Louis Moustakas brings nearly a decade of experience at the intersection of sport and sustainability. He is currently a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein and serves as Head of the Institute for Sport and Sustainable Development. His work focuses on research and teaching in sport policy, sport management, and sport for development. He is particularly interested in how sport can drive social outcomes such as social cohesion and employability, as well as in the systems that underpin the sport for development sector.

Previously, at streetfootballworld and the German Sport University, Louis led projects addressing social cohesion, employability, and health promotion. He has also contributed to the development of sport-related evaluation and policy tools, including best practice frameworks and self-assessment tools for coaching and safeguarding.

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Selected publications

Moustakas, L., van Zantvoort, L. & Richardson, A. (2024). From the Pitch to the Job Market: A Scoping Review of Sport for Employability Programmes. Managing Sport and Leisure, https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2375556 

Moustakas, L. (2024). Sport for social cohesion: a conceptual framework linking common practices and theory. Sport in Society, 27(10), 1549–1567. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2024.2304231 

Moustakas L., Breed, M., Burgers, N., Carney, S,. … van Marle, F. (2024). Keeping It Real: Insights from a Sport-Based Living Lab. Societies, https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14060093 

Moustakas, L. (2024). Sport for Development: A Social Movement Captured by Elites? International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41978-024-00154-4 

Moustakas, L., Raub, V., Moufagued, Y., & Petry, K. (2022). From Sport to Work? Exploring Potentials in a Moroccan Sport-for-Employability Programme. Youth, 2(4), 759-771. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth2040054