Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
Dr. Wilson’s research examines ways that sport is enabling for people, and how sport may be implicated in the reproduction of social and environmental problems. He focuses especially on sport’s role in peace-building and environmental issues pertaining to sport. He has contributed to the advancement of knowledge on topics like the impacts of sport-related media messages, golf-related environmental issues, and the role of sport events as part of reconciliation efforts in post-conflict zones.
Contributions:
Wilson, Brian. (2012). Sport and Peace: A Sociological Perspective. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Millington, Brad & Wilson, Brian. (2013). Super Intentions: Golf Course Management and the Evolution of Environmental Responsibility. The Sociological Quarterly, 54(3), 450-475.
Wilson, Brian, Van Luijk, Nicolien, & Boit, Mike. (2013). When Celebrity Athletes are ‘Social Movement Entrepreneurs’: A Study of the Role of Elite Runners in Run-for- Peace Events in Post-conflict Kenya in 2008. International Review for the Sociology of Sport (Currently published ‘Online First’, DOI: 10.1177/1012690213506005).
Wilson, Brian & Hayhurst, Lyndsay. (2009). Digital Activism: Neo-Liberalism, the Internet, and ‘Sport for Youth Development’. Sociology of Sport Journal, 26(1), 155-181.
Keywords:
Sport; Media; Peace; Environment; Culture.
brian.wilson@ubc.ca
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