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Developing a programme theory for sport and employability programmes for NEETs
, 2020This article reports on a European Union (EU) funded study of ‘sport-for-employability’ programmes for NEETs (not in employment, education or training) and seeks to address identified limitations of current research.
F. Coalter, M. Theeboom, Jasper Truyens
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A sport-oriented place branding strategy for cities, regions and countries
Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 2018Purpose How could a city, a region or a country succeed in its attempt to use sport to (re-)define, position and promote itself? Consequently, what do jurisdictions and brand managers need to consider when using sporting events as a leverage to market ...
A. Richelieu
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Cultural capital and the place of sport
Cultural Trends, 2006It is not unusual now to talk about the culture of the body, or to see routine and organized physical activity, as well as sport, as part and parcel of cultural life. In recent decades body management techniques have become a very conspicuous aspect of self-presentation and have been served by the expansion of the supply of commercial services to deal ...
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Shinty's Place and Space in World Sport
The Sports Historian, 1998While shinty’s place in world sport has been recognised in terms of its historical pedigree and connection with its cultural cousin of hurling in Ireland, its provenance world-wide and its significance as one of the cultural anchors which emphasised the “Scottish-ness” of Gaels forced abroad has been consistently under-estimated, if not ignored ...
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Fandom, Place Protection, and Urban Planning: Two Sporting Case Studies
Journal of Urban History, 2021This study explores the intersections between the study of sport and the study of the city through the extension of sport history to themes traditionally explored by geography—notably urban planning scholars. Its focus is two case studies related to urban planning decisions in early millennial Sydney, Australia.
Sean Brawley, Erik Nielsen
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Central place theory and sport tourism impacts
Annals of Tourism Research, 2007Abstract Although sport tourism initiatives can boost a destination’s export base, not all communities have an equal likelihood of successfully hosting such an event. The purpose of this study is to use central place theory as a basis for understanding location features that influence the economic outcomes associated with hosting a sport event.
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Heritage, sport tourism and Canadian junior hockey: nostalgia for social experience or sport place?
Journal of Sport & Tourism, 2005Abstract North American cities, working with their respective sports franchises, have built new facilities which have deliberately embraced romanticized notions of their sporting pasts. In this instance, the nostalgia experience is tied closely to the facility itself.
Daniel S. Mason +2 more
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Politics, place and nation: comparing the hosting of sport events in Korea and Taiwan
Sport in Society, 2018Many emerging market countries have utilized sport events as a vehicle to develop international relations and enhance their national images while promoting sport and health.
Doyeon Won, Weisheng Chiu
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Social Justice, Sport, and Sociology: A Position Statement
Quest, 2018Amidst widespread inequality, advocates of sport and physical activity have proposed ways in which sport might support those on the social, economic, and geographic margins.
S. Darnell, Rob Millington
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The Place and Role of Aggressiveness and Aggression in Sports Activities
Общество: социология, психология, педагогика, 2023The article, based on the analysis and generalization of research materials presented in dissertations, mono-graphs, scientific articles and scientific reports at scientific and practical conferences, examines aggressive-ness as a characteristic of the mental state and personality traits, and aggression as an individual’s behavior and activity in the ...
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