Felicity Clarke

Felicity is a Postgraduate Researcher co-supervised by Dr Fran Cavallerio of the School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Sciences and Prof Aled Jones at the Global Sustainability Institute.

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Background

Felicity's research explores the role that sport can play in building Positive Peace in post-conflict communities. She has undertaken mini-ethnographic case studies looking at football in Rwanda and judo in Croatia, and her work incorporates creative approaches to telling the stories of Sport for Development and Peace practitioners.  

As a qualified judo coach, Felicity volunteers her time to co-lead a community sports club. Felicity is also passionate about sustainability, and tries to balance ethical, environmental and economic considerations into all aspects of her lifestyle. Her dissertation for an MA in Conflict, Governance and Development focused on the imperative for environmental recovery in post-war reconstruction, believing in the protection of nature as a foundational infrastructure. Felicity is also a strong advocate for social justice as an active trade unionist and anti-racism campaigner.  

Qualifications

• PhD in Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University (in progress)
• MA in Conflict, Governance and Development, Department of Politics, University of York (2007)
• BA (Hons) in Politics and Philosophy, School of Politics Economics and Philosophy, University of York (2006)

Selected recent publications

Clarke, F.; Jones, A.; Smith, L., 2021. Building Peace through Sports Projects: A Scoping Review. Sustainability, 13, 2129. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042129.