Seventeenth International Conference on Sport & Society
- Innovation, Transformation, Contestation: Can Sport Keep Up with Society’s Future?
- 11-12 June 2026
- University of Inland Norway + Online
The Sport & Society Research Network is brought together around a common interest in cultural, political, and economic relationships of sport to society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
The Seventeenth International Conference on Sport & Society calls for research addressing the following annual themes.
The Seventeenth International Conference on Sport & Society will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
Secretary General of The Faroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee, Faroe Islands
Project Manager for the Ovttas project in Sámi Valáštallan Lihttu, Norway
Associate Professor, University of Inland Norway, Lillehammer, Norway
Professor, Nord University, Norway
Assistant Professor of Game Studies and Co-Director of the Game Research Lab, Tampere University, Finland
"Why and How Should we (still) Talk about Gender in E-Sports: Lessons Learnt from Studying Nordic E-Sports"
The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. We will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.
Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark & University of Inland Norway, Lillehammer, Norway
Associate Professor, University of Inland Norway, Lillehammer, Norway
Associate Professor, University of Inland Norway, Lillehammer, Norway
Lillehammer, Norway
Lillehammer, Norway
Lillehammer, Norway
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