Sport and Citizenship


Sport and Citizenship was founded in 2007 and is the first European think tank in the field of sport. It is a forum for new thinking and lobbying whichs aims to put forward the core values of sport in society, in the realm of politics, economics and media issues.
In the pursuit of multidisciplinary and transverse reflection, it brings together associations, federations, politicians, sportpeople, and academics to enable an exchange of views and an analysis of policies at both European and national member state level.
To achieve its goals Sport and Citizenship relies on its scientific committee, gathering about one hundred European scientists considered as experts in their field. These experts regularly meet and collaborate on roundtable events, conferences and symposia as well as the think tank's quarterly review, and its thematic special publications.

The journal

Each quarter a bilingual scientific journal on sport is published by the think tank exploring an important theme of society. Past issues have covered "Sport and Health" ; "Sport and European law" ; "Women and Sport" ; "Sport and Sustainable Development" ; "Sport and Social inclusion" ; "Sport, Ethics and Economics" ; "Sport, Volunteering and active Citizenship" ; "Sport Governance in Europe" ; "Sport and European Identity" ; "Sport and Media" ; "Sport and Disabilities" .

Next issues

September 2013
December 2013
March 2014
June 2014
September 2014

The roundtables

The association also organizes and takes part in roundtables and conferences which deal with citizenship through sport across Europe:
Sport and Citizenship also publishes more substantial thematic studies which constitute a more in-depth analysis of a given topic. These include:
June 2013
July 2013
November 2013

The Board of Directors