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Power in mixed martial arts (MMA): a case study of the ultimate fighting championship (UFC) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-04-17 I.E King, N. King
This study analyses and explains how the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) acquired and retains monopoly and monopsony power over Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in a complex political, legal, regulato...
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The policy instrument mix in South Korea: precursor to maltreatment in sport International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Haewan Park, Michael P. Sam, Steven J. Jackson
Athlete maltreatment has become ‘one of the greatest concerns faced by governing bodies, authorities and practitioners in sport’ (Stirling 2009, p. 1901). Its causes broadly stem from: (1) the cult...
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Exploring the impact of chance events on the competitive advantage of nations: an elite sport perspective International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Jinming Zheng, Mahdi Latififard, Hossein Akbari Yazdi, Geoff Dickson
This research explains how unexpected and uncontrollable chance events can facilitate or constrain competitive advantage in sport, through a study of Iran in five weight division-specific sports (i...
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Brexit and the Premier League: perspectives from a boundary-making approach International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Christopher Lam Cham Kee
In the aftermath of Brexit’s referendum polls, there were many predictions as to what its impact would be for the United Kingdom. While its socio-economic consequences have often featured as the ma...
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The perspective and mainstreaming of gender in the analysis of sports regulation: the case of Catalonia International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Cati Lecumberri Gómez, José Luis Pérez Triviño, Raquel Mirabet Agulled
Historically, women have suffered from the effects of inequality in most social, economic, political and cultural spheres. In this paper, discrimination against women in sport is analysed on the ba...
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Sport, surveillance and the data economy: an expanding horizon for research and governance International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Harry Bowles, Darragh McGee
Sport has undergone a data revolution. The unrelenting extraction of athlete data has become a topic of controversy and the focus of recent public campaigns and policy proposals. However, research ...
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Impact of the UEFA Nations League on competitive balance, competitive intensity, and fairness in European men’s national team football International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Nicolas Scelles, Aurélien François, Maurizio Valenti
This paper investigates the multifaceted dimensions of sport promotion, development, and integrity within the context of men’s football in Europe. It specifically focuses on the impact of a newly i...
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Good use, non-use and misuse: safe sport reporting systems in context International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Minhyeok Tak, Yoon Jin Kim, Daniel J.A. Rhind
Reporting systems constitute an essential part of today’s safe sport initiatives across the world. Informed by literature on reporting wrongdoings in organisational contexts and a political sociolo...
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Navigating the imperial legacy: exploring the discourse of sport for development and peace in Flanders for communities with a migration background International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Nathan D’Hoore, Jeroen Scheerder
Sport is often harnessed to serve broader societal objectives. In Flanders (Belgium) – the region of interest in this research – sport is instrumentalised to promote social integration and inclusio...
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Safe sport for whom?: are national sport organisations addressing the truth and reconciliation commission’s calls to action for sport through safe sport policies? International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Nora McRae, Audrey Giles, Lyndsay Hayhurst
We investigated if National Sport Organisation’s (NSO) staff members and safe sport policymakers see safe sport policies as addressing anti-Indigenous racism and the Truth and Reconciliation Commis...
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The dark side of national team identity: ethnocentrism and xenophobia International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Fei Gao, Bob Heere, Yongjin Hwang, Khalid Ballouli
The emphasis in team identity scholarship often is on the positive effects of social identity, such as consumer behaviour and sense of belonging, often ignoring the potential negative effects. With...
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Conceptualising brainwashing: corporate communication in a concussion crisis International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Joe Piggin, Keith D. Parry, Adam J. White
Rugby union is one of several sports that is increasingly associated with both short-term and long-term health risks related to traumatic brain injuries sustained while playing the sport. Also, in ...
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Sport policy reforms in Chile: the tension between ‘doers’ and ‘thinkers’ International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Diego Moreno, Michael P. Sam, Steven J. Jackson
This study considers the reforms of Chile’s state sport structures from 2001 to 2022. Drawing upon institutional frameworks, the purpose of this article is to analyse the emerging rules, practices ...
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‘Athletes’ participation in the National Anti-Doping Organisations of Germany and Poland: democratic governance?’ International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lorenz Fiege, Pawel Zembura
Athletes’ participation in sports governance gains momentum at multiple levels and challenges the long-prevailing power relations in organised sport. At the same time, the sport-specific discourse ...
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Transgender athletes and Canadian sport policy: a story of stigma and precarity International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-21 William Bridel, Victoria Clowater, Dennis Quesnel, Connor MacDonald, Jordan Zacher
Policy can serve as a form of institutionalised stigma, working to create and maintain discrimination against groups of people. Some Canadian National Sport Organizations (NSOs) have developed poli...
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Match official experiences with the Blue Card protocol in amateur rugby: implementing Rowan’s Law for concussion management International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Michael P. Jorgensen, Matthew A. Hagopian, Lynda Mainwaring, Fergal T. O'Hagan
The Blue Card protocol was introduced to domestic amateur rugby competitions to bring Rugby Canada into compliance with provincial concussion legislation. The Blue Card protocol formalises how matc...
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On the intrusion of LIV: brute-force bumps, unexpected unification and the future of professional golf International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Nicholas Jephson
In October 2021, the formal launch of LIV Golf took place. Its aim was to provide an alternative competition to the long-established and exclusive enclave of elite professional golf – the Professio...
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Explaining elite athletes’ corruption behaviours: a comparative analysis of doping and match fixing International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Stacie Jade Gray, R. Porreca
Through a qualitative application of the theory of planned behaviour, the research aimed to increase understanding of elite athletes’ reasons behind intentional and actual doping and match fixing. ...
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Sport and the environment; politics and preferred futures International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Baiq Satrianingsih, Andika Pratama
Published in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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A geopolitical economy of football: the case of Qatar International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Simon Chadwick, Christos Anagnostopoulos
Several giga changes – specifically globalisation, digitalisation and changing energy markets – have had significant impacts on sport. This has resulted in several countries deploying football for ...
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An exploration of national and local policies supporting health promoting sports clubs in the Republic of Ireland International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-12-01 A. Van Hoye, A. Lane, A. Vuillemin, C. Woods
The societal role which sports clubs can play in promoting health has been underexploited, and sports clubs have called for support from policymakers. Based on the Health Promoting Sports Clubs Nat...
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Country profile: sport and physical activity policy in Scotland International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-21 David Meir, Alistair Brown, Eilidh Macrae, David McGillivray
As a result of the successful devolution referendum in 1997 and the passing of the Scotland Act 1998, several legislative powers were devolved from the Government of the United Kingdom to the new S...
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An Olympic embrace? A critical evaluation of the IOC’s commitment to human rights International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Seamus Byrne, Jan André Lee Ludvigsen
The intersection of sport and human rights has demonstrated that the actions of global sport mega-event franchise owners can now no longer be viewed as impervious to wider human rights consideratio...
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Mapping the provision and evaluation practices of local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in England: a practice-based targeted review International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Jack Brazier, Charlie Foster, Nick Townsend, Joey Murphy, Matthew Northcote, Andy Smith
Professional sports clubs (PSCs) are potentially effective settings for health promotion; however, their role within policy is unclear. Potential reasons include lack of awareness about existing pr...
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The politics of Sport NZ’s financial bailouts International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Tamson Bezuidenhoudt, Michael P. Sam
On 17th May 2020, the New Zealand Government announced a $265 million investment to support sport and recreation amid the country’s first COVID-19 lockdown. The Sport NZ Recovery Package (RP) focus...
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It’s about inspiring the greater community to continue supporting this sector: Elite sport success as a main policy objective for disability sport promotion in ASEAN member states International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-27 Shinichi Nagata, Daniel Bloyce, Takahiro Sato, Yoshinori Okade
Promoting sport participation among people with disabilities is often counted as one of the policy priorities of the national government as well as a main activity of sport for development initiati...
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An exploration of Canadian multisport service organizations’ response to healthy living mandate: integrating institutional and archetype theories International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Taylor Sutherland, Landy Di Lu, Laura Misener
ABSTRACT Sport’s social context has become increasingly marked by concerns for sedentary lifestyles and subsequent health issues. The current Canadian Sport Policy 2012 acknowledges this problematic rate of sedentary living across Canada and as such, mandates sport promotion and healthy living outcomes. This study seeks to understand how sport organisations are incorporating healthy living into their
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The politics of exclusion: Analyzing U.S. state responses to interscholastic transgender athletes International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Spencer Harris, Scott Jedlicka, Roger Pielke Jr, Henry Ryan
This paper provides a baseline characterisation of legislative action against transgender people participating in U.S. interscholastic sport. Using Kingdon’s multiple streams approach, we analyse l...
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Football supporterism in Tunisia: facilitating participatory democracy through citizen education International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-06 Chedlia Fitouri, Fatma Hassan Abdel Basset Mourgan, Karim Chamari
After the Arab Spring (early 2010's), the relationship between football supporterism and politics has been the subject of much debate. We attempted to describe, understand, and explain the modes of...
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An international analysis of career assistance programmes for high-performance athletes International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Hee Jung Hong, Brian Minikin
This study aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of Career Assistance Programmes (CAPs) available for high-performance athletes across the globe, addressing the current state of resources for thei...
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The World Health Organization, physical activity and the contradictions of neoliberal health promotion International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Dominic Malcolm, Celia Marcén, Emma Pullen
ABSTRACT This article constitutes the first holistic exploration of how neoliberalism permeates and manifests in Physical Activity Health Promotion (PAHP). It synthesises a critical analysis of neoliberalism with the sociological concepts of medicalisation and healthism and draws on three distinct phases and methods of data collection, to more adequately understand the development, prominence and largely
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High-performance athletes’ transition out of sport: developing corporate social responsibility International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Hee Jung Hong, Ian Fraser
This study investigates high-performance athletes’ experiences of transitioning out of sport and the support provided to them and describes how the findings suggest Corporate Social Responsibility ...
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The process of implementing a multi-level and multi-sectoral national sport policy: cautionary lessons from the inside International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Milena M. Parent, Paul R. Jurbala
The purpose of this paper was to (1) present and critically reflect upon a national sport policy’s implementation and monitoring process in a multi-level, multi-sectoral context from an insider’s p...
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Governance responses to international agreements: The impact of the Kolpak ruling on cricket 1998-2021 International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Anthony May, Tom Bason
ABSTRACT This article investigates the impacts of global legal rulings and political agreements on domestic sport, and charts the responses of national governing bodies to these changes. The article studies rulings and agreements that impacted on employment practices within professional sport. The impact of the 2003 Kolpak ruling and the 2000 Cotonou Agreement on the movement of sportspeople is analysed
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Stakeholder perspectives on promoting health enhancing sport through the Rwanda Sports Policy International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Lela Mukaruzima, Jimmy Duhamahoro, Jose M Frantz
Sport is an adaptable channel for change. It has been widely used to enhance health and wellbeing, foster social cohesion, and engender peace and development in different societies. The government ...
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Past, present and future of sport policy: a bibliometric analysis of International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (2010–2022) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Erfan Moradi, Sajad Gholampour, Behzad Gholampour
Understanding a discipline’s literature is essential to advance in that area. However, there has yet to be a study that summarises the current research on sport policy. Without a study of the topic...
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Exploring the increasing interdependence of community sport and health policy in England International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Tom Duffell, David Haycock, Andy Smith
Governments in many countries are increasingly interested in using community sport as a vehicle for improving public health through physical activity (PA) promotion. This has been associated with a...
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Physical activity policy in Saudi Arabia: analysis of progress and challenges International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Naif Albujulaya, Clare Stevinson, Joe Piggin
ABSTRACT The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing radical and dynamic changes towards development and prosperity across various domains. The Saudi government is focused on promoting physical activity because of its economic, health and cultural benefits. Therefore, sport policy represents a key part of the Saudi government’s Vision (Vision 2030) within the national Quality of Life Programme
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Framing the space of performance enhancing drug use in sport: Nationalism bias in the Australian Media International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Vittorio Travan, Chelsea Litchfield, Jaquelyn Osborne, Kelsey Richards
Sports media regularly frames the issue of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) through the ideals of morality, nationalism and expected behaviours. This has provided an emergent focus for research s...
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Political protest and Rule 50: exploring the polycentric governance of international and Olympic sport International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Spencer Harris, Mathew Dowling, Marvin Washington
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, there has been increasing academic interest in examining the governance of international and Olympic sport (IOS). Common governance approaches applied to sport include federal/unitary governance, systemic governance, collaborative governance, stakeholder governance, and network governance. Despite its attention to system-level governance including multiple decision
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Residents’ perceived social impacts and attitudinal change: a case of the skateboarding event in Japan International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Rei Yamashita, Waku Ogiso
Organising sporting events is no longer just a matter of interest to event operators. In Japan, various local governments actively attract non-mega-sporting events as part of their urban developmen...
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Assessing governance without government: A proposal for the International Council of Sport Governance International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Jack Thomas Sugden, Stephen Sheps, John Sugden
ABSTRACT Over the past half-century global sport governance has, in the face of hyper-commercialisation and globalisation, been found wanting. Key institutions have lurched between scandal and outright failure to address their remit and duty to employees, fans and, perhaps most importantly, participants the world over. Critical sport scholars have investigated and demanded better, yet by and large
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Women representation and organisational characteristics in sport governance: Implications for gender policy and practice International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Lara Lesch, Shannon Kerwin, Pamela Wicker
ABSTRACT Drawing on hegemonic masculinity and critical mass theory, this study investigates the representation of women board members in sport governing bodies (SGB) and the extent to which boards can be assigned to subgroups based on the number and share of women board members. The study examines the organisational characteristics of SGBs with low, medium, and high representation of women on the board
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National Paralympic sport policies influencing a country’s Paralympic success International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-05-07 Aurélie Pankowiak, Camilla Brockett, Veerle De Bosscher, Hans Westerbeek
ABSTRACT The Paralympics Games are increasing in competitiveness as more countries seek top medal outcomes. In response, governments are focusing on the development and implementation of effective national sport policies/systems to optimise Paralympic success. However, little is known about national sport policy influencing a country’s Paralympic success. Indeed, the literature on national elite sport
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Exploring administrative legacies from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: impacts on processes and professionalisation of parasport NGBs in Brazil International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Carlos Eugenio Zardini Filho, Millicent Kennelly, Simone Fullagar, Graham Cuskelly
ABSTRACT This research explores the perceptions of managers of national parasport organisations in Brazil regarding administrative legacies created through the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. It contributes to furthering knowledge about how the Paralympic Games influenced enduring changes in administrative processes related to the implementation of elite parasport programs in national parasport organisations
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A systematic literature review: assessing the impact of sports events between 2010 and 2022 International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Adnane Zourgani, Abdelhamid Ait-Bihi
ABSTRACT The literature on the impact of sport events continues to grow. However, existing systematic reviews have often focused on a specific typology of impact and/or specific events. In this article, we highlight the current state of sport events impact literature through a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. Following predefined
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A critical review on sport and the Arabian Peninsula – the current state of play and future directions International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Tom Taylor, Daniel Burdsey, Nigel Jarvis
ABSTRACT This article critically reviews the main themes and research agendas that have been explored to study the relationship between sport and the Arabian Peninsula. It identifies four key research trends in which sport and the Arabian Peninsula intersect: (a) soft power and the Arabian Peninsula, (b) nation branding or ‘sportswashing’, (c) broader case studies and impacts, and (d) the relationship
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Saudi Arabia, sports diplomacy and authoritarian capitalism in world politics International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Aaron Ettinger
ABSTRACT Since 2016, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to improve his country’s economic and strategic position through sports diplomacy. These efforts include investments in a diverse portfolio of sports properties, including hosting marquee professional sporting events at home and financing leagues and teams abroad. It is all part of Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ strategic
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A model for the multi-centered regulation of world sport International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Emmanuel Bayle
ABSTRACT This article presents a framework for the regulation of international sport. It is based on an analysis of each sport’s global ecosystem, conducted to identify the actors involved, as well as their respective weights, objectives (for-profit/non-profit), relationships, and roles. The underlying thesis is that actors within or outside the ecosystem activate four areas of regulation (social,
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Capacity for gender equity initiatives: a multiple case study investigation of national sport organisations International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Swarali Patil, Alison Doherty
Abstract To better understand mechanisms for gender equity in sport, the critical elements of capacity of Canadian national sport organisations (NSOs) to implement gender equity initiatives, and the relative strengths and challenges of those elements, were investigated. Environmental factors perceived to influence that capacity were also explored. The study was framed by Hall et al.’s (2003) multidimensional
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Youth development in municipal recreation policy: a case study of Ontario, Canada International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Joshua Llewellyn, Kyle A. Rich
ABSTRACT Policy implementation in municipal organisations is shaped by various policy frameworks and institutional structures that ultimately impact programming and service provision. The importance of youth development within recreation in municipal organisations in Canada is evident, but little research has focused on manager-level perspectives of youth development in the sector and the institutional
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Safeguarding in sport and policy advocacy: the role of the council of Europe International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Louis Moustakas, Karen Petry
ABSTRACT Violence and maltreatment in sport threaten athlete rights and undermine sport’s potential contribution to positive social development. This problem remains prevalent in organised sport and limits sport’s potential social contribution. In response, numerous European and international actors have pursued activities to address this serious issue. In particular, for more than two decades, the
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Sport, physical activity and criminal justice: politics, policy, and practice International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Septiana Dwi Rakhmawati, Novita Intan Arovah, Nur Rizal Afandi
Published in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023)
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Gender equality achieved through crisis: Football Federation of Australia (now FA) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Catherine Ordway
ABSTRACT This paper examines the governance reform process undertaken to achieve gender equality in Australian football (soccer). As interdisciplinary, professional practice research, this case study analyses the mechanics of influencing board composition, related policy and legal controls. It was not until the international federation for football (FIFA) threatened to withdraw its recognition of its
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Policy transition: public sector sport for development in Northern Ireland International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-03-05 Kyle Ferguson, David Hassan, Paul Kitchin
ABSTRACT Globally, governments are implementing public sector reform to address declining budgets and public trust to improve programme efficiency and effectiveness. Sport has become ever more relevant with regards local, national and international social policy as part of an enhanced role for the third sector in tackling a plethora of societal issues. This article attempts to explore, the success
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An intersectional Foucauldian analysis of Canadian national sport organisations’ ‘equity, diversity, and inclusion’ (EDI) policies and the reinscribing of injustice International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Danielle Peers, Janelle Joseph, Chen Chen, Tricia McGuire-Adams, Nathan Viktor Fawaz, Lisa Tink, Lindsay Eales, William Bridel, Evelyn Hamdon, Andrea Carey, Laura Hall
ABSTRACT National Sport Organisations in Canada have increasingly been incentivised to create their own equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies within the framework of national inclusive sport mandates. However, many people from equity-denied groups – including this article’s authors – continue to experience erasure, denial, and ignorance when engaging within Canada’s sporting system, not despite
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Closed due to COVID-19: effects of indoor sports restrictions on suburban adults’ physical activity behaviours International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Ilkka Virmasalo, Elina Hasanen, Janne Pyykönen, Marisofia Nurmi, Mikko Simula, Anna-Katriina Salmikangas, Petteri Muukkonen
ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been required adaptations in leisure-time physical activity (PA) especially due to restrictive policies concerning indoor sport facilities (ISF). This study investigated the effects of the constraints on ISF among residents of two low socioeconomic status suburbs in Finland. Research questions were: (1) Are sociodemographic characteristics associated
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International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics: Country Profiles International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Jonathan Grix
Published in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023)
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Gender inclusive sport: a paradigm shift for research, policy, and practice International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Sheree Bekker, Ryan Storr, Seema Patel, Payoshni Mitra
ABSTRACT This commentary develops the concept of gender inclusive sport: sport that is inclusive and affirming of––and safe for––all women and sex and gender minoritized people, regardless of whether their bodies, gender expression, and/or identity align neatly with normative notions of the female/male binary. Debates about the sports participation of transgender (trans) athletes and athletes with
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What doesn’t work, for whom and why in, “Let’s get realistic: why ‘what works’ will probably not work in evaluative sport research””: a response to Haudenhuyse and Debognies (2022) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Kevin Harris, Steven Henderson
ABSTRACT This paper provides a short response to the critique of realist evaluation written by Haudenhuyse and Debognies in 2022 in the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. No doubt experienced realist evaluators will have already made a wry judgement on the perspicacity of their opinions. However, new researchers and evaluation commissioners newly considering a realist approach may