Call for abstracts
Submissions of individual papers on the below themes or any other area of discussion relevant to issues of the political and social role of football are all invited. Abstracts of up to 300 words for papers should be filled into application form and submitted by e-mail to: football@uw.edu.pl. The deadline for paper applications is July 31, 2018.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Authors will obtain feedback regarding the acceptance of their proposals till August 30, 2018.
Conference panels and topics
Conference will consist of four panels, each supported by proposed topics of papers.
Football and politics
- Football and the state
- Football and democratic/non-democratic regimes
- Football and political ideologies
- Football and nationalism, race and ethnicity
- Football and national, regional and transnational identities
- Football as an area/mean of political expression
- Football clubs/organizations as political actors
- Political roots of development of football
- Football and security issues
- Football hooliganism as a political and security issue
Football and international relations
- Football as a factor in international relations
- Football and war/peace
- Football diplomacy
- International football organizations
- FIFA and continental federations as transnational actors - missions, ideologies, policies
- Political context of international football matches and tournaments
- Football and globalization
- Football and international migrations
- Football tourism
- Political economy of football
Football and society
- Football cultures and identities
- Football rivalries
- Football as a social institution
- Football as a tool in social policy
- Football, social change and social structure
- Football and social inclusion/exlcusion
- Football as a mean of integration
- Football and social mobility
- Football fandom and fans - social movements and communities
- Social roots of football violence and hooliganism
- Football, racism and anti-racism
- Football and gender
- Football match as a cultural show and anthropological ritual
- Football heroes, myths and legends
- "Against modern football" movement
- Football and Economics
Football in Europe
- Football and European integration
- Football and European identity
- Local, regional, national and transnational identities in European football
- Europeanization of football
- Football and EU law
- Bosman Ruling and transformation of European football
- European labour market and football
- EU's anti-doping policies in football
- Football and four economic freedoms
- Use of structural funds and cohesion policy for the development of football
- Football and European identity
- European football competitions and European integration
