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Prof. Dr. Robert Stebbins Back to Academy Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. He has written over 230 articles and chapters and written or edited 50 books, including recently, Serious Leisure: A Perspective forRead more

Prof. Atara Sivan Back to Academy Prof. Atara Sivan is Head of the Department of Education Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. She is the President and Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy, the Editor-in-Chief of the World Leisure Journal and the founder and Chairperson of World Leisure Organization – Hong KongRead more

Prof. Dr. Chris Rojek Back to Academy Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology at City University, London. He joinedthe University in 2013. Since 1994 he has held Chairs of Sociology atStaffordshire University, Nottingham Trent University and BrunelUniversity (West London). He received a BA(Hons) in Social Sciencefrom the University of Leicester in 1976; and MPhil inRead more

Prof. Dr. Ken Roberts Back to Academy Ken Roberts is Professor of Sociology at the University of Liverpool, UK, and at the University of Chester, also UK. His books include Leisure (1970), Contemporary Society and the Growth of Leisure (1978), Leisure in Contemporary Society (2nd edition, 2006), Youth in Transition: Eastern Europe and the West (2009), and Class in Contemporary Britain (2nd edition, 2011), Sociology:Read more

Prof. Dr. Larry Neal Back to AcademyRead more

Prof. Dr. Ishwar Modi Back to Academy Prof. Ishwar Modi (1940) is the founding fathers of leisure studies in India. He is presently the Director, India International Institute of Social Sciences and a former member of the Executive Committee of ISA and was also President of ISA Research Committee on sociology of Leisure (2006-2010 –Read more

Prof. Dr. Robert Lynch Back to Academy Rob was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Business at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in 2003. Prior to this he held the position of Associate Dean, Research and Development in the same Faculty. He was Head of the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism (LS&T) oneRead more

Prof. Dr. Francis Lobo Back to Academy Francis Lobo is the Honorary Professor in the School of Business at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. He is an Indian, born in Uganda and a citizen of Australia. He has had a long and distinguished teaching career in leisure and sports management studies. He obtainedRead more

Prof. Dr. Bohdan Jung Back to AcademyRead more

Ma Huidi Back to AcademyRead more