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Publications for Mathew Dowling

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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.



Books

Dowling, M, Harris, S, Mackintosh, C (2023) Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis. DOI: 10.4324/9781003241232.

Harris, S and Dowling, M (2021) Sport Participation and Olympic Legacies A Comparative Study, Routledge, ISBN: 9781315523750.

Dowling, M and Harris, S (2021) Comparing Sporting Nations Theory and Method, Meyer & Meyer Sport, ISBN: 9781782558644.



Chapters

Dowling, M and Harris, S (2023) National Governing Bodies of Sport. In Implementing Sport Policy: Organisational Perspectives on the UK Sport System, pp.37-56, DOI: 10.4324/9781003162728-3.

Dowling, M, Harris, S, Mackintosh, C (2023) Conclusion. In Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis, pp.108-128, DOI: 10.4324/9781003241232-6.

Dowling, M, Harris, S, Mackintosh, C (2023) Introduction. In Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis, pp.1-19, DOI: 10.4324/9781003241232-1.

Dowling, M, Legg, D, Brown, P (2018) Comparative sport policy analysis and paralympic sport. In The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies, pp.249-272, DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-47901-3_12.

Dowling, M and Legg, D (2017) Stakeholders and the paralympic games. In Managing the Paralympics, pp.21-47, DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-43522-4_2.



Internet Publications

Postlethwaite, V and Dowling, M (2024) Four reasons the UK should bid for the 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games.



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