorial Board, Manuscript Submission Guidelines, and individual and institutional subscription information. In the 200 page inaugural issue entitled "Reflections on Communication and Sport: Perspectives From Key Figures,"  the following 16 scholars foundational to the development of the study of sport, communication, and media "reflect" on diverse topics that have been central to the maturing of this scholarly area:

• Garry Whannel: On Mediatization and Cultural Analysis
• David Rowe: On Nation and Globalization
• Michael Real: On Spectacle and Mega-Events
• Robert Bellamy: On Institutions and Strategies
• Paul Pedersen: On Strategic Communication and Management
• Nick Trujillo: Ethnography and Organizations
• Wayne Wanta: On Reporting and Journalists
• Raymond Boyle: On Journalism and Digital Culture
• Steven Jackson: On Advertising and Promotional Culture
• Michael Messner: On Men and Masculinities
• Toni Bruce: On Women and Femininities
• Helen Jefferson Lenskyj: On Heteronormativity and Gender Identities
• David Andrews: On Celebrity and Race
• Arthur Raney: On Enjoyment and Disposition
• Walter Gantz: On Fanship and Social Relationships
• Lawrence Wenner: On Reading Sport and Narrative Ethics

I encourage you to take advantage of SAGE Publications program to download articles free of charge from the journal's site during the first year of publication.
For those interested in subscribing to Communication & Sport, I encourage you to purchase an $80 annual membership in the International Association for Communication of Sport at http://www.communicationandsport.com/  that includes a journal subscription at the same price as purchasing an individual subscription directly from SAGE.  The new IACS-SAGE partnership in publishing Communication & Sport and the ongoing developments at IACS, including its annual Summit on Communication and Sport, offer many opportunities to scholars studying sport, communication, and media from varied disciplinary perspectives.

CFP: Biopedagogies and/of Public health

CFP Biopedagogies and/of Public Health

As Guest Editors for a Special Issue of the journal Cultural Studies<=>Critical Methodologies, Geneviève Rail and Shannon Jette are now soliciting contributions (abstracts due April 1st, 2013 and selected papers due August 1st, 2013) to the advancement of knowledge on biopedagogies and/of public health.

Please find more information about the Call for Papers by visiting:
http://wsdb.concordia.ca/faculty-and-staff/faculty/documents/CFPBiopedagogiesPublicHealth.pdf