Karen Petry

About Karen Petry

Holder, GSCMF

Karen Petry (PhD) is a Professor and Deputy Head of the Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies at the German Sport University Cologne. Karen is responsible for the research activities at national, European and international level in the areas of sports policy and sports sociology (incl. the topics “sport and gender equity” and “sport and social cohesion”). She has worked on numerous European and international projects and is i.a. board member of the recently founded Sport for Development (S4D) Network Germany.

petry@dshs-koeln.de

Publications and Events

Playing for progress: policy advocacy in sport for development

Publications

Louis Moustakas, Alana Richardson, Karen Petry, Ben Sanders, Sarah Carney, Sally-Ann Jennifer Fischer, Arnost Svoboda, Ansley Hofmann May 28, 2025 Article

We are excited to share our recent publication as part of the Policy Advocacy in Sport and Society (PASS) project.... read more →

Sport for Development and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Displacement Settings: A Quasi-Experimental Study from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Publications

Louis Moustakas, Karen Petry, Viviane Raub, Jule Wagner, Mareike Broermann, Jihan Alfindi, Samyan Al-Bawari, Tanya Mohammed, Buthaina Qafisheh, Warhel Asim Mohammed, Dilshad Aldoski May 7, 2025 Article

We are excited to share the recent publication by Co-Chair Karen Petry and Advisory Committee Member Louis Moustakas, among others,... read more →

Sport for Social Cohesion: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

Publications

Karen Petry, Louis Moustakas, Alana Richardson, Simona Šafaříková January 27, 2025 Book

We are excited to share the new book by Co-Chair Karen Petry and Advisory Committee member Louis Moustakas on “Sport for... read more →

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