Research Handbook on Sports and Society

Edited by Elizabeth C.J. Pike, Professor and Head of the Institute of Sport, University of Hertfordshire, UK

• Contents:1 Introduction to sports and society: scholarship, activism and impact 1Elizabeth C.J. PikePART I THE GOVERNANCE2 Sport, politics and the public intellectual 9David Hassan3 Sport organisations, politics and gender policies 22Jorid Hovden4 Researching and working in sport policy and development 38Andy Smith5 Sport, social movements and digital media 53Simon C. Darnell, Sabrina Razack and Janelle JosephPART II THE ECONOMICS6 Economic determinants of sport performance 69Wladimir Andreff and Nicolas Scelles7 The industry of gambling on sport: deconstructing sports betting asa market, a product and a public health issue 83Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez8 Sport, advertising and promotional culture 97Andrew Grainger9 Media, sports, and society 111Lawrence A. WennerPART III THE EVENTS10 Sports mega-events 128John Horne11 Fandom and well-being 143Yuhei InouePART IV THE WORKPLACE12 Gender and social inequity in and through sport leadership 159Lucy V. Piggott13 Renaming and reshaping the challenge of improving gender equity insport coaching 174Leanne Norman14 Respecting referees? An analysis of abuse, support, retention and policy 188Jamie Cleland15 Volunteering within sport for development and peace (SDP) projects 202Megan ChawanskyPART V THE ATHLETES16 Social perspectives on athlete pathways 213Outi Aarresola, Jari Lamsa and Astrid Schubring17 Foreign-born sportspeople in the Olympics and the Football WorldCup: migration, citizenship and nationhood 227Gijs van Campenhout and Joost Jansen18 From fascination to revelation: my research journey with older Masters/Veteran athletes 244Rylee A. DionigiPART VI THE ISSUES19 Living in the along: reflections on inquiring into experiences of women in sport 261Lombe A. Mwambwa and Elizabeth C.J. Pike20 For a sociology of women’s sports on the African continent 276Anima Adjepong21 Disability inclusion in sport for all: ‘Baskin’ as a best practice model 291Florian Kiuppis22 Filing the podium: cheating, doping and corruption 307James Connor23 Researching pain and injury in sport 321Ivan Waddington24 Non-accidental violence in sports 337Kari Fasting25 Mental illness in sport 352Michael Atkinson26 Terrorism and sport 366Ramón SpaaijPART VII THE FUTURE27 The future of sports and society: a reflection and call to action 380Jay CoakleyIndex

'As the social significance of sport seemingly grows unabated, an understanding of the issues affecting our diverse societies is essential. This Research Handbook draws together an internationally distinguished set of authors and brings these issues to life through a distinctive approach. By exploring the personal research journeys of researchers in the field, and the social activism which brings these issues to the forefront of public debate, the Research Handbook is set to become compulsory reading for students and researchers alike.'