Production de footballeurs, réseaux marchands et mobilités professionnelles dans l'économie globale : le cas des joueurs africains en Europe

2008

This doctorate thesis in Human geography deals with the international trade and migration of African football players towards and within Europe through a relational theoretical framework. Through the case study of African footballers, the goal is to gain a better understanding of several ongoing mechanisms occurring in the context of the global economy, such as the new international division of labour, the emergence of global production networks and the segmentation of labour markets. The thesis pleads for taking into account the social embeddedness of the economic action and of social networks as fundamental analytical unity to understand the process of globalization.

L'ici et l'ailleurs : la couverture journalistique de la Coupe du Monde....

2006

International audience

The Keys to Success in Professional Football : an Analysis of the Squads' Management in the "Big-five" European Leagues

2008

International audience

Jeune et bien formée, c'est la Ligue 1 !

2007

Les étrangers dans le football européen

2007

National audience

Milan, Real, Arsenal : des premiers de classe

2008