PSA annual conference 2012

Belfast

The group is hosting two panels at the PSA Annual International Conference. These are as follows:

Sport politics in Ireland: past and present

3 April 2012, 16.00-17.30. Room: Copenhagen 1.


Neil King (Edge Hill University)

Local government and sport in Northern Ireland: where next?


Richard McElligott (University College Dublin)

United in a Jersey? A Reappraisal of the Healing Myth of the Kerry Gaelic Athletic Association


Conor Curran (De Montfort University)

Sport and cultural imperialism: the Conflict between Gaelic football and Association football in Donegal 


Sport, conflict and social change

3 April 2012, 14.00-15.30. Room: Copenhagen 2.


Elia Chatzigianni (University of Peleponnese, Greece)

The use of sport as a mean for the promotion of peace and conciliation by the United Nations


Peter Craig  (University of Bedfordshire)

Sport and Conflict Resolution: Challenging the Mythology and Methodology of Current of sport Policy and Practice


George Poulton (Manchester University)

 The politics of fan protest: ‘football consciousness’, supporter ownership and fan rivalry