Sociology of Sport and the French Esports Ecosystem with Nico Besombes

French esports and the ecosystems using in the language are huge. We talk (in English) about the objective of the sociology of sport, the specificity of the French esports ecosystem, the role of the publishers in the governance of the sector, and the way to develop esports locally in a globalized industry. Nico Besombes is an Associate Professor of Sports Sociology at the University of Paris BUT also the Vice President of French Esports. And..leading our upcoming conference, the co-founder of the French Speaking Association for Esports Research and Studies called AREFE (https://arefesport.fr/), board member of the Esports Research Network, and an advisor of the Global Association for International Sports Federation (https://gaisf.sport/). Read more of his informed thoughts here: https://medium.com/@nicolas.besombes and google translate what France esports does here: https://www.france-esports.org/