Research Completed

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Athlete engagement: II. Development and initial validation of the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire
		    
		    

		    


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C S Lonsdale, K Hodge and S A Jackson

		    
		    
		    



		    
The article focuses on research which was conducted to develop a measure of engagement dimensions in athletes, to investigate the idea that preoccupation and enjoyment are athlete engagement... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The mass media and sport
		    
		    

		    


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T Bruce, M Falcous and H Thorpe

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this chapter, the authors argue that the relationship between sport and the media is highly significant in understanding the place and meaning of sport in New Zealand life. They consider: the... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Classify, divide and conquer: Shaping physical activity discourse through national public policy.
		    
		    

		    


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J Piggan, S J Jackson and M Lewis

		    
		    
		    



		    
The authors aim to draw attention to the role of public policy in shaping power relations discursively, and highlight how these power relations can be debilitating for particular groups in a public... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
The sporting body: Whose body is fit for sport?.
		    
		    

		    


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C Obel and R Kerr

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this chapter, the authors consider: forms of classification of bodies for sports competitions; the influence of medical discourses on definitions of sex and physical ability as they are employed... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Sports advertising, cultural production and corporate nationalism at the global-local nexus: Branding the New Zealand All Blacks.
		    
		    

		    


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J Scherer and S J Jackson

		    
		    
		    



		    
This paper examines a case study of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi’s production of a television commercial for Adidas’s sponsorship of the All Blacks. Through interviews with... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Developing national sport policy through consultation: The rules of engagement
		    
		    

		    


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M Sam and S J Jackson

		    
		    
		    



		    
  
This study illustrates how the rules and practices of a task force inquiry shaped the formulation of its policy. Adopting an institutional approach, it analyses New Zealand’s... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Telling the truth in public policy: An analysis of New Zealand sport policy discourse
		    
		    

		    


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J Piggan

		    
		    
		    



		    
Foucault’s conception of “games of truth” is used to investigate how truth in public policy is rhetorically constructed through the notion of “transparency”. Data was... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Producing Allblacks.com: Cultural intermediaries and the policing of electronic sporting consumption
		    
		    

		    


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J Scherer

		    
		    
		    



		    
Based on interviews with the New Zealand Rugby Union’s (NZRU) cultural intermediaries, this article presents an investigation of the production of allblacks.com, the virtual home of the All... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Studying sport in society
		    
		    

		    


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C Collins

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this chapter, the author considers: the significance of sport in contemporary life; ways in which sport is inter-connected with ‘social institutions’; defining sport; the connection... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Sport policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand
		    
		    

		    


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M Sam

		    
		    
		    



		    
In this chapter, the author examines some of the theoretical and practical dimensions of government sport policy. In particular, he considers: the attributes and dimensions underpinning sport policy... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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