Ramón Spaaij is a strengths-based leader with care for the dignity of all people. He shapes policy and practice at the international and national level.
University Leadership
Healthy & Inclusive Communities Research Program at the Institute for Health and Sport
Leader, past
Ramón established, led and managed this program comprising 5 research groups, 30 staff, and 40 Higher Degrees By Research (HDR) students.
Applied Security Science Partnership (ASSP)
Co-Founder and Co-Lead
An interdisciplinary research program in partnership with Defence Science and Technology (DST, Department of Defence), Victoria Police, and Department of Justice and Community Safety.
Institute for Health and Sport
Senior Leadership team
The Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University has 100+ research-only and academic staff and 200+ PhD students.
Victoria University Research Impact Working Group
Co-Chair, past
Ramón co-led the initiation of the Victoria University Research Impact Capability Framework and community of practice.
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Assessment
Division Leader (Human Society)
Ramón led and coordinated the 2018 submission, receiving a High rating for Engagement and Impact, and raising Human Society at Victoria University to a rating of 3 (‘at world standard’) at 2-digit level and in 3 areas of the 4-digit level: Policy and Administration, Sociology, and Other Studies in Human Society.
Sport and Social Change Living Lab at the Institute for Health and Sport
Founder & Lead
VU Research and Research Training Committee
Member, past
VU Research Income Taskforce
Member, past
Ramón developed priority areas for strategic funding opportunities.
Gender Equity Working Group for the College of Sport and Exercise Science
Member, past
Sport in Society Research Program for the Institute for Health and Sport
Leader, past
Ramón established, led and managed this program comprising 3 research groups, 16 staff, and 20 HDR students.
Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Senior Leadership team and Acting Director, past
ISEAL has 100+ research-only and academic staff and 200+ PhD students.
Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science (AISS)
Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, past
Professional Leadership and Engagement
The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Sport and Leisure Thematic Group
Founder and Co-Convenor
The Sport and Leisure Thematic Group has 30 members representing 14 universities across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Alliance (DISA)
Founding Partner and Board Member
DISA is the 1st and only national alliance of professionals seeking to create safe and inclusive sporting communities.
Centre for Multicultural Youth CMSport Industry Advisory Committee
Member
Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
Strategic Advisory Board Member, past
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Expert Group Member, past
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED)
Expert Group Member, past
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Framework ‘Achieving Sport for Protection Outcomes’
Scientific Advisor, past
Radicalisation Awareness Network’s (RAN) Health and Social Care Expert Group, European Commission
Expert Group Member, past
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Steering Committee Member for Endowed Chair of Racism, Inclusion and Communication
European Association for Sociology of Sport (EASS)
Award Committee Member, past
National Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Research Panel, Department of Home Affairs,Australian Government
Research Panel Member, past
Epigeum / Oxford University Press professional development program, Research Impact: Creating Meaning and Value
Development Group Member, past
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), UCLAT Program
Board of Advisers, past
Partners of the Americas
Member of Scientific Board, past
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Scientific Committee Member for the CATCH Program, past
International Sports Film Festival Amsterdam
Ambassador, past
International Football Institute at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom
Member of Honorary Board of Scholars, past
Editorial
Sport in Society
Associate Editor, since 2007
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Editorial Board, since 2021
Journal of Sport for Development
Editorial Board, since 2019
Journal of Global Sport Management
Assistant Editor, until 2020
Editorial Board, since 2015
Movimento
Editorial Board, since 2018
Soccer and Society
Editorial Board, since 2007
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Associate Editor, 2019-2024
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
Editorial Board, 2017-2022
Sociology of Sport Journal
Editorial Board, 2017-2019
Sustainability
Editorial Board, 2019-2022
Social Inclusion
Editorial Board, 2017-2021
Anduli: Revista Andaluza de Ciencias Sociales
International Advisory Board, 2012-2016
Bloomsbury
Editorial Board, Modern Historical Studies in Politics and Violence book series, since 2012
Palgrave Macmillan
Editorial Board, Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics book series, since 2015
Guest Editor
American Behavioral Scientist
Journal of Sport Management
Sport in Society
Media International Australia
Journal of Sport for Development
Annals of Leisure Research
Soccer and Society
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