Association information

European Association for Sociology of Sport (eass)

The European Association for Sociology of Sport (eass) was founded in 2001. According to its statutes the eass is a non-profit organisation with the purpose of promoting social sciences and social research in sport at the European level and to offer scientific advice to European institutions such as the EU and the Council of Europe. 'Sport' refers to all forms of human movement which aim to maintain or improve physical fitness or mental well-being, create or improve social and cultural relationships, or obtain results in competition at all levels.

The eass conferences, which are held annually, have an identity formation potential both for the discipline itself and for the participants.
The latter contribute to forming international networks and relationships in the forefront of the field, which facilitate both circulation of knowledge, and international collaboration in research. In this context, there are two scientific groups within eass: (1) Meeting for European Sport Participation and Sport Culture Research (MEASURE); (2) Sport Organisation Research Network (SORN).

In 2004 the European Journal for Sport and Society (ejss) was established, and is edited on behalf of the eass.

Membership

The eass is open to all persons and institutions who share the same objectives as the eass. You can find information about becoming a member here - Link to: http://www.eass-sportsociology.eu/membership/