SPORT & EU

William Gaillard, senior advisor to UEFA president.

The Association for the Study of Sport and the EU is pleased to annouce that William Gaillard, senior advisor to UEFA president and a senior director at UEFA, will be delivering the 2013 conference’s keynote speech. Mr. Gaillard keynote will be titled ‘Football and the EU in a wider historical perspective’. The keynote speech is scheduled int he morning of the conference’s second day, Friday 28th June at 10.00 am local Istanbul time (9.00 am CET). Very much in line with the recent research initiative of the FREE Project, Mr. Gaillard will trace back the contribution of football competitions to European integration. Mr Gaillard will also have a look at recent UEFA initiatives, such as Financial Fair Play and the pan-European EURO 2020. Sport&EU is pleased to welcome such an important figure to our conference and we are convinced his intervention will raise interesting debates. As a senior director at UEFA, William Gaillard has been heavily involved in the governing body’s dealings with the European Union. He is often in Brussels meeting EU institutions and other stakeholders. His views will surely add to our conference.

William Gaillard, after five years as UEFA’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, is, since 2009, the Senior Advisor to the UEFA President Michel Platini. He advises the UEFA President on political issues, communication and social responsibility. Prior to joining UEFA, French born William Gaillard had an impressive professional career including Head of Media Relations at the European Commission Delegation to the US (1978-1983, Washington DC), Chief External Relations at the United Nations (UNRWA, Vienna) (Rome), Director of Communication and Political Affairs at the UN International Drug Control Programme (Vienna) and Director of Corporate Communication of the International Air Transport Association (IATA,1994-2003) .

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German Sports University’s main entrance. (c) Duhon Used under Creative Commons license CC-BY-3.0

The Association for the Study of the Sport and the European Union has the pleasure to announce that its 9th anual conference, in 2014, will be hosted by the German Sports University in Cologne. The conference, provisionally titled ‘Sport Systems and Sport Governance in Europe: Changes and Challenges’ will take place on 26 and 27 June 2014 in the wonderful surroundings of the German Sports University’s campus in Cologne. The conference will be jointly organised by the Department of Political Science of the University of Mainz and by the German Sports University’s Institute for European Sport Development and Leisure Studies. The academic convenors are Professor Jürgen Mittag (Cologne), Professor Arne Niemann and Dr Alexander Brand (Mainz). The conference will coincide with the end of the Brazil 2014 World Cup’s group stage and the conferences organisers are already planning a public viewing event for those interested!

This will be the fourth time that Sport&EU travels outside the United Kingdom, showing once again the association’s commitment to an inclusive an international membership. Moreover, this is the first time that Sport&EU is organised in a all-sport campus, which hopefully will prove inspirational for the speakers and paper givers. The leafy surroundings of the German Sports University’s campus, in the outskirts of Cologne and next door to FC Cologne’s stadium promise to be an ideal setting for Sport&EU delegates. We are also especially happy to see that two of the most prestigious German universities showed their interest in organising our conference. Moreover, we are honoured to have three EU-studies leading academics of international reputation convening and organising our 2014 conference.

As always, Sport&EU will welcome researchers, academics, PhD students and practitioners with an interest in sport and the EU to participate in our annual conference, which is now becoming one of the important dates in the conference circuit. Please reserve these dates in your diary, as we would like to see as many of you as possible in beautiful Cologne. In due course, a call for papers and panels will be made public through the website, so please log in regularly to get the latest information about Sport&EU, our annual conference and all our events.

Commenting on the decision to take the conference to Cologne, Sport&EU honorary chair, Professor Richard Parrish said: ‘Sport&EU is thrilled to be taking our 9th annual conference to one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. Sport studies in this continent are synonimous with Cologne and we are glad to take our conference there. We also want to thank the generosity of the University of Mainz, who will co-organise the conference. Arne Niemann and Alexander Brand have been strong supporters of Sport&EU since our foundation and we are really honoured to have them as our conerence co-organisers in 2014. This decision reflects our commitment to continue to internationalise the association. The conference will take place during the football World Cup and I am sure the location and the environment will prove attractive for delegates. We hope to attract a new attendance record in Cologne in 2014. Join us in Germany in 2014!’

Sport&EU would like to thank the interest of many outstanding academic institutions in organising our 2014 conference. We received a good number of outstanding proposals. The Sport&EU Committee would like to congratulate all the applicants for the extreme good quality of their proposals, which made the decision very difficult to take. We would like to encourage the unsuccessful applicants to consider applying again for our future conferences. Similarly, we would like to encourage all our members to consider the possibility of applying to host Sport&EU in the future. Please contact us if you want to discuss the details of organising a Sport&EU conference.

Finally, Sport&EU would like to thank the 2014 local organising committee, headed by Arne Niemann, Alexander Brand and Jürgen Mittag. They presented an outstanding application, of excelent value for money, and we are sure that they will deliver an exceptional conference. We look forward to seeing many of you in Cologne in June 2014.

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The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union is searching for candidates to organise its 9th annual conference in summer 2014. Given the success of past conferences and the good prospects of our upcoming conference in Istanbul in 2013, it is fair to say that Sport&EU’s annual conference is becoming a regular stop in the academic circuit. It is also particularly attractive for practitioners. Thus, local organisers certainly benefit from organising the event.

This year there is a two stage application process. If you are interested in organising our 2013 conference, please send your expresion of interest by email to Borja Garcia by 20 December 2012.

Full applications forms will then be required, also by email to Borja Garcia no later than 20 February 2013.

Download the application form.

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The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union (Sport&EU) invites the submission of paper and panel proposals to be considered for the 8th annual conference entitled “Sport in times of crisis: Challenges and opportunities”.  The conference is hosted by Kadir Has University in Istanbul (Turkey) between 27th and 28th June 2013. With most European countries suffering one of the deepest social and economic crisis of the modern era, which also extends beyond the borders of Europe, Sport&EU sets to explore in Istanbul the consequences of these times of turbulence for sport’s many dimensions.
The organisers would welcome panel and paper proposals that address one or more of the main thematic topics identified for the conference:

- Sport in times of economic and social crisis

- The organization of international sport events

- Corruption in sport / match fixing

- The new dynamics of EU sports policy under Article 165 TFEU

As it is tradition in Sport&EU, papers and panels with an interdisciplinary approach are encouraged, whilst graduate students and emerging scholars are also urged to submit works in progress. Panels and papers that do not fall within the main themes might also be considered, but preference is given to these topics.

In line with Sport&EU’s traditional policy of promoting gender equality, female academics and/or practitioners are specially encouraged to send their proposals, and papers with a focus on gender equity in sport, which will be also welcome.

For single paper proposals, send a 250 word abstract, together with a short biography and your contact details.

For panel proposals (maximum of 3 papers per panel) send (in a single document) a 250 word panel abstract, together with a 250 word abstract for each paper. Please also include a chair for the panel (if you cannot find a suitable chairperson we will allocate one) and a biographic note for each presenter.

All paper and panel proposals should clearly indicate which one of the thematic topics they address.

Proposals should be sent by email to the local organisers at conference@sportandeu.com.

The deadline for submissions is 25th January.

All papers submitted by this deadline will be peer reviewed with confirmation of successful applications provided by 27th February.

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Kadir Has University will host the 2013 Sport&EU Conference

The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union is proud to announce that our 8th Annual Conference will be organised by the Sport Studies Research Centre at Kadir Has University in Istanbul (Turkey). The conference is scheduled on 27-28 June 2013, which will coincide with the FIFA Under 20 World Cup, hosted by Turkey. This is the third time that Sport&EU travels outside the United Kingdom and it will be the second time that our annual conference is organised outside the European Union, in recognition to the interest that European sporting issues have beyond the physical borders of the EU. Moreover, this is the first time Sport&EU travels to a candidate country for accession and it is also the first time that Sport&EU reaches both the east and south of the continent. We hope that this conference opens new frontiers for the association and for the research on sport and the European Union.

This conference marks a commitment of Sport&EU to open our activities to new territories and to new members. By organising our annual conference in Turkey we hope to develop a genuine academic exchange between Europe’s east and west in the study of sport. We are convinced that the study of sport in these new territories has a lot to offer to Sport&EU and we are also committed to help, within our means, our Turkish academic colleagues in their endeavour to mainstream the study of sport and the European union within their regional academic communities.

As always, Sport&EU will welcome researchers, academics, PhD students and practitioners with an interest in sport and the EU to participate in our annual conference, which is now becoming one of the important dates in the conference circuit. Please reserve these dates in your diary, as we would like to see as many of you as possible in beautiful Istanbul. In due course, a call for papers and panels will be made public through the website, so please log in regularly to get the latest information about Sport&EU, our annual conference and all our events.

With the selection of Istanbul as host for our annual conference, we expect to attract significant practitioners and officials from public administration in neighbouring non-EU countries, to engage in meaningful debates on the impact that EU regulations is having in their sport systems despite not being EU Member States. Commenting on the decision to take the conference to the premises of Kadir Has University, Sport&EU honorary chair, Professor Richard Parrish commented: ‘Sport&EU is thrilled to be taking our 8th annual conference to Istanbul in 2013. The decision reflects our commitment to continue to internationalise the association, particularly beyond the boundaries of the European Union. Delegates will be attracted to Istanbul, not only by the expertise and professionalism of our hosts, but also by the charm and beauty of the city in which the conference will take place. Join us in Istanbul in 2013!’

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The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union (Sport&EU) are extremely please to announce that  for the first time, the annual Sport&EU conference will be streamed live online. Please follow this link to access the conference sessions.

You can also consult the conference schedule in this link. All times in the schedule are Central European Time (CET). We will stream the pre-conference on Wednesday 20th June, as well as all the academic sessions and keynote addressess on 21-22 June 2012.

We would like to thank the local organisers, the Swiss School of Public Administration, for providing the technology to make this possible.

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Professor Mark Pieth is the latest addition to the programme of the 7th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Sport and the Europea Union. Professor Pieth has risen to popularity lately due to his involvement in the FIFA Independent Governance Committee. Mark Pieth has been a professor of criminal law and criminology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, since 1993. He is the Chairman of the Board, Basel Institute on Governance. He chairs the OECD Working Group on Bribery and is a member of the Integrity Advisory Board of the World Bank Group. He chairs the FIFA Independent Governance Committee since 2011.

The Sport&EU 2012 Conference will be hosted by the Swiss School of Public Administration on 20-22 June 2012. The registration is still open and more information about the programme and registration can be obtained in our website. The Sport&EU annual conference is one of the key academic meetings for those with an interest in the relationship between sport and the European Union.

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The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union has the pleasure to announce that Mr. Stanislas Frossard, from the Council of Europe, has confirmed his attendance to our annual conference in Lausanne. Sport&EU 2012 Conference will be held by the Swiss School of Public Administration on 21-22 June 2012. Mr Frossard will deliver his keynote address in the morning session of 22nd June.

Stanislas Frossard is the Executive Secretary of the « Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport », which is the intergovernmental platform of co-operation of the Council of Europe on Sports policies. Mr Frossard started in the Council of Europe as an Administrator, in charge of the Sports Conventions Unit (Anti-doping and Spectator Violence Conventions).

For more information on the conference programme and registration, please visit our website, where you can also read a full profile of our keynote speaker, Stanislas Frossard.

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The provisional programme for the 2012 Sport&EU Conference, to be held in Lausane 21-22 June 2012 is now available in the website.

A pre-conference event will be organised on 20th June and the conference will start in the morning of 21st June.

Click here to access the full programme.

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The registration for our 7^th Annual conference, to be held in Lausanne on 21-22 June 2012 is now open.

 This year, the conference is organised by the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, IDHEAP. The theme of the conference, ‘Towards a networked governance of sport’ promises to deliver high quality academic debates on the reality of sport just a few days before the inaugural ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Sport&EU travels for the second time to continental Europe and Lausanne, the olympic city, promises to be the perfect host for our annual showcase event. The proximity of many international sport governing bodies ensures an enriching debate between academic and practitioners in issues pertaining to EU sports policy and law.

 The local organisers have managed to keep conference fees at a very reasonable level in comparison with similar events hosted in Switzerland. So please, recognise their effort and join us in Lausanne. Moreover, following Sport&EU’s traditional policy, we have secured preferential registration and accommodation rates for PhD student. We encourage PG students to join our debates in Lausanne this summer.

For full information on the conference programme, registration fees, travelling and accommodation, please visit our website.

 More information regarding the programme and guest speakers will be uploaded to the website, so we invite you to check it regularly. 

We would like to thank our local organisers, Jean-Patrick Villeneuve, Madalina Diaconou and Jean-Loup Chappelet for their hospitality and their hard work in organising our 2012 Conference.

Please, come and join us in Lausanne. We look forward to seeing you in the Olympic capital.

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