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Integrating Science and Technology into Sports: A Case Study of Sports Innovations in Belgium
Van Oudheusden, Michiel; Van Hoyweghen, Ine
2016Joint 4S/EASST Conference "Science and technology by other means: Exploring collectives, spaces and futures"
 

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Keywords :
Belgium; Science and Technology Studies; Sports
Abstract :
[en] This paper explores the dynamic interplay between sports and innovation policies, research and development processes, and science-driven sports practices in Wallonia and Flanders (Belgium). Here, as in other countries and regions, the aim of integrating science and technology into sports is now a leading sports policy principle and innovation strategy. Building on science and technology studies (STS) tools and methods (vision assessment, multi-site ethnography, foresight), the paper draws out the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) induced by the use of new sciences and technologies in sports. These ELSI include the client-centered nature of sports science, which raises concerns about occupational control and athlete welfare, the uptake of genetic data in sports talent detection programs, and the challenges of coordinating "data-driven" and "intuitive" sports training approaches. It is argued that as sports are scientized and technologized, such ELSI demand to be addressed by sports innovators, governing bodies, and publics. By drawing critical attention to how sports are increasingly shaped by devices, data flows, and scientists, the paper states the case for bringing sports into STS and STS into sports.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Van Oudheusden, Michiel ;  Université de Liège > Département de science politique > Anal. et éval. des politiques publ.-Méthod. de sc. politique
Van Hoyweghen, Ine
Language :
English
Title :
Integrating Science and Technology into Sports: A Case Study of Sports Innovations in Belgium
Publication date :
01 September 2016
Event name :
Joint 4S/EASST Conference "Science and technology by other means: Exploring collectives, spaces and futures"
Event organizer :
4S/EASST
Event place :
Barcelona, Spain
Event date :
du 31 août 2016 au 3 septembre 2016
Audience :
International
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