Tag Archives: Sport

Poletni feljton 3: Odklonskost v športu

To je tretji v seriji štirih prispevkov, namenjenih kratkemu pregledu nekaterih značilnosti izbranih družbenih problemov. Prispevki bodo na tej strani objavljeni enkrat tedensko, ob četrtkih. Prvi prispevek je analiziral problem korupcije, drugi problem davkov, tokrat pa pišemo o izbranih problemih … Continue reading

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Raziskava o narodni identiti in športu v medijih po svetu

Konec novembra pripravljam novo raziskavo na temo nacionalne identitete, množičnih medijev in športa. V ta namen bom priredil fokusno skupino – majhno skupinsko diskusijo – ki bo potekala v petek, 24. novembra, od 16.30 do približno 18.00 v Ljubljani. Nekoliko … Continue reading

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Interview for Radio Slovenija

Days before traveling to the Rio Olympics, I discussed sport, media, money, and politics for Radio Slovenija. Thanks to Tatjana Pirc for the very interesting talk; fans of the topic can listen to the interview (in the Slovenian language) following … Continue reading

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Appearance at Maraton Franja Panel Discussion

On Thursday, June 9, I will be speaking in a panel discussion on Values in Sport organized by Maraton Franja, a cycling race.  The round table starts at 8 p.m. in the Crystal Palace (Kristalna palača) BTC City in Ljubljana. … Continue reading

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SI: Nov zakon s področja športa – v Kanadi

Pred dnevi sem pisal o prepovedi igre z glavo v mladinskem nogometu v Združenih državah Amerike. Danes je kanadska javna radiotelevizija poročala, da poteka v pokrajini Ontario priprava zakona o zaščiti (predvsem mladih) športnikov po pretresih možganov. Povod za uvedbo … Continue reading

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SI: Prepoved igre z glavo v mladinskem nogometu v ZDA

Številni mediji – npr. BBC in Guardian – so poročali, da je ameriška nogometna zveza napovedala prepoved odbijanja žoge z glavo v tekmovanjih igralcev, mlajših od enajst let, in omejitev igranja in treniranja igre »z glavo« pri igralcih, mlajših od … Continue reading

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Quote in Pacific Standard

A few months ago I was quoted in a story published on the Pacific Standard website. The story focused on politics and sport, ranging from the recent Richard Sherman controversy to Soviet sports clubs. In case you were wondering, I … Continue reading

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UL guest lecture on sports, diplomacy and politics

Recently, I was invited by Dr. Boštjan Udovič to have a guest lecture for students of international relations at the University of Ljubljana. The title of the lecture was Sport as a Tool of International Relations. Planning the lecture was … Continue reading

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