This category includes studies in the sociology of sport, sport governance, and sport public policy. Topics may include sport participation and social stratification, equity and inclusion in sport, sport organization governance, policy implementation, community sport development, mass sport services, institutional development, sport and urban development, public sport services, sport ethics, and social issues in sport. Submissions may adopt survey-based, interview-based, text-based, case-based, policy-oriented, comparative, or mixed-methods approaches, with a focus on the relationships among sport, social structures, public governance, and institutional contexts.