By Prof. Simon Chadwick, Professor and Director of Eurasian Sport at EMlyon
The first in a series of F1 Grand Prix races takes place in the Gulf region this week, starting with a double-header of races being staged in Bahrain. Afterwards, the championship heads to Abu Dhabi for the season finale, which will conclude what has surely been the sport’s strangest season...
Diego Maradona était le symbole de la rencontre du football et de la géopolitique. De la victoire de l’Argentine contre le Royaume-Uni lors de la coupe du monde de 1986 à sa proximité avec Fidel Castro ou Hugo Chavez, retour sur la vie et la carrière « du gamin en or »,...
By Prof. Simon Chadwick, Professor and Director of Eurasian Sport at EMlyon
During November, the annual Malabar naval drills are taking place in the Bay of Bengal. The usual participants – India, the United States and Japan – are being joined this year by Australia, thirteen years after it last took part in the exercise. Intended to serve as a counter to...
Sport, good countries and the importance of soft power
Interview with Simon Anholt, an independent policy advisor, led by Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school and Paul Widdop, from the Manchester Metropolitan University
Interview with Simon Anholt, an independent policy advisor, led by Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school and Paul Widdop, from the Manchester Metropolitan University
GeoSport, created by IRIS and EM Lyon, is a home for intelligent, value-adding content on geopolitics and sport, providing informed, expert analyses onf contemporary issues. The key focus of the content will be around diplomacy; international relations; nation branding; politics and soft power, and the link of these areas to...
Do Black Lives Really Matter in the Sport Industry?
By Dr Kwame Agyemang, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University and Mackenzie Rector, doctoral student at The Ohio State University, pursing a Ph.D. in Sport Management.
By Dr Kwame Agyemang, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University and Mackenzie Rector, doctoral student at The Ohio State University, pursing a Ph.D. in Sport Management.
When people say Black Lives Matter, they’re not just speaking about police brutality. They’re also talking about the numerous systems and institutions that disproportionally devalue Black people. For example, in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in late May 2020, there’s been renewed interest in the way Black professionals experience...
By Layne Vandenberg, PhD student in the King’s College London and University of Hong Kong Joint PhD Programme
Layne Vandenberg is a PhD student in the King’s College London and University of Hong Kong Joint PhD Programme. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, completed a Fulbright Research Grant in Brazil and graduated from the Yenching Academy at Peking University with a Master of Laws...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan a plus peur de l’UEFA (instance organisatrice des Coupes d’Europe de football) que de la Commission européenne : il a donc à cœur que tout se passe bien, aussi bien lors de l’acheminement de l’équipe parisienne jusqu’au stade que pendant la rencontre. Le moindre incident pourrait jeter...
By Dr Yoav Dubinsky, Instructor of Sports Business in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon.
Dr Yoav Dubinsky is an Instructor of Sports Business in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. His research line focuses on country image, nation branding, and public diplomacy and sports. He received his PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, writing his doctoral thesis on...
Why the geopolitics of sport matters – Conversation with James Dorsey
Interview with James Dorsey, journalist, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, author of the blog "The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer", led by Carole Gomez from IRIS and Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school
Interview with James Dorsey, journalist, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, author of the blog "The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer", led by Carole Gomez from IRIS and Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school
GeoSport is a home for intelligent, value-adding content on geopolitics and sport, providing informed, expert analyses onf contemporary issues. The key focus of the content will be around diplomacy; international relations; nation branding; politics and soft power, and the link of these areas to sport. Today, Carole Gomez from IRIS...
By Professor Simon Chadwick, emlyon business school, France and Dr Paul Widdop, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
In a recent ranking of First Person Shooter games, the website radar.com identified ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ as one of the best ever. The website noted how the game ‘[twists] every element of battle royale into something that feels fresh, but still familiar – exciting, but accessible.’ For some people,...
GeoSport will be a home for intelligent, value-adding content on geopolitics and sport, providing informed, expert analyses onf contemporary issues. The key focus of the content will be around diplomacy; international relations; nation branding; politics and soft power, and the link of these areas to sport. With key target audiences...
« Au-delà de son énorme potentiel […] le football féminin a toujours été le parent pauvre du football. »
Entretien avec Olivier Jarosz, gérant associé du club affairs, en charge du comité féminin de l'ECA (2012-2020) et participant du comité féminin UEFA (2018-2020)
SEE-I is an Erasmus+ Sport Project. It explores the structural weaknesses of football clubs in 3 countries (Romania, Bulgaria and Greece) by looking at 3 main threats: corruption, match-fixing and doping.
Sport Lab’ est un projet visant à mieux faire comprendre et connaître à un public lycéen les actions et fonctions de l’Union européenne à travers le prisme du sport.
EPOSM – Evidence-based Prevention Of Sporting-related Match-fixing
L’IRIS est partenaire de l’Université de Ghent sur ce programme Erasmus + destiné à étudier le trucage des matchs dans le sport dans différentes disciplines sportives à un niveau européen et à organiser des formations de sensibilisation.
Sport Power, le sport : nouvel atout géopolitique pour les villes françaises ?
Visioconférence organisée à l'occasion de la parution de l'ouvrage "Sport Power" (Autrement, 2024) écrit par Lukas AUBIN. Autour de Lukas AUBIN, directeur de recherche à l’IRIS en charge du programme...