PhD Students in the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy and the Centre for Olympic Studies and Research (COS&R)
The Institute and the Centre form part of a very active research culture within the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. The two entities cooperate in the design and delivery of research training for PhD students, given their overlapping concerns with Olympic policy and management.
The fostering and supervision of PhD research students is an integral part of the research culture within the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. PhD studies are generally grouped under the Institute's two major research themes, and the COS&R focus on Olympic research.
Thesis topics of recent PhD graduates from the Institute and COS&R
- Hsien-che Jason Huang (2011)
Developing the Service Quality Attribute of Sports Event in Taiwan - Jae Woo Park (2011)
Elite Sport Development in Korea: An Analysis of Policy Change - Laura Fishburn (2010)
Motivations and Behaviours of Travelling Sports Spectators - Eunah Hong (2010)
An Analysis of the Sport Policy Process in the Republic of Korea: The Cases of Elite Sport Development and Sport for All
- Jimmy O'Gorman (2010)
Is there an Effective Football Development Policy Network in England?: A Case Study of the FA's Charter Standard Scheme - Weiming Wang (2010)
Critical Evaluation of the Impacts of the Olympic Games: the Case of the 2008 Beijing Olympics - Mayumi Ya-ya Yamamoto (2010)
International Influences on National Policy for Elite Sport Development and Anti-Doping Policy: Case of Japan and the UK - Dawn Aquilina (2009)
Negotiating Dual Career Paths in Elite Sport and University Education in Finland, France and the UK - Detta Melia (2009)
The Use of Qualitative Performance Indicators in the Hospitality Industry - Shane Collins (2008)
An Analysis of Public Policy toward Adult Lifelong Participation in Sport in Australia, New Zealand and Finland - Dave Piggott (2008)
Young People's Experiences of Football in FA Charter Standard Clubs and Schools - Tien-Chin Tan (2008)
Globalisation and Chinese Sport Policy: Cases of Olympic Movement and Elite Football and Basketball - Iain Lindsey (2008)
Local Governance, Collaboration and Partnership in Sport: A Study in the Context of the New Opportunities for PE and Sport Initiative - Jo Welford (2007)
What's the Score? Women in Football in England - Ling-Mei Ko (2007)
Perceptions of Sports Managers and Academics of the Importance of Competencies, and Their Relationship with Sports Management Curriculum in Taiwan - Aurelie Cometti (2007)
Mega-sports Event Policy in Marseille 1991-2003, the Football World Cap and the Americas Cup: a Case Study of Urban Governance - Lesley Phillpots (2007)
An Analysis of Government Policy for Physical Education and School Sport - Ruth Jeanes (2006)
Tackling Gender: Girls, Football and Identity Construction - Neil King (2006)
Sport Policy in an English City: Interests, Influence and Change - Nikolai Böhlke (2006)
Benchmarking Elite Sport Systems: A Comparison of Selected Operational Management and Communication Processes in Successful Sport Systems - Elesa Argent (2005)
From The Locker Room to the Boardroom: Developing Leaders Through Sport - Dikaia Chatziefstathiou (2005)
The Changing Nature of the Ideology of Olympism in the Modern Olympic Era - Ping-Chao Lee (2005)
The Governance of Professional Baseball in Taiwan - Nigel Thomas (2005)
An Analysis of Disability Sport Policy in England, Hurst, W (2004), The Family Impact of Supporting Childhood Sporting Excellence - W. Hurst (2004)
The Family Impact of Supporting Childhood Sporting Excellence - Mansour Al-Tauqi (2003)
An Analysis of Olympic Solidarity 1961-2000 - David Hindley (2003)
The Governance of Sport: an Examination of the Concept of Governance in Relation to Three National Governing Bodies of Sport in England - Hung-Yu Liu (2003)
Sport and Physical Recreation Policy in Taiwan 1973-2000 - Maximos Malfas (2003)
An Organisational Analysis of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games - Mahfoud Amara (2003)
Global Sport and Local Identity: Case Study of the Professionalisation of Sport in Algeria - Mick Green (2003)
An Analysis of Elite Sport Policy Change in Three Sports in Canada and the United Kingdom - David Denyer (2002)
Leisure Policy, Local Governance and the Role of Local Government - Chris Kennet (2002)
Leisure, Poverty and Social Exclusion: An Analysis of Leisure Card Schemes in Great Britain - Liz Such (2002)
Leisure in the Construction of Lifestyles in Dual Earner Households
PhD studies currently supervised within the Institute and COS&R
-
Moran Betzer-Tayar (Oct 2003, p/t)
The Role of Women in Decision-making Positions: the Case of the Israeli Sport
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Guy Masterman (Apr 2004, p/t)
Bidding for Major International Sports Events: Can Losing Bids Still be Successful?
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Joe Riordan (Apr 2005, p/t)
Social Interactions and the Demand for Sport
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Downward - Nobuko Tanaka ( April 2006, p/t)
A comparative analysis of sport policy for people with disabilities: Japan and the UK
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan -
Hsien-che Jason Huang (Oct 2006, p/t)
Developing the Service Quality Attribute of Sports Event in Taiwan
Supervisor: Dr. Leigh Robinson -
Hyunjoo Cho (Oct 2006, f/t)
The Olympics and Divided Nations: A Comparative Study of China and Taiwan, East and West Germany, and North and South Korea
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Jae Woo Park (Oct 2006, f/t)
Elite Sport Development in Korea: An Analysis of Policy Change
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan -
Katharine Ilona Berry (Oct 2006, f/t)
The Effects of Olympic Inclusion on Sport: the case of trampolining in England
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Downward -
Spiros Kokolakis (Dec 2006, p/t)
Non-economic Critical Success Factors in Events
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Kyungsu Jung (July 2007, f/t)
The Governance of Olympic Sport Organisations
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Maria Charalambous (July 2007. p/t)
The dynamics of sports sponsorship context in Cyprus: Emergence of sponsorship, Motivations and Objectives of Corporate Sponsors.
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry and Dr. Guillaume Bodet -
Sarah Melville (Oct 2007, f/t)
The Impact of the UK School Games on the Competition Structure of Eight Sports
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan -
Shu Ni Liu (Oct 2007, f/t)
Use of Resource-based View in Sport Organisation Strategic Analysis
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Sang Yeol Bang (December 2007, f/t)
Investigating Discourses on Change in South Korean Football
Supervisor: Dr Mahfoud Amara -
Donna De Haan (April 2008, p/t)
Analysing the Olympic Experience: Equine Sports in the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
David Royal (July 2008, p/t)
The role of the commercial sector in public sport and leisure delivery
Supervisor: Dr. Leigh Robinson -
Niki Koutrou (October 2008, f/t)
Motivation , Satisfaction, Expectations and Experiences of Sport Volunteers. Linkages between Club and Event Volunteers. The case of Women’s Rugby.
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Downward
- Ren-Shiang Jiang (October 2008, f/t)
The Governance of Basketball in Taiwan
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Marie Therese Zammit (October 2008, f/t)
Olympic Solidarity: Evaluation 1980 - 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry -
Salisbury Paul (December 2008, p/t)
An analysis of the decision-making process in the bids for three mega sports events
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan -
Spencer Harris (July 2009, p/t)
The role of voluntary sports clubs in the implementation of public policy
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan -
Cheng-Hao Lai (July 2009, f/t)
Experiential Marketing and Sporting Events
Supervisor: Dr. Guillaume Bodet - Najeeb Alnakhli (Oct 2010 f/t)
Modernisation of sport, nation-state building and International Relations in Saudi Arabia
Supervisor: Dr Mahfoud Amara - Paul Bretherton (Oct 2010 f/t)
Corporate social responsibility in sport and health promotion
Supervisors: Dr. Joe Piggin and Dr. Guillaume Bodet - ShuShu Chen (Oct 2010 f/t)
The Legacy of the 2012 Olympics in a non-hosting region: A Case Study of Leicestershire
Supervisor: Prof. Ian Henry - James Kenyon (Sept 2010, f/t)
Image impact and the social representations of the 2012 London Olympics.
Supervisor Dr. Guillaume Bodet - Pippa Goodhead (f/t July 2011)
Making Sport Policy in a time of Turbulence
Supervisor: Prof. Barrie Houlihan
For further details of research opportunities please click here.
Students are also strongly encouraged to apply to the Economic and Social Research Council for funding.