Sport and Citizenship’s Scientific Committee

Sport and Citizenship’s Scientific Comittee participates in all the works of the Think tank.

Composed of a hundred European experts – specialists in their fields, the combination of a large variety of profiles allows the Comittee to break down the barriers of the different professional fonctions in order to build a collective assessment of sport as a societal matter.

President of the Scientific Committee

Colin MIEGE

Honorary Civil Administrator, Former Project Manager at the Interministerial Ministry for large scale sporting events. He is currently the President of the Scientific Committee of the Think tank Sport and Citizenship

The co-directors of the Scientific Committee

Alexandre HUSTING

Sport councilor at the Luxemburgish Ministry of Sport, European Expert

Julien ZYLBERSTEIN

Juridicial councilor at UEFA

Members of the Scientific Committee

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Bernard AMSALEM, Former President of the French Federation of Athletics

Wladimir ANDREFF, Emeritus Professor in Economics, Paris 1 University  Sorbonne Pantheon. President of the Scientific Council of the Observatory of Sports Economics

Jaime ANDREU ROMEO, Former Member of the Sports Unit of the European Commission

Alain ARVIN-BEROD, Philosopher and Historian of Olympism. Director of the AMOS School in Lyon

Michaël ATTALI, Professor at the University of Rennes 2. President of the French Society of Sports History

 

B

Bruno BARBIER, development and patron expert

Emmanuel BAYLE, Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne (Sport Science institute)

Kévin BERNARDI, Conceiver and writer of the site Sport & Society, Specialist of questions concerning Olympism

David BLOUGH, Executive Director at Play International

Sophie BODIN, Lecturer and Doctor in Sociology at the University of Rennes 2

Pascal BONIFACE, Founder and Director at the Institute of International Relations (IRS)

Inès BOUTAR, Consultant Sport and Sustainable Development, Green Events

Joël BOUZOU, President and Founder at Peace and Sport

Carole BRETTEVILLE, Representative of the CNOSF at the European Network of Women and Sport. Assistant secretary of the French federation of Sports in Companies (Fédaration française du sport d’entreprise).

Christian BROMBERGER, Emeritus Professor of Ethnology at the University of Aix-Marseille

 

C

Claire CARRIER, Doctor of sport and psychiatrist

Makis CHAMALIDIS, Doctor in psychology and specialist of sport psychology

Jean-Loup CHAPPELET, Professor at the Institute of secondary studies in public administration (IDHEAP) at the University of Lausanne

Thierry CHIRON, Lawyer in Dijon, Associate Member of the Law Laboratory of Sport in Dijon

Cyril CLOUP, Director General of the National Association of the Elected in charge of Sport (ANDES)

Lydie COHEN, PhD Student in sport law

Clémence COLLON, Lawyer at ARJEL- PhD Student in sport law

Michele COLUCCI, Lawyer, Professor of European Law and Sports Law

Jean CORNELOUP, Lecturer of Sociology – President at sportsnature.org – Head Writer of the review Nature & Recreation

Rosarita CUCCOLI Doctor (PhD) in Political Science, specializing in sports journalism, Member of the Arènes research unit – UMR CNRS 6051, Former secretary general of the International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN).

Cyrielle SENECHAL-CHEVALLIER, President and Founder of Lettre humaine

 

D

Nicolas DAMONT, PhD student at the IRIS / EHSS, Football coach

Nicolas DELORME, Lecturer at the University of Bordeaux (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Exercice and Health)

Alexandre DIALLO, Doctor in sociology, associated researcher at École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Autor at Esprit.

Benoît DUMOLLARD, Lawyer in Social Law and Sports Law, President at the Association of Sports Law

Alexandre DURAND, Director General at droitdusport.com

 

E

Emmelyne RAVIER, Specialist in management training and senior consultant in the organization of major sporting events

 

F

Muriel FERAUD-COURTIN, Associate Lawyer, Taj Law Firm

Nicolas FERNANDEZ-GABALDON, Director (Europe), 12 Management

Arnaud FLANQUART, Director of Project Development, MGEN

Ksenija FONOVIC, Deputy Director at SPES – Centre of Services for Volunteers of Latium (Italy)

Raymond FROUMENTY, Legal expert in public law

 

G

Tomas GABRIS, Lecturer at the University of Comenius, Bratislava (faculty of Law)

William GAILLARD, Consultant at Burson-Marsteller, former Special Consultant of the President of UEFA

Borja GARCIA, Lecturer at the University of Loughborough (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Exercice and Health)

Hubert GENIEYS, Senior Vice President Corporate Communication, Nestlé

Alain GHIBAUDO, Associate Director at www.sportcarriere.com

Thierry GRANTURCO, Lawyer in court, Paris and Brussels bar

Matthias GÜTT, Consultant, specialist of questions concerning handicap, SPIN Sport Innovation

 

H

Bénédicte HALBA, Doctor of Social Sciences, President and Founder at the Institute of Research and Information on Volunteering (IRIV)

Ken HARDMAN, Professor at the University of Worcester (Institute of Sport Science and Exercice)

Milan HOSTA, Doctor of Philosophy, Director of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Sports Politics and Diplomacy (SPOLINT)

Nicolas HOURCADE, Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the Central School of Lyon

Philippe HOUSIAUX, Doctor of Law, President of the Wallonia-Brussels Panathlon

Alexandre HUSTING, Sport councilor at the Luxemburgish Ministry of Sport, European Expert

 

J

Grant JARVIE, Professor at the University of Edinburgh, Responsible of the Sports Academy

 

K

Benoît KEANE, Lawyer in European Law, Sport and Media Rights Law, Keane Legal

Philippe KERN, Founder and Director General at Kern European Affairs

Gilles KLEIN, Secretary General, World Sports Alliance Intergovernmental Organization

Walfried KONIG, Former Director of Sport at Northwest Rhine Falls, professor at Cologne University

Jacob KORNBECK, European civil servant, previously in charge of anti-doping matters within the Sport Unit of the European Commission

 

L

Marie-José LALLART, Associate Director at the association ‘The Schools of Hope’

François LECCIA, former Director of Development and of the Sport & Management Institute of Grenoble Ecole de Management (2006-2023), Founder & Manager NOVENTIS (consulting and training)

Florence LEFEBVRE-RANGEON, Responsible for governmental relations at the European office of the World Antidoping Agency

Didier LEHÉNAFF, Associate Professor in Physical and Sporting Education, President at SVPlanète, conceiver of the Eco-Games

Sylvie LE MAUX, President of the Sports and Francophonie influence club – Expert in diplomacy and cultural and sports cooperation

François LE YONDRE, Lecturer of Sport Sociology at the University of Rennes 2

 

M

Philippe MACHU, President of UFOLEP

Joseph MAGUIRE, Professor of Sport Sociology at the University of Loughborough

Stéphane MAISONNAS, Director of Advanced Masters and Associate Professor of Marketing, Audencia Business School

Chantal MALENFANT, Responsible of Research at the CNRS

Dorian MARTINEZ, Psychologist of Sport and Performance, Founder of the platform SPORT Protect

Frederik MATTHIES, Group Director, Octagon

Alexandre MESTRE, Lawyer, Doctor of Law, Former Secretary of State for Youth and Sports in Portugal

Colin MIEGE, Honorary Civil Administrator, Former Project Manager at the Interministerial Ministry for large scale sporting events. He is currently the President of the Scientific Committee of the Think tank Sport and Citizenship

Patrick MIGNON, Former Sociologist at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP)

Eric MONNIN, Lecturer and doctor in Sociology at the University of Franche-Comté

André MONROCHE, Doctor of Sport

N

Marie-Cécile NAVES, Studies Manager of Sport and Citizenship Think Tank, Autor, Political scientist, Director of publication of the Chronik site

 

P

Marc PELTIER, Lecturer in Sports Law at the University of Sophie-Antipolis

Julien PIERRE, Lecturer at the University of Strasburg (Faculty of Sport Science)

 

R

David RANC, Professor at the ESSCA School of Management

Cyril REBOUL, Lecturer in biology at the University of Avignon (Laboratory of Physiology and Physiopathology of Cardiovascular Adaptations to Exercise)

Frédéric REICHHART, Lecturer in sociology at the INS HEA (National higher institute for research on education of young disabled people and appropriate education)

Fabrice RIZZO, Director of the Centre for Sports Law at the University of Aix-Marseille

Andrzej ROGULSKI, Former member of the European Commission’s Sports Unit

Michel ROUGER, President of the Presaje Institute and Honorary President of Paris’ Trade Tribunal

 

S

Antonio SACCONE, Journalist

Arnaud SAUROIS, Associate Lecturer at the University of Poitiers (Faculty of Sport Science)

Gaëlle SEMPE, Lecturer of Sociology and sport sciences at the University of Rennes 2

Albrecht SONNTAG, Teacher-Researcher at ESSCA School of Management

Silvester STAHL, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of Sport and Management in Potsdam

Annie SUGIER, President of the League of International Women’s Law

 

T

Clotilde TALLEU, Doctor of sport sciences, Head of the Council of Europe’s project “Balance in Sport”

Anne TATU, Sport Policy Officer, University of Franche-Comté, Associate Professor of EPS- Doctor of Sociology

Ingrid THEUNISSEN, General Physician and Gynecologist

 

V

Pim VERSCHUUREN, Researcher at the IRIS since 2010, Pim Verschuuren is specialized on issues related to the impact of sport on international relations.

 

W

Linda WEIL-CURIEL, Lawyer at the bar of Paris, Secretary General of the League of International Women’s Law and Host at the Commission for the Abolition of sexual mutilations

Pierre WEISS, Doctor of sport sciences and specialized in Sociology at the University of Strasbourg

 

Z

Thierry ZINTZ, Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (Faculty of Motor Sciences). Vice President of the Belgian Interfederal Olympic Committee and President of the European Sport and Employment Observatory (EOSE)

Julien ZYLBERSTEIN, Conseiller juridique au sein de l’UEFA


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