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Dr Paul Widdop (Dr Paul Widdop) has co-edited a book titled, "Handbook of Culture and Social Networks." Dr Widdop has also authored a chapter in the book titled, "Sport social network analysis." Link: e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handb…

Dr Dominic Conricode has published a paper in Sport in Society titled, "‘You just want the right person for the right job’: ‘race neutral’ and ‘race conscious’ rationales for the implementation of positive action measures in sports coaching." Full paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) has co-authored a manuscript titled, "A Vision for the Formal Documentation and Digitalization of Sports Commentators’ Commentaries" in the International Journal of Sport Communication. Link to paper: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

We have new Research Grant Jarvie Dr Paul Widdop Jake Barrett and Jianing Qiao Great to be part of the research team exploring fan engagement and matchday experiences in Scottish women's football. Read our full findings here: education-sport.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/… #WomensFootball #SWPL

The "wild west" of esports sponsorships is crowded with "unhealthy" brands finds IJSPP study 🖥️ Matt Hutchinson Dr Qi Peng Dr Leah Gillooly say guidance focusing on healthy consumption rather than outright sponsor bans are needed to protect the community. spr.ly/6013xComD

Come and work with us! The Sport Policy Unit is looking for an education-focussed Lecturer (Grade 8) in Sports Management. The closing date for this post is Monday 17 March 2025. Details of the post and the link to apply are available here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/l…

It was great to join AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business roundtable on Sports Management. Key focus: athlete development, fan engagement & venue optimization. Egypt's sports sector shows immense promise for innovation & growth. #SportsBusiness #MENA

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) has a new publication titled, "Making the impact of publications within a field comparable by improving the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI): the case of sport management" in the journal Scientometrics. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Dr Paul Michael Brannagan has a new publication titled, "Saudi Arabia and the 2034 FIFA World Cup: context, strategy, critique" in the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Int'l Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance) . Link to full paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Dr Paul Michael Brannagan and Prof Jonathan Grix have a new paper in Leisure Studies entitled, "Sport and Power: Hard power, soft power and smart power." Link to full paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) has co-authored a paper for the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre entitled, "The Use and Abuse of financial regulation in professional team sports: The case of parachute payments in the English Football Championship." Link : lnkd.in/e2NsuThG

BSc Sport Business Management and Sport Marketing Management students on a learning tour of two glocal sport business organizations: Manchester City Football Club and Manchester Active. Fantastic insight for our students on how a non-profit and for-profit organisation operate.

Pleased to share our ground-breaking 2025 Sport Soft Power Ranking. It hopes to capture how nations leverage sports for global influence. USA leads, but watch emerging powers like Qatar and Saudi Arabia disrupting the landscape. Full report: publika.skema.edu/sport-soft-pow… #SoftPower

Dr Nicolas Scelles (Nicolas Scelles) and his co-author (Dr Paul Downward) have a manuscript titled, "Revisiting sport management journals in the Academic Journal Guide 2024: no improvement … this time?" in the Managing Sport and Leisure. Link to full paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A report from Sport England co-authored by Prof. Larissa Davies indicates that for £1 invested in community sport and physical activity yields returns of £4 for the English economy and society. Link to full report here: sportengland.org/news-and-inspi…

Prof Jonathan Grix & Dr Paul Michael Brannagan will be giving the keynote speech at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Sport and Politics Conference, being held at Birkbeck University on May 15 & 16. For more details and to book a spot, please visit bbk.ac.uk/events/event/4….

Congratulations, Dr Alessio Norrito and Dr Swarali Patil for representing the Sport Policy Unit and Manchester Metropolitan University at the New York City Sport and the City: Sport Management Symposium organised by St. John's University.

Drs Paul Michael Brannagan and Seth Perkin have contributed a book chapter titled, "Soft Power as “Beauty, Brilliance, Benignity”: The Case of the Aspire Zone Elite Sports Complex in Qatar" to the Routledge text Qatar’s World Cup Goals. More details here: routledge.com/Qatars-World-C…

Listen to Dr Marianna Pavan (Marianna Pavan) talk about sport, human rights, and social change. Link to podcast below ⤵️ 📻 linkedin.com/posts/ecosport…