Detailed Programme – printed version
last update: 25h June 2025
| Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |||||
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| Main Auditorium (Aula) | Room 2 | Room B | Room A | Room 10 | |
| 08:00-11:00 | Workshop for PhD students | ||||
| 10:45-12:00 | Opening ceremony and keynote lecture Brad Millington Sport in an age of Artificial Intelligence: From datafication to automation |
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| 12:00-12:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||||
| 12:30-14:00 | SESSION 1.1 Sport and Social Change Chairperson Louis Moustakas | SESSION 1.2 Sport and power relations, conflict and resilience session Chairperson Marko Mustapić | SESSION 1.3 Gender and Sport Chairperson Sunčica Bartoluci | SESSION 1.4 Youth sport Chairperson Birgit Braumüller | SPECIAL SESSION 1.5 Local sport policy for marginalized groups: a governance approach on policy change and good practices Chairpersons Till Müller-Schoell, Remco Hoekman |
| Lavental Orr, Hadas Brodie Shroeder Sport Success as a Catalyst for Social Transformation: A Case Study of Women's Perspectives in a Peripheral City László Péter The Structure and Dynamics of Romanian Football: Navigating Tradition and Post-Fordist Challenges Marlene Pedersen Collaborative governance in practice: what challenges and potentials does the boundary spanner bring to sport for social change? Swantje Müller, Henk Erik Meier, Mara Verena Konjer, Michael Mutz Coverage and framing of female athletes’ claims for “equal pay” in the German media | Adam Urban Beyond the Pitch: Strategic action of the Players' Union and the Monopolised Field of Czech Football Michał Kobierecki, Gijsbert Oonk Sanctioned to Switch: The Impact of Ukraine War Sanctions on Russian Athletes’ Nationality Changes in Global Sports Niels B. Feddersen Dominating Bodies Klaus Seberth, Tobias Schleifer, Felix Kühnle, Enrico Michelini Prevention of extremism in organized sport. A study on the prevention landscape of German sports associations | Karolina Kierońska-Olszewska Women in Ballroom Dancing: Ideal Femininity or Fulfilling Social Expectations? Misuzu Iyama, An Uesugi Gender and Culture in Sports Communication: Thai Coaches’ Perspectives on Menstruation Mengqiu Chang An Examinaion of Gender and Social Identity Amongst 'Tomboy' Athletes in China Bart Bloem Herraiz Young Researcher Award honourable mention "Nature is such a healing space for us”: Trans people’s experiences in outdoor and adventure recreation | Vilma Cingiene, Monika Adomaitiene Motivations and Barriers for Youth Sports Participation in Lithuania Zsombor Csuport From the Bench to the Field: Breaking the Growth Logic in Youth Grassroots Football to Reclaim Play, Community, and Autonomy Astrid Schubring, Heléne Bergentoft, Andreas Caspers, Kristof Jaczina, Suzanne Lundvall, Jenny Jacobsson, Natalie Barker-Ruchti, Stefan Grau Barriers and support factors for sustainable youth elite sport: A systematic literature review | Birgitte Dalgas, Evald Bundgaard Iversen How Danish municipalities promote physical activity: patterns in the association between goals, target groups, and measures Fernando Starepravo, Fernando Mezzadri, João, Moretti, Edson Hirata, Giovanna Moura Municipal sports management and governance: a brazilian index for municipalities |
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| 14:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 15:00-16:30 | SESSION 1.6 Session Sport and Public Health patronage of the Committee on Rehabilitation, Physical Culture and Social Integration of the Polish Academy of Science Chairperson Michał Lenartowicz | SESSION 1.7 Sports and community Chairperson Mojca Doupona | SESSION 1.8 Sports spectatorship and fandom Chairperson Mateusz Grodecki | SESSION 1.9 Sport, politics and policy Chairperson Michał Kobierecki | SESSION 1.10 Special Session Local sport policy for marginalized groups: a governance approach on policy change and good practices Chairpersons Till Müller-Schoell, Remco Hoekman |
| Pelle Pelters You are expected to do everything right” - a norm-critical exploration of exercise norms in the gym and their relation with the healthistic discourse and gym exercise as the representation of health promotion Adam Evans Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes Michael Bertelsen Sports Participation Preferences Among Individuals with ADHD/ADD: Insights from the ‘Moving Denmark’ Survey 2020 Ramon Llopis-Goig Sport activity and age. Current trends in European society (2004-2022) Chunhong Zhou, Győző Molnár Organizational Barriers to Physical Activity Participation among Divorced Single Mothers in China’s IT/Internet Industries | Federico Genovesi Solidarity grassroots football and people seeking asylum: going beyond spaces of hierarchical care Alessio Noritto, Matthew Holmes Understanding community sports contribution to livelihood development: a transnational, comparative study Signe Højbjerre Larsen, Jens Høyer-Kruse GAME Streetmekka – learning from a unique facility concept aimed at supporting and developing local informal and organized street sport and street culture | Christian Brandt, Bernardo Buarque de Hollanda, Jimmy Medeiros Exploring Football Fan Activism Globally Marco Mustapić Once upon a time, KPK was the European champion: Knocking on the door of champions from the island of Korčula Kyra Margarete Angerer, Abdulelah AlNogemi ‘We are in the stadium; our husbands are in the mall with the children.’: Saudi Female Football Fans as Agents of Social Change | Wojciech Woźniak, Hanna-Mari Ikonen Sport Politics and Party Politics an Finland. From Class-Based Pluralism to Monoparty System? Hanna-Mari Ikonen, Wojciech Woźniak (A)political discourses of public health and sport-for-all shaping sport policies in Finland: Views from political actors Jelle Muraille, Jeroen Scheerder Political Ideology and Sports Participation: The Role of Social Media, Sport Clubs, and Sport Events Bright Nduka A Figurational Analysis of Heading Policies in Association Football Chi Chang, Chih-fu Cheng, Kuo-feng Tseng The Impact of Benevolent and Authoritarianism Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Effect of Leader-Member Relationship Quality and the Moderating Effect of Moral Leadership | Constanze Schulte, Till Müller-Schoell Addressing marginalized groups in local sport policy – Good practice examples from Germany Oskar Solenes, Solveig Straume, Mari Eik Sport and outdoor activities for marginalized groups in Norway Nathan Geurink, Remco Hoekman Dutch good practices of integrating marginalized groups in sport Irantzu Ibañez, Ekain Zubizarreta Strenghts and Strategies of Inclusive Sports Projects in Urban areas in Spain: preliminary results of a comparative qualitative study |
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| 16:30-17:30 | Young Research Award | ||||
| 17:30-18:30 | University tour/sport activities | ||||
| 19:00 | Welcome reception | ||||
| Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |||||
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| Main Auditorium (Aula) | Room 2 | Room B | Room A | Room 10 | |
| 8:30-10:00 | SESSION 2.1 Sports and gender Chairperson Anne Tjønndal | SESSION 2.2 Child protection and safeguarding in sport Chairperson Åsa Bäckström | SESSION 2.3 Social inclusion and exclusion in and through sport Chairperson Geoff Dickson | SESSION 2.4 Social justice in sport and physical activity Chairperson Jonas Landgren | SESSION 2.5 Sport for peace and development Chairperson Adam B. Evans |
| Mojca Doupona, Sunčica Bartoluci Balancing Acts: Structural, Financial, and Personal Challenges for Female Ice Hockey Players in the Balkan Region Suncica Bartolluci, Mojca Doupona Challenging the Status Quo: Female Coaches in Croatian Football Richard Pringle Sport and masculinity literature: undoing gender via narratives of love and care Bente Ovedie Skogvang Ellen Wille - 'the queen of women's football' and her 1986 speech's impact on women's football worldwide | Annika Söllinger, Bettina Rulofs Sexual Violence and the Intervention Processes in Sport Clubs – Perspectives of Experts in Safeguarding Fiona Dowling How are children’s best interests and their right to be heard narrated in sports clubs? Mine Kızılgüneş, Pınar Öztürk, İrem Kavasoğlu, Canan Koca Turkish Athletes' Views on Harassment and Abuse in Sports | Maike Dernbach, Brigit Braumüller Evaluation of a pilot programme for the inclusion of lgbt+ individuals in organised sports ─ learnings and policy recommendations Richard Ajiee, Geoff Dickson, Oyesoji Aremu, Ibrahim Akinpelu Exploring the Role of Sport in Facilitating the Transition of Retired Military Personnel to Civilian Life János Novák Sport and social inclusion – theoretical considerations and preliminary results of a case study Luciana Taddei, Ilaria Primerano, Luca Grion, Luca Bianchi, Marta Candussi Exploring Baskin’s Role in Social Inclusion and Well-Being: Growth, Regional Disparities, and Policy Implications | Marloes Ekkelboom How German Sports Students Perceive Athlete Activism: The Role of Socialisation and Framing Anna Puhakka The Overlooked Spectrum: Fat Women’s Physical Activity in Focus Katrin Albert Experiences of belonging and discrimination in club sports Christelle Hayoz Gender challenges and solutions for locker rooms in physical education – A national inventory on teachers’ perspectives | Alana Richardson Money Talks: An exploration of the tensions and challenges in implementing an unrestricted fund within sport for development Alessio Norrito, Paul Widdop, Richard Giulianott China and Sport for Development and Peace: exploring global processes and mechanisms through assemblage theory James Lever Reimagining monitoring, evaluation, and learning: Exploring complexity and experience through the Capability Approach Louis Moustakas Reproducing Power or Driving Change? Examining Sport for Development’s Professional-Managerial Class |
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| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote lecture Dorota Woroniecka-Krzyżanowska The state-building role of sports clubs in Palestine |
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| 11:00-11:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||||
| 11:30-12:30 | EASS General Assembly | ||||
| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 13:30-15:00 | SESSION 2.6 Sport and the body Chairperson Bente Ovedie Skogvang | SESSION 2.7 Sport, politics and policy Chairperson Wojciech Woźniak | SESSION 2.8 Sport, business and management Chairperson Karsten Elmose-Østerlund | SESSION 2.9 Sport and disability Chairperson Loredana Tallarita | PANEL SESSION 2.10 Against Modern Football and social research: Is there a crisis? Organisation: Benjamin Perasović |
| Mark Doyle Barbells, Bulking and Bourdieu: The Social Transmission of Transformation in Powerlifting Honorata Jakubowska, Julita Prusak Period: the unspoken obstacle for women's sport performance Hannele Harjunen More Efficiently, More Productively, and More Controlled: Gendered Bodies of the Neoliberal Era Assaf Lev Ink Trails of Endurance: Tattoos as Symbols of Liminality in the Process of Becoming an Ironman | I-fan Chen, Chih-fu Cheng, I-wei Chung The development and evolution of sport for everyone policy in Taiwan Nils Asle Bergsgard Factors that determine the level of participation in sport and exercise – a comparative study of European countries Tamas Doczi, Annamária Tátrai, Gyöngyvér Lacza Making the sports nation sportier: the evolution and challenges of the national active lifestyle policy in Hungary Bjarne Ibsen ‘Supply policy’ and ‘Demand policy’ in sports policy I Wei Chung, Chih Fu Cheng, I Fan Chen The Impact of Paris Olympics Green Advertising on Audience Response: Examining the Mediating Role of Value Co-creation Experience | Anna Katriina Salmikangas, Kerkko Huhtanen, Hannu Itkonen Understanding and managing hybrid organizations in local sports facility services provision of Contemporary Finland Andreas Gohritz, Peter Ehnold, Adrian Beck Servant of Two Masters!? A Critical Analysis of the Principal-Agent Relationship Between Footballers and Player Agents Kuo-feng Tseng, Chih-fu Cheng, Chi Chang Doing Good in Professional Sports: Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Sustainability in Taiwan’s Professional Baseball League Åsa Bäckström Making sport work – professionalisation and payment in the Swedish sports sector Huhtanen Kerkko, Hannu Itkonen, Anna Katriina Salmikangas Hybridity in the provision of local sports services in 2020s Finland | Caroline Van Lindert, Robin Rauws The structure of disability sport in the Netherlands: an analysis of the network of organisations and their collaborative relationships Stefanie Haberstock, Astrid Schubring Understanding the Role of Coaches in the Career Development of Paralympic Youth Athletes Angelina Gomez, Caroline Van Lindert, Tessa Schurink - Van 't Klooster Sports participation of children with and without disabilities in the Netherlands. A comparison | Moderation: Moderation: Sunčica Bartoluci Participants: - Marko Mustapic (Croatia) - Mateusz Grodecki (Poland) - Christian Brandt (Germany) - Benjamin Perasovic (Croatia) - Olga Ruzhelnyk (France) |
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| 15:00-15:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||||
| 15:30-17:00 | SESSION 2.11 Sport, nation and identities Chairperson Nils Asle Bergsgard | SESSION 2.12 Sport and new technologies Chairperson Fiona Dowling | SESSION 2.13 Sport and violence Chairperson Christian Brandt | SESSION 2.14 Sport and leisure Chairperson Anna Vilanova Soler | SESSION 2.15 Sport Organisations Research Network (SORN) Organisers Siegfried Nagel and Urlike Burrmann |
| Camelia Lis, Agnes Elling, Manou Anselma, Jacco Van Sterkenburg, Arne Van Lienden Finding belonging at the baseball field: A study of diasporic belonging through sport narratives Orsolya Bogdany, Tamás Dóczi Transnationalism, Ethnic Identity, and Sports Media: Transylvanian Hungarian Ice Hockey in a Shifting Global Context Sebastián Chávez-Hernández ""Uchidachi; shidachi: Hajime!"": Martial Arts as interpreted heritage, the case for Kendo Kata Pål Augestad How the practice of writing a training journal influences young athletes’ identity | Stian Røsten ‘No Place to Hide?’ - A Qualitative Study of Elite Cyclists’ Surveillance Imaginaries and Practices Jonas Landgren, Assaf Lev Running Unplugged: Disrupted Identity and Technological Disengagement Among Distance Runners Gabor Matrai The impact of technological development and digitalization on the world of sport. Anne Tjønndal, Stain Røsten, Egil Rogstad, Sigbjørn Skirbekk The Gendering of Technological Innovations in Sports Coaching and Refereeing Yu Chieh Chen, Jye Shyan Wang, Shao Hsi Chang The Key Winning Factors for NBA by Using Basketball Box Score Analysis | Saša Pišot, Ana Cikač Perfectionism and Injuries in Women’s Team Sports: Preliminary Findings Mateusz Grodecki, Dominik Antonowicz From English to Polish Disease. Conceptualising hooligans’ setup fights and their diffusion across Europe Christiana Schallhorn, Felix Heeßel Is stadium violence part of football fan culture? How personal experiences and perceived media narratives shape spectators’ attitudes towards football in the stadium Przemysław Nosal Freak fights: towards a new sporting spectacle Enrico Michelini, Tobias Schleifer, Klaus Seberth, Felix Kühnle Extremism and Sport: Forms and Their Prevention | Jakub Stempień Chess as a serious leisure Tessa Visser, Mirjam Stuij, Agnes Van Suijlekom The complexity of changes in sport behaviour among newly moms: A qualitative study Bo Peng In the Name of Achievement: Women’s Fitness Body in an Era of ‘Positivity’ Natalia Paulovich Globalized Spirituality, Local Realities: The Social Dimensions of Yoga in Poland | Matthias Buser, Siegfried Nagel Hindering and promoting conditions of female referring in Swiss football Siegfired Nagel, Chritoffer Klenk, Matthias Buser, Sarah Schlunegger, Eivind Skille, Cecilia Stenling, Josef Fahlén Multilevel policy implementation in organized sport: a multi-case study of programs that promote female sports activities Cecilia Stenling, Maria Johansson, Jenny Svender, Josef Fahlén Sport's work as boundary work: Sport club employees’ shaped and shaping everyday work Karsten Elmose-Østerlund Paid staff in Danish sports clubs – status, development and implications Ulrike Burrmann, Siegfired Nagel Value socialisation in club-based youth sport Michael Mutz, Sebastian Braun, Urlike Burrmann Democratic attitudes of sports club members in Germany: What role does club culture play? |
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| 19:00-20:30 | Warsaw walking tour | ||||
| 20:30-23:00 | Conference dinner | ||||
| Friday, June 27, 2025 | |||||
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| Main Auditorium (Aula) | Room 2 | Room B | Room A | Room 10 | |
| 8:30-10:00 | SESSION 3.1 Sport organization and governance Chairperson Szilvia Perényi | SESSION 3.2 Sport and well being Chairperson Tamás Dóczi | SESSION 3.3 Sport and educational contexts Chairperson Richard Pringle | ||
| Louise Lindkvist The Volunteer Blueprint: Crafting Ideal Roles in Sports Organizations Wikke Van Stam, Margot Keijzer Working towards strong sport clubs; the role of the club developer in the Netherlands Torsten Wojciechowski Collaboration between Sports Federations in Elite Sport: The Case of Baden-Württemberg Joop Truijen, Resie Hoeijmakers Cross-sector collaboration and social management of sports professionals: a national research project Till Müller-Schoell, Constanze Schulte Re-inventing the sports club as provider of public goods | Silke Voets Current Early Prevention Plans for Mental Health Used in Division One Athletics Silke Voets Philippe Terral, Delphine Azéma, Yves Moralès Smartphone applications and the fight against obesity through physical activity: the challenge of coordinating expertise Loredana Tallarita Body Well-Being, Healthy Lifestyle And Digital Fitnes Michał Jasny, Michał Lenartowicz Career environment in esports. Managing health risks | Natalia Organista, Zuzanna Mazur „I think that a man is definitely perceived differently than a woman” – the perception of female and male PE teacher Hanna Vehmas Professional careers of international master's degree programmes’ graduates and students of sport in Finland Fabian Studer, Benedikt Studer, Andres Werthmüller Job Opportunities and Skill Requirements for Sports Science Graduates in Switzerland | |||
| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote lecture Holger Preuss The World in Crisis – Disruptions and the Future of Sport (The Future of Sport and the Disruptions and Mega Trends) |
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| 11:00-11:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||||
| 11:30-12:30 | Poster session Main Hall area |
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| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 13:30-15:00 | SESSION 3.4 Sport and the media Chairperson Honorata Jakubowska | SESSION 3.5 Sport and disability Chairperson Hanna Vehmas | SESSION 3.6 Sport and migration Chairperson Astrid Schubring | ||
| Athanasios (sakis) Pappous, Pablo Gómez-Iniesta Beyond the Superhero Narrative: Media Representation and Italian Paralympic Athletes’ Perceptions Diana Poalo, Valentina D'Auria How to narrate the Paralympics? The perspective of Italian media professional Jailan El-Bous, Kyra Angerer A Comparative Study of the Visual Self-Presentation Strategies between Female Egyptian and Saudi Footballers on Instagram. Dorottya Borbála Rafáczné Gerics, Tamás Dóczi From the Track to the Screen: analyzing the digital presence of male and female motorsport athletes on social media | Anna Qvarfordt, Sven Blomqvist, Göran Svedsäter, Kristina Fagher, Anna Bjerkefors Parasport and anti-doping: challenges and solutions Hanwei Zhang, Astrid Schubring The End-of-Career Transition of Paralympic Athletes: Insights from a Qualitative Case Study Anna Grzywacz “Show the world your strength” – Sports for people with disabilities during the escalation of war in Ukraine Michelle Skov Blagdon, Adam Evans A scoping review of existing main practices, solutions, and programmes in the field of sport for persons with intellectual disabilities | Henriikka Koivukoski, Hanna Vehmas, Elina Hasanen, Arja Sääkslahti Non-native-speaker preschoolers’ engagement in leisure time activities – Could organized sport participation enhance family integration to Finland? Selçuk Açıkgöz Cultural Influences on Migrant Youth Sport and PA Participation: Insights from Du Bois' Double Consciousness Krister Hertting, Eva-Carin Lindgren, Jennie Ryding “I create my own culture, my own religion and live the life I decide”: Immigrant women developing leadership in Swedish sport | |||
| 15:00-15:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||||
| 15:30-16:30 | SESSION 3.7 Elite and mass sport events Chairperson Jakub Stempień | SESSION 3.8 Sport, race and ethnicity Chairperson Natalia Organista | SESSION 3.9 Social theory and methodology in sports sociology Chairperson Przemysław Nosal | ||
| Szilvia Perenyi, Balázs Polcsik Motivation of volunteers at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships Pablo Gómez-Iniesta, Athanasios (sakis) Pappous Dancing on the Seine: Diversity, Inclusion, and the ""Woke"" Politics of Soft Power at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony | Arne Van Lienden Constructing the Black postcolonial athlete: Dutch media portrayals of Churandy Martina (2012-2024) Rens Cremers, Agnes Elling, Jacco Van Sterkenburg Racism and policy responses in Dutch football: A critical evaluation Gijsbert Oonk Breaking Boundaries: Gender, Race and National Identity at the Olympics, 1896-2024 | Thijs Velema How sport sociologists make theoretical interventions in the discipline: An anatomy of abstracts published in IRSS Arve Hjelseth, Mads Skauge Understanding late modern sports through the lenses of Elias and Guttmann Resie Hoeijmakers Are new sports hype or trend? The development of a theoretical framework Federica Comazzi, Chiara D'Angelo Designing a Self-Assessment Tool for Environmental Sustainability in Mediterranean Sports Organizations | |||
| 16:30-17:00 | Closing ceremony | ||||
