New Article in Sociology of Sport Journal

My article in Sociology of Sport Journal, written with Madeleine Pape (University of Wisconsin-Madison), is now available online. The full text is available here. We had previously presented an earlier version at an annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology.

Dilemmas of Gender and Global Sports Governance: An Invitation to Southern Theory

Abstract
Most research on global sports policy either negates or underappreciate perspectives from the Global South. This article incorporates Southern Theory to examine how Northern worldviews profoundly shape gender-specific sports policy. It highlights two dilemmas that emerge, using illustrative case studies. First, it considers questions of gender and regulation, as evidenced in the gender verification regimes of track-and-field. Then, it addresses the limits of gender and empowerment in relation to sport for development and peace initiatives’ engagement with the diverse experiences and perspectives in non-Western contexts, considering them in relation to programming for women in Pacific Island countries. The article concludes with a reflection on possible contributions of Southern theory to sport sociological scholarship.

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