Marine protected areas (MPAs) are often met with reluctance by affected stakeholders, and in some instances outright objection. Some argue that this is due to insufficient understanding of the functions of MPAs. Others suggest that it could be because of a perception that they are losing more than they are gaining. It is also possible that stakeholders are generally supportive of the idea but think that the MPA should be located elsewhere. We argue that it is images people have about what the MPA is and does that determine how they react. Drawing from three MPA case studies in Spain, we illustrate the importance of critical examination of stakeholders' images and what they imply for the governance of MPAs.

Football and identity is one of the most important topics when sociologists and political scientists study the world of football. Taking into account that in a democratic context football doesn´t offer an elaborate doctrine and political ideology, however highlights as element of cultural nationalization. The objective of this paper is to analyze how the media, in this case the sport press of Madrid and Barcelona, present the information about the Spanish national team in terms of Spanish national identity and Catalonian national identity. The paper is divided into five sections. In the first part we defend the importance of football as object of study by social scientists. The second part emphasizes the importance of football as a cultural, emotional and media factor that helps create superficial and ambiguous national identities. In the third part we focus on the changes that Spanish football has experienced in the last ten years in terms of clubs (with the revitalization of the rivalry Madrid-Barcelona) and in terms of national team (with the victory of Spain in the last two major international events of national teams). In the fourth section we describe the main results of the empirical study that we carried out with the sports media published in Madrid and Barcelona. Finally, in the fifth part we conclude with some reflections about the relationship between football, national identity and their informative treatment in the case of the Spanish national team.

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Compaginar el proceso de aprendizaje con la práctica deportiva constituye para muchos universitarios un obstáculo difícil de superar. Esta situación se ve agravada con frecuencia por los escasos apoyos y la falta de orientación específica que reciben estos estudiantes, lo que les lleva en muchos casos a situaciones de fracaso o abandono. Por este motivo, el análisis de los factores que se encuentran implicados en el desarrollo de esta doble actividad constituye un marco de referencia para que los centros universitarios planifiquen acciones preventivas de asesoramiento y apoyo. Esta fue la finalidad de este estudio, llevado a cabo con una muestra de estudiantes universitarios de distintas titulaciones que practicaban deporte de alta competición, al tiempo que cursaban estudios universitarios. Se analizaron cuatro factores fundamentales: adaptación a la vida universitaria, dificultades y necesidades, apoyos y ayudas recibidas en el proceso formativo y expectativas hacia el desarrollo profesional. Se llegó a la conclusión de que era necesario contemplar en la enseñanza universitaria medidas de apoyo que permitieran armonizar la práctica deportiva con el proceso formativo.Palabras clave: Estudios y deporte; orientación al alumnado; adaptación a la vida universitaria; proyecto formativo del alumnado; atención personalizada.Abstract: Combine the learning process with sport is a difficult obstacle to overcome for many university students. This situation is usually aggravated because of the little support and the lack of specific guidance given to these students, leading them to situations of failure or dropout. For this reason, the analysis of the factors that are involved in the development of this dual activity constitutes a reference framework for university centers to plan preventive counseling and support actions. This was the main purpose of this study, conducted with a sample of university students of different degrees who practice top-level sport while were attending university. Four main factors were analyzed: adjustment to university life, difficulties and needs, support and assistance received in the training process and expectations for professional development. The conclusion reached was the need to consider in university education some support measures to integrate academic and sporting aspirations.Key words: Studies and sport; student guidance; adapting to university life; student’s formative project; personalized attention.

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