On 21 November 2022, Marianna delivered a guest lecture on Sport and Human Rights to the undergraduate students of the module Understanding Global Sport at the University of Stirling. What sport has to do with human rights is not only an interesting question to address but also a crucial one in order to work in …
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Shall We Speak Football?: “Scottish Accent You Know–It’s Not Easy” An academic article on football and refugees was published in the International Journal of Sport and Society. Football has been claimed to be a universal language and a catalyst of friendship relationships. Yet, such statements require evidence and analysis rather than mere assumption. This article …
On 23 November 2021, the Italian Olympic Committee hosted the final event of the Sport Opens School (SOS) project, co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union. The numerous attendees were greeted by Mr Marco Arpino (CONI). Mr Jacopo Tognon (CONI) chaired the Conference Opening that saw Mr Francesco Uguagliati (President of CUS …
Sport Opens School Final Conference hosted at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) Read More »
Master in Migration and Local Development.Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia–Conakry, Guinée. In the framework of the Master en Migration et Développement Locale at the Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia–Conakry in Guinea, Marianna Pavan – HRP Consulting Founder – taught a course on sport for development (SDP). Students had the chance to learn SDP …
On 15 July 2021, a Symposium “The EU policies on sport and the integrity rules: what lies ahead?” took place at the Cultural Centre, St. Gaetano in Padua (Italy). Four roundtable discussions were organised: 1) the fight against match-fixing; 2) the challenges represented by sport violence and discrimination; 3) the fight against doping; 4) the …
Contributing to the discussion on Good Governance in Sport Read More »
April, 6: the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace To celebrate April 6 – the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace – the EU funded project Sport Opens School joined the #WhiteCard campaign organised by Peace and Sport. High school students from Hungary, Romania, Italy & Portugal realised a video to …
ESA Research Network 28 Society and Sport ConferenceUniversità di Teramo – Italy The ESA Research Network 28 Society and Sport Midterm Conference was held on 25-26 March 2021. It offered a virtual space to talk about the challenges that sociology of sports face to appraise new complex scenarios. Marianna Pavan was part of the panel …
