Brian Wilson

I am a Professor and sociologist in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. I am part of the Socio-Cultural group of students and faculty in the School, and Director of the Centre for Sport and Sustainability at UBC.

My main interests revolve around issues related to sport, the environment, peace and media. This includes studies on:

  • environmental issues and sport — focusing especially on how stakeholders in the golf industry and mega-event organizers respond to environmental concerns
  • the role of sport in peace-building and development — including studies on the role of bicycles in development efforts and research on the role of elite Kenyan runners in peace promotion efforts following Kenya’s post-election violence in 2007-2008.
  • how sport-related social and environmental issues are covered in the media — and the potential for more pro-social and pro-environment sport journalism.

You can find out more about me through UBC's School of Kinesiology (here) and through the Sport Environment Peace Media website that features my research and the work of students who work with me. 

 

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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