About this Research Topic
With the sport continuing to grow in popularity, however, further research is needed in order to understand the sport’s influence on today’s environment and society.
The aim of this Research Topic is to build on the existing social scientific literature on basketball and further explore its culture, sociology, management and events. Specifically, we welcome papers that address:
- Governance of basketball organisations
- The relationship between basketball and society
- The portrayal of basketball in media
- Analysis of race, ethnicity, class, gender, in basketball (including intersectional studies)
- Marketing and management in basketball
- Basketball’s environmental impact, especially through mega-events
- The history or culture of basketball
- Research on basketball as a recreational or developmental activity (including youth and adult recreational levels)
- Basketball as a diplomatic tool
- Critical studies of basketball
- Politics in basketball
- Spectator and fan dynamics in basketball
Keywords: basketball, culture, sociology, history, management, marketing, tourism, events
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