Sport in a Credit Crunched Consumer Culture

This brief rapid response article suggests a few ways in which modern competitive sport and large-scale sport events have developed in line with the logic of (late) capitalist modernity. It considers the impact of the credit crunch for recent trends in sport and suggests that the sociological study of sport faces the same concerns as other sociological domains of interest during the current economic conditions whilst having its own specific public issues and private troubles to consider.Sport, Physical Activity, Credit Crunch, Capitalism, Consumer Culture

Genomic landscapes and clonality of de novo AML

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Alterglobalization, Global Social Movements, and the Possibility of Political Transformation Through Sport

Alterglobalization is the name for a large spectrum of global social movements that present themselves as supporting new forms of globalization, urging that values of democracy, justice, environmental protection, and human rights be put ahead of purely economic concerns. This article develops a framework for the study of the influence of alterglobalization on sport by: outlining a periodization of social move¬ments and sport; proposing a typology of responses to the politics of globalization; and proposing a typology of recent social movements associated with sport. The arti¬cle does not report on an empirical research project, but provides a stock take of what has happened since the 1990s regarding the politics of globalization and the politics of sport, with specific reference to global social movements. The questions raised in this article include: What form do the movements challenging the world sports order today take? Does an alterglobalization movement exist in sport? What alternative models of sport do they propose

Genetic profiling in acute myeloid leukemia

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Assessing the sociology of sport: On sports mega-events and capitalist modernity

On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS, one of the leading international scholars on sport and consumer culture, John Horne, considers the trajectory and challenges of research on sports mega-events and their place in capitalist modernity. In anchoring work on this topic in Roche’s definition of mega-events, Horne notes that sports mega-events are important symbolic, economic, and political elements in the orientation of nations to stake their place in global society. Fundamental issues about the concept of ‘mega-event’ pose challenges for scholars as questions remain over what qualifies as a sports mega-event and how ‘lived experience’ with such events transacts with media spectacularization and characterization. The essay closes by posing broader questions for further investigation about the economic, political, and social risks and benefits of sports mega-events and how these events may portend and relate to changing relations of economic and political power on a global scale

Navigation mechanisms of herring during feeding migration: the role of ecological gradients on an oceanic scale

The feeding migration of Norwegian spring-spawning herring was studied in relation to prey abundance and environmental factors that may affect their feeding migration. Temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a, nitrate concentration, abundance of Calanus finmarchicus, zooplankton biomass, acoustic data on herring and trawl samples were collected during four basin-scale surveys in the Norwegian Sea from April to August 1995. Herring abundance was positively associated with the overwintering population of C. finmarchicus. We suggest that spatial gradients and temporal dynamics of the seasonal ascent of the C. finmarchicus overwintering generation provide stimuli for and affect the feeding migration of herring. The clockwise migration pattern of herring, observed during the 1990s, can be explained by delayed ascent and development of C. finmarchicus toward the west and north in the Norwegian Sea. We further suggest that herring leave a specific area before their zooplankton prey is depleted. The first generation of C. finmarchicus likely has a minor influence in directing the herring feeding migration due to the low abundance of older stages available as prey. The feeding migration was constantly directed toward colder water, and temperature probably has a secondary effect on herring distribution

Foreword

In the third week of June, the Law Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists jointly hosted a very well attended two-day conference on reform of mental health law (day one) and the law relating to mental incapacity (day two), entitled ‘Make up your mind’. What emerged both from the presentations and from questions and comments ‘from the floor’, was widespread and strong opposition to many of the mental health legislative reform proposals set out in the White Paper of December 2000, and equally widespread and strong support for long-awaited legislation in the field of mental incapacity. The following week the Draft Mental Health Bill was published.However a Mental Incapacity Bill would still appear to be some way off

Foreword

As this issue of the JMHL goes to press, the projected Mental Health Bill discussed in our previous issue has not been introduced. Press reports indicated that it had been shelved, but there has been no official announcement confirming this. On the contrary, Department of Health activities such as their consultation on the race equality impact assessment on the Bill, would suggest a continuing intention to proceed. Presumably the position will be clearer by the time of publication of the May 2006 issue.In the meantime, this issue of the JMHL provides an opportunity for further reflection on the Government’s response to the Scrutiny Committee’s Report, and on provisions within the 2004 Draft Bill

Foreword

Yet again, and not without some considerable embarrassment, I find myself apologising for the lateness of an issue. The ‘autumn’ issue has become a ‘winter’ issue (indeed a late winter issue). Many apologies are due to all subscribers and contributors. I am relieved to say however that no such apology will need to accompany the next issue. The 20th issue is to be the promised ‘special’ issue devoted to consideration of one matter, namely the viability and appropriateness of ‘A model law fusing incapacity and mental health legislation’ (the title of the issue). Its lengthy gestation period is nearly complete, and publication is expected within weeks of publication (in March 2010) of this Winter 2009 issue

Foreword

Since publication of the last issue of the Journal, there has been considerable and increasing speculation about the Government’s timetable, and indeed intentions, with regards to progressing the reform of mental health legislation as outlined in the White Paper published in December 2000. As this issue goes to print, the uncertainty persists, as does the debate on what will/should be the detail of the Bill to be presented in due course to Parliament. Consistent with our aim when publishing previous issues, we intend that the contents of this issue of the Journal will contribute to that debate