I was delighted to take part in the Winter Term Seminar Porgramme of the Sport and Leisure History Seminar series.

The programme attracts a range of sports historians. political scientists, sociologists and journalists who run seminars on their chosen specialisms.

The session provided me with an ideal opportunity to generate reaction to my forthcoming article in the spoecial edition of Sport and Society (which I am co-editing with my colleague Paul Gilchrist) on the Politics of Sport with special reference to the themes of Identity, Community and Mobility.

My preentation covered two of the aforementioned themes and considered how the new political dynamics of Post Devolution Wales has utilised sport as a vehicle for reshaping national identity and promoting Wales as a major sporting venue.

The session was lively and thought provoking and generated discussion on Welsh sporting history, the use of sport as a tool for economic regeneration and the dilemma of where to place sporting loyalty as a stateless-nation.

For more information on this valuable series contact sporthistory@hotmail.co.uk