Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Neil King is a senior lecturer in sport development and management in the Department of Sport and Physical Activity where he leads modules on the undergraduate sports development, management and coaching programmes.
Research interests
Neil’s research focuses on sport policy, governance and management and predominantly on local government sport, recreation and leisure services. He also focuses on sport governance in the non-profit sector. He is author of Sport Governance: An Introduction (2016) and Sport Policy and Governance: Local Perspectives (2009) both published by Routledge. He has also published book chapters on sport and doping and sport and national security and a number of journal articles related mainly to the management of public sector sport services.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Loughborough University
… → 2006
European Leisure Studies, MA, Loughborough University
… → 1998
Leisure Management, BA, University of West London
… → 1996
External positions
Liverpool Hope University
2002 → 2007Leeds Beckett University
2001 → 2002Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where NEIL KING is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Sports
Social Sciences
sports policy
Social Sciences
governance
Social Sciences
recreation
Social Sciences
austerity policy
Social Sciences
organizational model
Social Sciences
national security
Social Sciences
coalition
Social Sciences
Research Output 2009 2019
Governance and corruption in sport with respect to doping.
King, N., 21 Feb 2018, Drugs In Sport. Mottram, D. R. & Chester, N. (eds.). London: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
corruption
Sports
governance
Russia
infrastructure
Austerity, policy and sport participation in England
Widdop, P., King, N., Parnell, D., Cutts, D. & Millward, P., 14 Aug 2017, In : International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
austerity policy
Sports
participation
expenditures
Group
Sport Goverance: An Introduction
King, N., 17 Aug 2016, London: Routledge. 300 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Sports
governance
Teaching
Sport, Terrorism, National Security, and the ‘Deep State’: Components of a Longitudinal Research Programme.
King, N., 8 Mar 2016, Sport: Identity and Community. Harvey, A. & Kimball, R. (eds.). Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press, p. 51-62Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
File
national security
terrorism
Sports
event
political science
10
Citations
(Scopus)
Making the case for sport and recreation services: the utility of Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis
King, N., 2014, In : International Journal of Public Sector Management. 27, 2, p. 152-164 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
recreation
sport
Sports
youth education
health policy
Activities 2012 2017
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Journal)
NEIL KING (Editor)2017 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
External Examiner at Leeds Beckett University
NEIL KING (Examiner)2015 → 2019
Activity: Examination types › Examination
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (Journal)
NEIL KING (Reviewer)2012 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
International Journal of Public Sector Management (Journal)
NEIL KING (Reviewer)2012 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
Leisure Studies (Journal)
NEIL KING (Reviewer)2012 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review