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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Publication network from the last five years
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Moving from barriers to collaborative action: supporting social change in community sport through action research with club leaders
Spaaij, R., Mclachlan, F., Luguetti, C. & Mcdonald, B., Jan 2026, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 18, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sports events and diasporic communities: a critical examination of explicit and implicit integrative dynamics
Michelini, E., Alemu, B. B. & Spaaij, R., 17 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leisure Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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An Informal Sport Education: Integrating Informal Sport Through Negotiated Practice in Physical Education
O'connor, J., Penney, D., Jeanes, R., Magee, J., Spaaij, R. & O'hara, E., 5 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Facilitative coaching practices for youth developmental outcomes in sport
Riffi Acharki, E., Spaaij, R. & Nieuwelink, H., 2 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 10126902251345689.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ideology and Cognitive Complexity in Terrorism: Insights from a Terrorist Rehabilitation Program
Sarakibi, S. M., Ilardi, G. J., Smith, D., Spaaij, R. & Iqbal, M., 27 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Terrorism and Political Violence. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Complexities in understandings of gender inequalities in sport organizations
Knoppers, A. (Speaker), van Doodewaard, C. O. (Speaker) & Spaaij, R. (Speaker)
31 May 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic
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Of course we want more women on the board but…’: Discursive practices of resistance to gender diversity in sport governance.
Knoppers, A. (Presenter) & Spaaij, R. F. J. (Presenter)
24 Apr 2019 → 27 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic
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Soccer and Society (Journal)
Spaaij, R. (Editor)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity › Academic
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Symposium Ministerie van VWS.
Spaaij, R. (Organiser)
11 Jun 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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Social Exclusion.
Spaaij, R. (Invited speaker)
30 Nov 2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Popular
In the media
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Meteen ging het weer mis: rellen bij het betaald voetbal. Wat doen clubs, bond en gemeenten?
14/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Waarom lege uitvakken in voetbalstadions uiteindelijk niet de oplossing zijn om supportersgeweld tegen te gaan
20/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research