Forced Migration and Sport: Critical Dialogues Across International Contexts and Disciplinary Boundaries

This book aims to extend and deepen conversations among scholars, policymakers, and practitioners about the role of sport in relation to contexts and issues of forced migration. Chapters critically analyse and interrogate the implications of existing approaches, practices, and research around sport and forced migration across five themes.

Ramón Spaaij is Professor in the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University, Australia, and Visiting Professor in the Utrecht University School of Governance, The Netherlands. His research addresses sociocultural aspects and impacts of sport, with a focus on diversity, social inclusion, social change, and violence.

Carla Luguetti is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University, Australia, and an expert in sport pedagogy and social justice. Her work focuses on activist approaches within sport and physical education context, in collaboration with researchers and practitioners from all over the world.

Nicola De Martini Ugolotti is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Culture at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, and member of Associazione Frantz Fanon, Italy. His research is located at the intersection of sport/leisure, urban and (forced) migration studies.