TOPICS

The conference has three main themes, which we illustrate in the following by exemplary topics:

1)  Managing complexity: Interdisciplinary research projects

• Where is the social in the biopsychosocial?
• Understanding the social contexts of history
• The contribution of sport sociology for research on the development of elite athletes
• The social dimensions of sports medicine
• Interdisciplinary research directions in physical activity and health
• Policy making in sport as an interdisciplinary challenge
• Sport and climate change from a sociological perspective
• Physical activity and ageing

2) Bridging research cultures: Methodological challenges of interdisciplinary research

• Mixed-method designs
• Combining biological data with qualitative data
• Interdisciplinary multi-level analyses

3) Speaking a common language: Approaches of interdisciplinary theory building

• Connectivity and incommensurability: combining different paradigms and terminologies
• The art of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks
• Grounded theory as an interdisciplinary paradigm