The field of sport for development (SFD) has been criticised for the way that evidence has
been produced and used to account for and demonstrate the perceived success of SFD …

The discussions surrounding the current state of sport management as an academic
discipline have traditionally been the responsibility of key addresses and editorials. In …

Millions of children and adults play sport in schools and clubs on a daily basis across the
globe. With the increasing focus on healthy lifestyles and lifelong involvement, it's more …

Research question: This article examines how sport development officers (SDOs) employed
within national governing bodies of sport (NGB) managed Sport England's top-down policy …

Preparations for London 2012 included promises for a sporting legacy across Britain. APS
data suggest that, despite a slight spike in 2012, we have not experienced the rise in …

This chapter examines the application of some of the central concepts of figurational
sociology in our empirical investigations of policy processes and enactment in settings such …

Over the last three decades there has been growing concern in England, as elsewhere,
about low levels of population sport and physical activity participation, rates of physical …

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 …

In this chapter I shall reflect upon some of the findings of my research in sport policy and
development over the last two decades. I will also discuss some of the recent lessons I have …

National governing bodies of sport (NGBs) are intrinsically and dependably aligned to
delivering the UK government's sport policies of increasing participation in sport and …