The Knowledge Bank

Danish Institute for Sports Studies presents their models for sports television viewing and examins the viewers' motivation factors for chosing television content regarding sports shows and programs.

Lars Bernhard Jørgensen adresses the importance of the Olympic game and the reasons why cities like Copenhagen are so eager to host the games.

Scandinavian countries are internationally known for their particular development of company sport. This is linked to the dynamics of Nordic welfare society and political concern about ‘public health’

Does a top athlete's body belong to him- or herself? Or does it belong to the whole nation? Olcay Canbulat speaks at Play the Game 2005 about the athlete being an object of desire for national and political success and...

Words of welcome by Jens Sejer Andersen, Director, Play the Game, at Play the Game 2005: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Joe Phelan speaks at Play the Game 2005 about the role of business in deevelopmental issues related to sport. Sport is an excellent vehicle for business partnerships in development and  Business can add value to sport and...

Terry Monington speaks at the Play the Game 2005 conference the prospect of making sport available for all in third world countries in the contect of international politics.

Young people from indigenous cultures - societies which did not until recently have a history and culture of suicide - set alarming records of suicide. These young people could be helped through sport. Colin Tatz provides us with...

Marie-Hélène Pedneau speaks at Play the Game 2005 about the thirld world muscle drain, also known as ‘brawn drain’. She shares the results of her thesis research on “ Sport Labor Migrations from the Southern countries to the...

In this conference presentation paper, Raymond Boyle from the University of Stirling, examins the increasingly complex relationship between sports, media and public relations.

Jørgen Delman presents the history of China's modern development on its way from being a developing country to an economically strong nation in relation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Rafael Maranhao speaks at Play the Game 2005 about corruption and money laundering in Brazilian football. He exemplifies with  the Corinthians/MSI contract which involves Kia Joorabchian and Alberto Dualib.

Evidence in the case...

This paper presents the first results of a new program at Shantou University in Guangdong Province, China to train China’s next generation of sports journalists.

Programme specialist, Paul Marriott-Lloyd speaks at Play the Game about the realisation of an important milestone in the fight against doping in sport.

Laura Robinson is the author of the book " Crossing the Line - Violence and sexual assaults in Canada's national sport". Her vital research on sexual abuse in Canadian junior hockey was met with a deep and intellectual...