Sport and social issues

Sport and physical activity are recognised by the United Nations as human rights.

Policy goals and community aspirations

Around the world, the social and cultural significance of sport is advocated by governments, sport associations, NGOs and community groups. The theme ‘Sport and Social Issues’ provides a multi-disciplinary focal point for researchers who aim to investigate how sport intersects with policy goals and community aspirations, as well as with local experiences. Historically, sport has long been a site of discrimination and marginalisation in areas like disability, ‘race’, ethnicity, and gender, but a key goal of contemporary sport is inclusivity and multiculturalism. Sport has also emerged as a site for wider development goals, such as conflict resolution, with physical activity a vehicle towards their pursuit.

The convenor is Nico Schulenkorf.

Projects include:

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.