Enhancing research on Physical Activity and Sport in Human and Social Science Perspective
International Summer School for Young Researchers – Course for PhD Students
Date: 2- 6 July 2018
Place: Department of Sports Sciences, University of Paris-Est, France
Organised during ten years at the university of Copenhagen, the International Summer School for young researchers takes place in Paris since 2016. For the third time, the university Paris-Est hosts students and teachers from all over the world for a summer school based on exchanges between scholars.
Aims and topic
The Summer School 2018 is dedicated to young researchers in human and social sciences whose work on all subject linked to physical activity and sport. These subjects cover a broad area, which allows experts and students to share experiences and expertise in their respective fields of research. During the last decades, physical activities and sport have played an increasing role in the public discourse, at least in Western countries. Sport for all and elite sport are in the centre of public attention, both promising benefits for individuals and societies. Health and well-being, education and social integration, entertainment, national presentation and identity are some of the assets which are currently discussed in connection with physical activities and sport. However, it is an open question if and under what conditions sport can meet these expectations. Here, it has to be taken into consideration that sport has many faces and that sport cultures differ dependent on traditions and current political, economic and social situations in the various countries and regions.