Journal Articles
Byun, J, Hoff, K,
Dowling, M (2024)
Exploring the collaborative governance of Olympic stadium renovations: a multiple case study,
European Sport Management Quarterly, ISSN: 1618-4742.
Dowling, M, Harris, S, Johnson, N (2024)
The limits of polycentric governing regimes: Preventing athlete abuse in the United States,
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, ISSN: 0193-7235. DOI:
10.1177/01937235241269946.
Dowling, M, Robertson, J, Washington, M, Leopkey, B, Ellis, D (2024)
Agency and institutions in sport,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 24(1), pp.1-7, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI:
10.1080/16184742.2023.2292102.
Dowling, M (2024)
Get Active: “back to the future” with government’s latest national policy for sport and physical activity,
Managing Sport and Leisure, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI:
10.1080/23750472.2024.2326472.
Dowling, M, Robertson, J, Washington, M, Leopkey, B, Ellis, DL, Riches, A, Smith, L (2023)
“Like Ships in the Night” and the Paradox of Distinctiveness for Sport Management: A Citation Network Analysis of Institutional Theory in Sport,
Journal of Sport Management, 37(6), pp.403-416, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2022-0280.
Harris, S,
Dowling, M, Washington, M (2023)
Political protest and Rule 50: exploring the polycentric governance of international and Olympic sport,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 15(3), pp.417-434, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2023.2224345.
Byun, J,
Dowling, M, Leopkey, B (2022)
Governance of Post-Olympic Games Legacy Organizations: A Comparative Study,
Journal of Sport Management, 37(1), pp.27-38, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2021-0224.
Dowling, M, Harris, S, Washington, M (2021)
When a Ban Is Not a Ban: Institutional Work and the Russian Doping Scandal,
Journal of Sport Management, 36(5), pp.433-445, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2021-0185.
Robertson, J,
Dowling, M, Washington, M, Leopkey, B, Ellis, DL, Smith, L (2021)
Institutional Theory in Sport: A Scoping Review,
Journal of Sport Management, 36(5), pp.459-472, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2021-0179.
Dowling, M and Harris, S (2021)
Apples and oranges? Establishing equivalence in comparative sport policy research,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 14(2), pp.191-206, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2021.1996440.
Dowling, M (2021)
Uniting the Movement? A critical commentary on Sport England’s new strategy,
Managing Sport and Leisure, 28(5), pp.578-582, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI:
10.1080/23750472.2021.1942170.
Harris, S,
Dowling, M, Houlihan, B (2021)
An analysis of governance failure and power dynamics in international sport: the Russian doping scandal,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(3), pp.359-378, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2021.1898443.
Dowling, M, Mackintosh, C, Lee, S, Allen, J (2021)
Community sport development: managing change and measuring impact,
Managing Sport and Leisure, 26(1-2), pp.1-6, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI:
10.1080/23750472.2020.1854265.
Dowling, M, Leopkey, B, Inoue, Y, Berg, BK, Smith, L (2020)
Scoping reviews and structured research synthesis in sport: methods, protocol and lessons learnt,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 12(4), pp.765-774, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2020.1817126.
Henry, I,
Dowling, M, Ko, L-M, Brown, P (2020)
Challenging the new orthodoxy: a critique of SPLISS and variable-oriented approaches to comparing sporting nations,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 20(4), pp.520-536, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI:
10.1080/16184742.2020.1719428.
Dowling, M and Washington, M (2019)
The Social Construction of the Long-Term Athlete Development Framework,
Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(2), pp.143-169, ISSN: 2470-4067. DOI:
10.1080/24704067.2018.1557017.
Dowling, M, Brown, P, Legg, D, Grix, J (2018)
Deconstructing comparative sport policy analysis: assumptions, challenges, and new directions,
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 10(4), pp.687-704, ISSN: 1940-6940. DOI:
10.1080/19406940.2018.1530276.
Dowling, M (2018)
Exploring Sport Management as an Academic Profession: A Critical Review of Occupational Theory,
Journal of Global Sport Management, 3(4), pp.321-338, ISSN: 2470-4067. DOI:
10.1080/24704067.2018.1457970.
Dowling, M, Leopkey, B, Smith, L (2018)
Governance in sport: A scoping review,
Journal of Sport Management, 32(5), pp.438-451, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2018-0032.
Dowling, M, Brown, P, Legg, D, Beacom, A (2018)
Living with imperfect comparisons: The challenges and limitations of comparative paralympic sport policy research,
Sport Management Review, 21(2), pp.101-113, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2017.05.002.
Smith, L, Sánchez, GFL, Suárez, AD, Stubbs, B,
Dowling, M, Scruton, A, Roberts, J, Johnstone, J, Pardhan, S (2018)
Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in children of a South Asian ethnicity,
Sustainability (Switzerland), 10(3), DOI:
10.3390/su10030761.
Dowling, M and Washington, M (2017)
The governing of governance: metagovernance and the creation of new organizational forms within Canadian sport,
Managing Sport and Leisure, 22(6), pp.458-471, ISSN: 2375-0472. DOI:
10.1080/23750472.2018.1519376.
Dowling, M and Washington, M (2017)
Epistemic communities and knowledge-based professional networks in sport policy and governance: A case study of the Canadian sport for life leadership team,
Journal of Sport Management, 31(2), pp.133-147, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2016-0071.
Dowling, M and Smith, J (2016)
The institutional work of Own the Podium in developing high-performance sport in Canada,
Journal of Sport Management, 30(4), pp.396-410, ISSN: 0888-4773. DOI:
10.1123/jsm.2014-0290.
Dowling, M, Edwards, J, Washington, M (2014)
Understanding the concept of professionalisation in sport management research,
Sport Management Review, 17(4), pp.520-529, ISSN: 1441-3523. DOI:
10.1016/j.smr.2014.02.003.
Dowling, M, Robinson, L, Washington, M (2013)
Taking advantage of the London 2012 Olympic Games: corporate social responsibility through sport partnerships,
European Sport Management Quarterly, 13(3), pp.269-292, ISSN: 1618-4742. DOI:
10.1080/16184742.2013.774039.