Ramón Spaaij

Ramón smiles wearing a dark gray suit and white button-down shirt with the top button open. He's standing in front of a wall of graffiti letters in blue and burnt orange

Dr. Ramón Spaaij

investigates complex social problems finding solutions that create and sustain thriving communities as Professor of Sociology at Victoria University in Australia.

Research interests

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Sport

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Terrorism and Violent Extremism

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Writing and in the Media

Books
Articles and Publications
Media Appearances
The cover of Forced Migration and Sport: Critical Dialogues Across International Contexts and Disciplinary Boundaries edited by Ramon Spaaij, Carla Luguetti, and Nicola De Martini Ugolotti published by Routledge in their Sport in the Global Society Contemporary Perspectives series
Book cover of The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism by Mark S. Hamm and Ramon Spaaij with forward by Simon Cottee
Book cover of Handbook of Sport and International Development by Nico Schulenkorf, Jon Welty Peachey, Ramon Spaaij, Holly Collison-Randall from Elgar Handbooks in Development. On the cover is a sketch of two women kicking a football, the goalie net in the distance. The fenced football pitch in the sketch is on a rooftop. Beyond the fence are multi-story apartments and high-rise buildings.

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