Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Race, Protest, and the Power of the Body in Sport: Taking a Knee
1st Edition
By Adam R. North
October 08, 2026
Race, Protest, and the Power of the Body in Sport explores how and why athletes use public performance to bring audience’s attention to structural racism. The book it focuses on the case of Colin Kaepernick and his decision to take the knee, which eventually became a global gesture for bringing ...
Football, Nationalism and Mega-Events: Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine
1st Edition
By Piotr Małczyński
October 02, 2026
Football, Nationalism and Mega-Events examines how international football contributes to the reproduction of national identity and nationalism, using Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine as a case study. Through a detailed analysis of football as a cultural and political phenomenon, the book examines ...
The Future of Football: Social, Cultural and Economic Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Paolo Corvo, Alessandro Porrovecchio
September 14, 2026
This book explores football's evolution from a community-based sport to a global entertainment industry, examining the profound social, economic, cultural, and technological forces reshaping the world's most popular game. Through interdisciplinary research and critical inquiry, the contributors ...
Climate, Innovation and Ocean Sports: How to Flip the Script
1st Edition
By Maureen Flores, Martina Massimiliani, Mariana Knust, Gabriela Lasmar
August 19, 2026
This book reveals how ocean sports serve as critical windows into our planet's changing climate systems, offering unique insights into adaptation strategies for climate events. The book explores the connections between physical oceanography and four major ocean sports, surfing, sailing, open water ...
Sport, Cultural Identity, and Masculinity: Afghan and Pakistani Athletes in South Asia and the Global Diaspora
1st Edition
By Umer Hussain, Nola Agha
July 01, 2026
This is the first book to shed light on the nuanced relationship between sports, cultural identity, and masculinity by examining the experiences of male Afghan and Pakistani athletes, within their respective regions and abroad.This book draws on various sociocultural frameworks, such as ...
Sport, Advertising and Global Promotional Culture: Identities, Commodities, Spaces and Spectacles
1st Edition
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By Steven J. Jackson, David L. Andrews
June 22, 2026
This book explores the intersection of contemporary sport, advertising, promotional culture and wider society. Arguing that advertising and promotional culture remain key driving forces in relation to social structures and systems that contribute to enduring patterns of economic and other forms of ...
Olympic and Paralympic Sport in Transition: Innovation, Sustainability, and Future Directions
1st Edition
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By Jörg Krieger, Svein Erik Nordhagen, Anne Tjønndal
June 01, 2026
This book offers an in-depth examination of the evolution of Olympic and Paralympic sport, exploring the dynamic interplay between innovation, sustainability, and technology.Drawing on multidisciplinary research from sociology, history, political science, education, and technology studies, this ...
Sport, Higher Education and Critical Pedagogies
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By Hanya Pielichaty, Philippa Velija, Catherine Phipps, Nik Dickerson
May 26, 2026
This book explores the use of critical pedagogies for teaching and learning in sport-related degree courses. Bringing together new research, it provides lecturers and instructors with practical guidance and case studies on planning and managing teaching in a way that facilitates social justice and ...
Football and Violent Extremism: An Ethnographic Study of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ultras
1st Edition
By Alberto Testa, Massimiliano Maidano, Hadidža Borović
May 21, 2026
This book examines the ways that nationalist leaders and extremist groups have used football to advance their often-violent ideological narratives and to recruit and radicalise young people. Drawing on applied ethnographic research with the Ultra fan groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the book...
Sport for Social Cohesion: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Karen Petry, Louis Moustakas
May 21, 2026
This book takes a critical look at the role that sport can play in fostering social cohesion. It presents important conceptual and empirical material that sheds new light on what works, and what doesn’t, in terms of the use of sport as a tool of social policy. The book presents original research ...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Global and Local Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Nikolay Kozhanov, Mahfoud Amara, Mahjoob Zweiri
May 21, 2026
This book offers an in‑depth analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, this was a unique sporting mega‑event, and this book explores its wider significance across political, socio‑cultural, economic, organisational and historical dimensions. ...
The Green Transition in Motorsport: Purpose, Politics, and Profit
1st Edition
By Hans Erik Næss, Samuel Tickell
May 21, 2026
This book is a critical exploration of motorsport’s contribution to ‘the green transition’, understood as a societal shift towards a fossil-free future, a circular economy, and greater social inclusiveness. The book takes a critical look at the historical impact of motorsport and the current ...