Dr Alessio Norrito
Lecturer in Sociology and Management of Sport
My profile
Biography
Alessio is an expert in the field of sport for development and peace. His particular interests lie on cross-cultural interactions, technological innovation, and social ecology, all in relation to the transformational potential of sport. He teaches in the area of Sport Management and Sport Sociology.
Alessio holds a PhD from Loughborough University. His doctoral thesis has looked at how football helps refugee positively resettle in Europe. Since then he has worked on different projects, such as promoting retention in sport for marginalized communities, and looking at how sport can help reduce crime. He is currently exploring the careers of footballers with a forced migration. While doing his PhD, he has served as the managing editor for the Journal of Sport for Development, and as a Co-Lead for the Loughborough UNESCO Student Network.
Before entering in the academic space, Alessio has worked in the e-commerce sector in both China and Northern Italy. Other than English, he speaks Italian and Mandarin.
Research outputs
Norrito, A., Michelini, E., Giulianotti, R., & Mason, C. (2023). ‘Refugee footballers’: A socioecological exploration of forced migrants in the Italian and German elite football system. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10126902231179071
Norrito, A., & Mason, C. (2023). Lampedusa, football and COVID-19: transitions at the border and the role of sport. Contemporary Social Science, 18(1), 26-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2022.2155868
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Reports
Stirrup, J., Hooper, O., Norrito, A., Mason, C., Bradbury, S. Marginalised youth and organised grassroots sport: Promoting retention and reducing dropout.
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Internet publications
Norrito, A. (2022) World Cup 2022: what the dream of football success means to migrants. https://theconversation.com/world-cup-2022-what-the-dream-of-football-success-means-to-migrants-193634.
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Journal articles
Norrito, A., La Cara, R., Sella, A., Giulianotti, R., Mason, C. (2024) 'Building bridges in the Mediterranean: circular cooperation and sport for development and peace for refugees in Italy.' Journal of Sport for Development, 12(1) pp. 1-11.
Norrito, A., Michelini, E., Giulianotti, R., Mason, C. (2024) '‘Refugee footballers’: A socioecological exploration of forced migrants in the Italian and German elite football system.' International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 59(1) pp. 119-138.
Norrito, A. (2024) 'Sport and physical activity in catastrophic environmentsSport and physical activity in catastrophic environments, edited by, Jim Cherrington and Jack Black, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY, Routledge, 2023, 242 pp., 120 GBP (hardback), ISBN 9781032125411.' Leisure Studies, pp. 1-2.
Norrito, A. (2023) 'African Football Migration: Aspirations, Experiences, Trajectories.' Sport in Society, 26(6) pp. 1133-1135.
Norrito, A., Mason, C. (2023) 'Lampedusa, football and COVID-19: transitions at the border and the role of sport.' Contemporary Social Science, 18(1) pp. 26-40.
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Conference papers
Norrito, A. (2024) 'A geopolitical overview of football and forced migration in Sicily: looking for the meaning of change in the Mediterranean.' In PSA Sport and Politics Conference. University of Edinburgh,
Norrito, A. (2023) 'Football-based Initiatives As Services In Refugee Camps: An Assist To Refugee Resettlement Goals..' In 31st European Association for Sport Management Conference. Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK,
Norrito, A. (2023) '“Refugee Footballers”: Hope or cruel optimism?.' In Leisure Studies Conference 2023. Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, UK,
Norrito, A. (2022) 'Experiences of sport in Lampedusa: football through a hole in the fence of a refugee camp..' In EASS & ISSA Joint Congress 2022. Tubingen University, Tubingen, Germany,