Globalization & Sport

Modern sport is intricately linked to globalization. While globalization has enabled sport’s transformation into a transnational phenomenon, such changes have been founded on variable regional/local responses: passive, purposeful and resistant. This session has a broad thematic focus on social issues relating to sport and globalization, including aspects of power, politics and economies. It also welcomes papers from diverse theoretical backgrounds addressing transformations in the technologies, cultures and social networks surrounding sport.