Conference Details

Leisure Studies Association Conference 2010

Diversity and Equality in Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

6^th - 8^th July 2010

The conference is intended for researchers, policymakers and professionals with an interest in matters of equality. As societies across the globe become characterised by greater diversity, and with growing interest in narrative in hybridity, increasing recognition is being given to the opportunities and threats presented by diversity. Presenters are invited to disseminate findings from research examining the (potential) role of leisure, sport and tourism in promoting and constraining equality.

Conference sub-themes

• Shifting policy agendas around equality
• Inclusion and exclusion
• Globalisation and hybridity
• Listening to alternative voices
• Peace and reconciliation