Download or read book Post Truth written by Raúl Linares-Peralta and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era where misinformation proliferates across various channels, this collection of essays emerges as a vital resource for understanding and addressing this complex phenomenon. Stemming from the International Congress of Post-truth held in Granada, this anthology features contributions from scholars and practitioners spanning communication, politics, technology, philosophy, history, law, and education. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, the collection navigates the intricacies of post-truth, exploring its sociocultural, technological, and epistemological dimensions. With chapters organized into distinct sections, readers delve into the intersections and differences between a wide range of disciplines. Assembled with expertise and rigor, this anthology provides insights into the challenges of our post-truth age and underscores the importance of collaborative efforts in promoting truth-oriented discourse. Aimed at researchers, policymakers, educators, and media professionals, this volume serves as a cornerstone for ongoing dialogue and action in confronting the complexities of post-truth in today’s society.

Download or read book Sports Law in Spain written by Juan de Dios Crespo Pérez and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in Spain deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its own national and local sports organizations. Sports law at a national or organizational level thus gains a growing relevance in comparative law. The book describes and discusses both state-created rules and autonomous self-regulation regarding the variety of economic, social, commercial, cultural, and political aspects of sports activities. Self- regulation manifests itself in the form of by-laws, and encompasses organizational provisions, disciplinary rules, and rules of play. However, the trend towards more professionalism in sports and the growing economic, social and cultural relevance of sports have prompted an increasing reliance on legal rules adopted by public authorities. This form of regulation appears in a variety of legal areas, including criminal law, labour law, commercial law, tax law, competition law, and tort law, and may vary following a particular type or sector of sport. It is in this dual and overlapping context that such much-publicized aspects as doping, sponsoring and media, and responsibility for injuries are legally measured. This monograph fills a gap in the legal literature by giving academics, practitioners, sports organizations, and policy makers access to sports law at this specific level. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Spain will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative sports law.

Download or read book Rafa My Story written by Rafael Nadal and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from the greatest tennis player of his generation 'A winner' Independent 'A terrific sporting memoir, full of memorable anecdotes' New Statesman 'As exciting as Rafa himself' Woman's Own No tennis player since Andre Agassi has captivated the world like Rafael Nadal. He's a rarity in today's sporting arena - a true sportsman who chooses to let his raw talent, dedication and humility define him. With a remarkable 16 grand slam victories under his belt, and with friend and rival Roger Federer's record haul of 20 in his sights, Nadal is an extraordinary competitor whose ferocity on court is made even more remarkable by his grace off it. This book takes us to the heart of Nadal's childhood, his growth as a player, and his incredible career. It includes memorable highs and lows, from victory in the 2008 Wimbledon final - a match that John McEnroe called the 'greatest game of tennis ever played' - to the injury problems that have frequently threatened his dominance of the sport, to becoming the youngest player of the open era to complete a career Grand Slam in 2010. It transports us from Nadal's lifelong home on the island of Majorca to the locker room of Centre Court as he describes in detail the pressures of competing in the greatest tournament in the world. It offers a glimpse behind the racquet to learn what really makes this intensely private person - who has never before talked about his home life - tick. And it provides us with a story that is personal, revealing and every bit as exciting as Nadal himself.

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Download or read book Fat City written by Leonard Gardner and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring -- the retired boxer Billy Tully and the newcomer Ernie Munger - their brief bout sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Ernie into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the plodding optimism of their manager Ruben Luna, as he watches the most promising boys one by one succumb to some undefined weakness; still, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."

Download or read book Complex Systems in Sport written by Keith Davids and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex systems in nature are those with many interacting parts, all capable of influencing global system outcomes. There is a growing body of research that has modeled sport performance from a complexity sciences perspective, studying the behavior of individual athletes and sports teams as emergent phenomena which self-organise under interacting constraints. This book is the first to bring together experts studying complex systems in the context of sport from across the world to collate core theoretical ideas, current methodologies and existing data into one comprehensive resource. It offers new methods of analysis for investigating representative complex sport movements and actions at an individual and team level, exploring the application of methodologies from the complexity sciences in the context of sports performance and the organization of sport practice. Complex Systems in Sport is important reading for any advanced student or researcher working in sport and exercise science, sports coaching, kinesiology or human movement.

Download or read book Sequential Analysis and Observational Methods for the Behavioral Sciences written by Roger Bakeman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behavioral scientists – including those in psychology, infant and child development, education, animal behavior, marketing and usability studies – use many methods to measure behavior. Systematic observation is used to study relatively natural, spontaneous behavior as it unfolds sequentially in time. This book emphasizes digital means to record and code such behavior; while observational methods do not require them, they work better with them. Key topics include devising coding schemes, training observers and assessing reliability, as well as recording, representing and analyzing observational data. In clear and straightforward language, this book provides a thorough grounding in observational methods along with considerable practical advice. It describes standard conventions for sequential data and details how to perform sequential analysis with a computer program developed by the authors. The book is rich with examples of coding schemes and different approaches to sequential analysis, including both statistical and graphical means.

Download or read book Derecho del deporte profesional written by Alberto Palomar Olmeda and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El régimen jurídico del deporte profesional se estructura sobre la base de cinco partes. La primera, es una introducción de carácter general sobre la transformación del régimen jurídico del deporte profesional y lo que supone la organización de una actividad económica en el marco del derecho económico y comercial. La segunda, analiza la figura clave en la ordenación del deporte profesional que está representada por las ligas profesionales. A caballo entre una patronal, un organizador o una entidad de segunda referencia en la gestión de potestades públicas es, sin duda, uno de los elementos centrales para la adecuada ordenación del deporte profesional. De hecho podría decirse que la configuración nada clara que realiza la LD 1990 está en el antecedente del problema y de la verdadera conceptuación y operatividad de esta figura. En la parte tercera se aborda el análisis de los agentes que participan en el deporte profesional. El modelo del deportista profesional es otro de los grandes temas a analizar. Tributarios de la normativa de 1985 cabe preguntarse sí se trata de un esquema de regulación acorde con la transformación del régimen jurídico de la prestación laboral en este ámbito. La parte cuarta contiene un conjunto de materias que han sido características en los últimos años en relación con el régimen mercantil, comercial, fiscal y de mercado de la actividad deportiva profesional. Dentro de esa parte se incluyen las referencias a las ayudas de Estado, al derecho de la competencia, a las peculiaridades -nunca resueltas- del derecho concursal, a la regulación audiovisual y a las características diferenciales - allí donde existen- de la fiscalidad asociada al ámbito del deporte profesional. La vinculación entre la actividad deportiva y el juego es otro de los elementos clave en estas conexiones de la legislación sectorial con la actividad general. La última de las partes, la quinta, se dedica a la conexión de la actividad deportiva con la normativa de seguridad pública, tanto en los aspectos específicos referidos a la lucha contra la violencia, la xenofobia y la intolerancia en el deporte como a la inclusión de algunas prácticas patológicas en el reproche penal que abandera el Código Penal.

Download or read book Los retos del deporte profesional y profesionalizado en la sociedad actual written by Miguel María García Caba and published by Editorial Reus. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esta monografía tiene su origen en las I Jornadas Nacionales Derecho del Deporte que, bajo el título "Los retos del deporte profesional en la sociedad actual" y en colaboración con la Liga de Fútbol Profesional, se celebraron en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Granada en noviembre de 2015, como inicio de las actividades de la recién creada Cátedra de Estudios e Investigación en Derecho del Deporte. En ellas se abordó la situación actual del deporte profesional en España, entendiendo por éste aquel integrado por los clubes pertenecientes a la Liga de Fútbol Profesional y la Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto; y el deporte profesionalizado, que si bien no se encuadra en el marco jurídico anterior, cada día tiene más relevancia en el sistema deportivo actual. Esta obra aglutina tanto a expertos jurídicos de la academia iusdeportivista (provenientes de la Filosofía del Derecho, el Derecho Administrativo, el Derecho Mercantil, el Derecho Penal o el Derecho Financiero y Tributario) como a destacados representantes de los operadores deportivos. En un primer bloque se aborda el rol del Derecho y la Administración pública ante los retos del deporte profesional y profesionalizado en la sociedad actual. A continuación, se exponen cuáles son estos retos en particular, debido entre otras cosas a la vis atractiva que provoca esta modalidad deportiva, en el terreno futbolístico (buen gobierno, intermediarios, arbitraje, prueba videográfica, tributación de los derechos de imagen, recursos financieros de los clubes y sociedades anónimas deportivas o aplicación de la Ley concursal), con una referencia final a la profesionalización del rugby en España. Por último, de manera monográfica se estudia el fraude y el dopaje como lacras del deporte profesional.

Download or read book Los derechos comunes del deportista profesional written by Fulgencio Pagán Matín-Portugués and published by Editorial Reus. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esta obra, que trae origen de la tesis doctoral de su autor, defendida en la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, aborda el estudio de los derechos laborales del deportista profesional desde el vacío normativo que deja su regulación específica, esto es, el Real Decreto 1006/1985, lo que obliga a acudir al Estatuto de los Trabajadores y legislación laboral complementaria. La obra se inicia aludiendo a las cuestiones metodológicas y a los antecedentes de la laboralidad en la relación laboral especial, para seguidamente abordar la configuración y las modalidades del deporte profesional con especial análisis de las complejas cuestiones derivadas de la propia denominación del contrato y su contenido real. A lo largo de la obra se hace especial referencia a los convenios colectivos existentes en las distintas modalidades deportivas poniéndolos en confrontación con las normas estatales y el parecer de la doctrina científica y judicial. Además, aunque el trabajo se centra en los derechos de los trabajadores, el autor aborda otras cuestiones como las modalidades del contrato, los deberes a los que las partes se someten, la suspensión y la extinción de la relación laboral, sus aspectos colectivos o, en otro orden, los derechos de imagen, a los que se presta especial atención. Y todos estos temas se estudian con detenido análisis de los planteamientos doctrinales y un tratamiento minucioso de la jurisprudencia, con referencia expresa a los casos de mayor relieve judicial y relevancia mediática. El autor, abogado laboralista y experto en Seguridad Social por su condición de Graduado Social, profesión que ejerce desde hace más de veinticinco años, además de Máster en Derecho deportivo, logra un trabajo de acertada sistemática, cómoda lectura y fácil comprensión, que resultará de indiscutible utilidad a cuantos necesiten conocer, tanto en su planteamiento teórico como en su vertiente práctica, el régimen jurídico laboral del deportista en el Derecho español.

Download or read book Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities written by John Arzinos and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite legal and social advances in the past two decades, sexual and gender minorities continue to face widespread discrimination and violence in many countries. This discrimination and violence lead to exclusion, which adversely impacts their lives, as well as the communities and economies in which they live. A major barrier to addressing this stigma and sexual orientation and gender identity(SOGI)-based exclusion is the lack of SOGI-specific data. Robust, quantitative data on di‚fferential development experiences and outcomes of sexual and gender minorities--especially those in developing countries--is extremely thin. This paucity of data jeopardizes the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and countries' commitment to the principle of 'leaving no one behind' in the eff‚ort to end poverty and inequality. 'Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities' assesses the unique challenges that sexual and gender minorities face in six important areas: (i) Criminalization and SOGI (ii) Access to education (iii) Access to the labor market (iv) Access to public services and social protection (v) Civil and political inclusion (vi) Protection from hate crimes. This report cov‚ers numerous policy recommendations to prevent and eliminate discriminatory practices in all of the areas covered. It also seeks to inflŽuence legislative changes and support research on institutions and regulations that can ultimately lead to poverty reduction and shared prosperity. At the same time, it acknowledges that the mere existence of inclusive laws and regulations does not ensure that sexual and gender minorities are free from discrimination--the enforcement of those laws is crucial. This publication, the first in a series of studies, will be expanded from the 16 countries included here to a wider set of countries for more in-depth quantitative analysis and to identify possible correlations with socioeconomic outcomes. It will seek to deepen knowledge, facilitate peer learning of good practices, and encourage reforms to increase the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities.

Download or read book Fans Bloggers and Gamers written by Henry Jenkins and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Jenkins's pioneering work in the early 1990s promoted the idea that fans are among the most active and socially connected consumers of popular culture. This volume maps the core theoretical and methodological issues in Fan Studies, and also charts the growth of participatory culture on the web.

Download or read book Derecho del deporte profesional written by Alberto Palomar Olmeda and published by ARANZADI / CIVITAS. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El rgimen jurdico del deporte profesional se estructura sobre la base de cinco partes. La primera, es una introduccin de carcter general sobre la transformacin del rgimen jurdico del deporte profesional y lo que supone la organizacin de una actividad econmica en el marco del derecho econmico y comercial. La segunda, analiza la figura clave en la ordenacin del deporte profesional que est representada por las ligas profesionales. A caballo entre una patronal, un organizador o una entidad de segunda referencia en la gestin de potestades pblicas es, sin duda, uno de los elementos centrales para la adecuada ordenacin del deporte profesional. De hecho podra decirse que la configuracin nada clara que realizaba la LD 1990 se ha complicado aun ms con las ambuguedades de la LD 2022. En la parte tercera se aborda el anlisis de los agentes que participan en el deporte profesional. El modelo del deportista profesional es otro de los grandes temas a analizar. Tributarios de la normativa de 1985 cabe preguntarse s se trata de un esquema de regulacin acorde con la transformacin del rgimen jurdico de la prestacin laboral en este mbito. La parte cuarta contiene un conjunto de materias que han sido caractersticas en los ltimos aos en relacin con el rgimen mercantil, comercial, fiscal y de mercado de la actividad deportiva profesional. Dentro de esa parte se incluyen las referencia a las ayudas de Estado, al derecho de la competencia, a las peculiaridades -nunca resueltas- del derecho concursal, a la regulacin audiovisual y a las caractersticas diferenciales - all donde existen- de la fiscalidad asociada al mbito del deporte profesional. La vinculacin entre la actividad deportiva y el juego es otro de los elementos clave en estas conexiones de la legislacin sectorial con la actividad general. La ltima de las partes, la quinta, se dedica a la conexin de la actividad deportiva con la normativa de seguridad pblica, tanto en los aspectos especfic

Download or read book Behavioral Sport Psychology written by James K. Luiselli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport psychology is a topic of growing interest. Many professionals read journals such as The International Journal of Sports, Journal of Sport Behavior, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and The Sport Psychologist. In August 2008, Monitor on Psychology, the monthly publication of the American Psychological Association (APA), featured a special issue on sport psychology. Indeed, Division 47 of APA is devoted to "the scientific, educational, and clinical foundations of exercise and sport psychology." The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) convene conferences each year to present scientific findings and new developments in a rapidly expanding field. The AAASP and other organizations also qualify professionals as certified sport and exercise psychology consultants. Finally, a visit to any bookstore will reveal the lay public’s fascination with sports, as revealed in numerous self-help books and guides to perfecting athletic performance. Behavioral psychologists have studied sport psychology for more than three decades (Martin, Thompson, & Regehr, 2004). Applied behavior analysis (ABA), in particular, has been an instrumental approach to behavioral coaching in many sports, including baseball (Osborne, Rudrud, & Zezoney, 1990), basketball (Pates, Cummings, & Maynard, 2002), figure skating (Ming & Martin, 1996), football (Ward & Carnes, 2002), golf (Pates, Oliver, & Maynard, 2001), ice hockey (Rogerson & Hrycaiko, 2002), soccer (Brobst & Ward, 2002), swimming (Hume & Crossman, 1992), and tennis (Allison & Ayllon, 1980). ABA stresses the application of learning theory principles, objective measurement of athletic skills, controlled outcome evaluation, and socially significant behavior-change. Cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT, also has been a dominant approach to psychological intervention in sports (Meyers, Whelan, & Murphy, 1996; Weinberg & Comar, 1994). CBT addresses athletic performance through cognitive-change methods combined with behavioral practice and environmental modifications. The purpose of the book described in this proposal is to compile the most recent experimental and applied research in behavioral sport psychology. Several journal articles have reviewed critical dimensions of behavioral sport psychology (Martin et al., 2004; Martin, Vause, & Schwartzman, 2005) but no book has covered the topic with an emphasis on ABA and CBT methodology and practice. Accordingly, Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement is a first of its kind volume.

Download or read book Performance Analysis in Team Sports written by Pedro Passos and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling an important gap in performance analysis literature, this book introduces the key concepts and practical applications of performance analysis for team sports. It draws on cutting-edge research to examine individual and collective behaviours across an array of international team sports. Evidencing the close relationship between coaching and performance analysis, it promotes a better understanding of the crucial role of performance analysis in team sports for achieving successful results. This book not only presents a variety of different ways to analyse performance in team sports, but also demonstrates how scientific data can be used to enrich performance analysis. Part one delineates the main guidelines for research in performance analysis, discussing the characteristics of team sports, coaching processes, variables characterizing performance and methods for team member interaction analysis. Part two drills down into performance analysis across a range of team sports including soccer, basketball, handball, ice hockey, volleyball and rugby. Performance Analysis in Team Sports is an essential companion for any course or research project on sports performance analysis or sports coaching, and an invaluable reference for professional analysts.

Download or read book Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences written by Oleguer Camerino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book to focus on the application of mixed methods research in the movement sciences, specifically in sport, physical education and dance. Researchers and practitioners in each of these fields are concerned with the study of habitual behaviour in naturalistic contexts, and of the concurrent and sequential nature of events and states, precisely the kind of work that multi-method research design can help illuminate. The book is arranged into four sections. The first provides a thorough overview of mixed methods procedures and research design, and summarizes their applicability to the movement sciences. The remaining sections then offer detailed case studies of mixed methods research in team and individual sports (analyzing hidden patterns of play and optimising technique); kinesics and dance (analyzing motor skills behaviour in childhood, and the complexity of motor responses in dance); and physical education (detecting interaction patterns in group situations, and optimizing non-verbal communication by teachers and sports coaches). Mixed Methods Research in the Movement Sciences offers an important new tool for researchers and helps to close the gap between the analysis of expert performance and our understanding of the general principles of movement science. It is important reading for any student, researcher or professional with an interest in motor control, sport and dance pedagogy, coaching, performance analysis or decision-making in sport.

Download or read book Not Dead Yet written by Phil Collins and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phil Collins pulls no punches—about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that’s inspired his music. In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles’ legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis. Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and “In the Air Tonight.” Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does “Sussudio” mean? Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “official” retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him. This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.