, including victims and their families, sport organizations, representatives of brain injury advocacy groups, and concussion specialists (physicians whose clinical care and research focus on brain injury and concussions; Adler & Herring, 2011 ). In this context, a coalition refers to a temporary alliance of
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Joshua McLeod, Géraldine Zeimers, Jonathan Robertson, Catherine Ordway, Lee McGowan, and David Shilbury
association presidents, five members of Women Onside (an advocacy group for women in Australian football), and two representatives of nonprofessional football clubs, were consulted during the process. FIFA gave a tight 7-week deadline to the core CRWG members to propose a new constitution. Another salient
The Olympics That Never Happened: Denver ‘76 and the Politics of Growth
Craig M. Crow
: The Opponents, the focus shifts to the backgrounds and motivations of the opponents of the Denver ‘76 bid, as well as the common theme of lack of representation in bid planning beyond those in Colorado’s progrowth establishment. Chapter 5: Post-Civil Rights Advocacy in the City discusses how past lack
“Policy Analysis in Sport Management” Revisited: A Critique and Discussion
Scott R. Jedlicka, Spencer Harris, and Barrie Houlihan
developed at the same time that Chalip was developing his interpretive policy analysis (IPA) framework for sport. Three of these general frameworks—the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), and the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF)—have contributed significantly to both
Exploring the Perception of Division I Coaches and Administrators About International Collegiate Athlete Exclusion From Name, Image, and Likeness Opportunities
Emily M. Newell and Simran Kaur Sethi
this population? and (c) How do views of intercollegiate athletic professionals on the near exclusion of ICAs from NIL opportunities illuminate the lack of policies and political advocacy surrounding this population. For this paper, we have utilized a qualitative approach to analyzing data obtained
Social Media in Sport: Theory and Practice
Claudia Benavides-Espinoza and Amanda Wheeler Gryffin
associated with the use of social media. Sport organizations, athletes, coaches, and other entities use it for marketing, public relations, advocacy, activism, and other purposes. Sometimes it is used for sensitive matters, such as discussing race, sexism, and abuse ( Frederick et al., 2017 ). There are
Mandating Women Board Members in Sport Organizations: Change via Coercive Institutional Pressure
Kathleen B. Wilson, Adam Karg, Emma Sherry, Kasey Symons, and Tim Breitbarth
stakeholders ( Woolf et al., 2016 ); it unites networks of stakeholders to shape policy and practice in response to challenges, such as for better representation of women in senior sport organization roles ( Hampel et al., 2017 ). In such cases, this work may be advocacy, which mobilizes political and
Addressing the Complexity of Violence Against Women in Sport: Using the World Café Method to Inform Organizational Response
Kirsty Forsdike and Simone Fullagar
to violence against women, as well as multistakeholder collaborations (e.g., between women’s health organizations, advocacy groups, and regional sport associations), to multidisciplinary researchers and sport organizations. The second key component of the forum, on which this article reports, was
All the News That’s Fit to Print? How the Media Frames Professional Athlete Philanthropy
Kathy Babiak and Stacy-Lynn Sant
for numerous causes, several articles noted that given their social status, athletes needed to be engaged to make a difference. Several athletes commented on the inherent risks of becoming involved in social activism and advocacy, citing fears of losing endorsements, fans, or even their jobs, as in
A Resource-Based View of Organizational Sustainability in Sport for Development
Wonjun Choi, Mi Ryoung Chung, Wonju Lee, Gareth J. Jones, and Per G. Svensson
sport-based services targeting one or more social outcomes. For reference, organizations that provided sport equipment and facilities, philanthropic and fundraising support, or only engaged in advocacy were not included since they were not directly involved in service delivery. This resulted in a sample