Articles
Dancing on the edge of disciplines: law and the interdisciplinary turn
Authors:
Ken Foster ,
University of Westminster
Guy Osborn
University of Westminster and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Abstract
This piece looks critically at the issue of interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity within legal study and research. It examines and analyses trends within legal education, before looking at a number of disciplinary approaches within sport. It then considers the interface between law and sport, and argues in particular, and following Bourdieu, that sport is a rare field that allows a number of approaches to be taken, whilst privileging none of them. It argues that rather than seeing law as the focal point of inquiry, sport becomes the focus and that by fostering an approach that allows various disciplinary approaches to be adopted and challenged, sport allows true interdisciplinarity to take place.
How to Cite:
Foster, K., & Osborn, G. (2010). Dancing on the edge of disciplines: law and the interdisciplinary turn. The Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 8(1), 2. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16997/eslj.41
Published on
20 Jun 2010.
Peer Reviewed
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