New publication: Olympic humanitarianism – the fundamental principles of Olympism
The Journal of Olympic History recently features on the cover of its latest number my article “Olympic humanitarianism: the fundamental principles of Olympism”. While I have published shorter articles on the same topic before in Culture @ the Olympics and Sportanddev.org this is the…
My PhD Thesis in the British Library
British Council Researcher Links – Early Career Researcher workshops to be organized in collaboration with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, medications Thailand (upcoming – 2014 – deputy coordinator) Fusion travel grant from Bournemouth University to organize workshops for journalists and journalism lecturers in Nepal (upcoming –…
Olympic volunteering histories
I have recently returned from MediAsia 2012, sale an annual conference dedicated to media studies, melanoma held every year in Osaka, Japan. Organized by IAFOR, one of Asia’s think tanks, the conference gathered more than 120 participants from over 20 countries in the world,…
New Publication: Media Regulations and the Olympic Charter
Today I had the opportunity of lecturing via Skype to a group of Master’s students from the University of Kansas about digital media research. The invitation came from Dr Mugur Geana, mind Associate Professor of Strategic Communication; Director, viagra order Center for Excellence in…
“The Best Games Ever”: a review of Olympic closing ceremony remarks since the 1980s
I was asked in the summer to write a short article for the Newsletter of the International Olympic Academy Participants Association reflecting on my experience of the London 2012 Olympics. Keeping in mind the skeptical enthusiasm displayed before the Games in the UK and…