Adam Talbot

Adam Talbot completed his undergraduate and Masters degrees at Sheffield Hallam University, in Sport and Community Development and Sociology, Planning and Policy respectively. Adam’s research looks at social movement organising at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

Adam’s wider research interests are the sociology of sport, social movements, urban politics, and qualitative research. During his fieldwork he published a range of essays and commentaries for RioOnWatch, The Conversation, America’s Quarterly and Roar Magazine, among others as well as being interviewed by numerous journalists, including the BBC, NBC, and CBC.