Joe Piggin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 384998 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Joe Piggin |
| NOMBRES | Joe |
| APELLIDO | Piggin |
| FIRMA | PIGGIN J |
| AFILIACIONES | Loughborough University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1361-6248 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Transforming Brazilian football through regulation
This article aims to analyse the regulation and institutional transformations of Brazilian football between 1993 and 2023, focusing on key legislative frameworks. A qualitative approach involving documentary analysis and reflexive thematic analysis was adopted. The findings reveal that the Brazilian state has acted simultaneously as regulator and market facilitator, promoting the professionalization and commercialization of football while reinfor…
The stigma and challenges faced by retired professional male rugby players
Mental health challenges faced by retired athletes are not simply about individuals but are grounded in the relational and sociocultural contexts of their sports careers, and are potentially amplified through stigmatisation after retirement. Aligned with a constructionist paradigm, we aimed to explore how career experiences shaped retirement transitions of professional rugby players. Interviews with 20 former elite male rugby union players were a…
Where does physical education policy come from? An analysis of national policy creation in Taiwan
Attending sporting mega events during Covid-19
The UEFA EURO 2020 football tournament was one of the largest Sporting Mega Events (SMEs) to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitigating the risk of virus transmission requires a multi-layered approach for any large event, more so in this case due to staging the tournament across eleven host countries. Yet, little is known about COVID-19 risks and mitigation from attending an event of this scale and nature. We examined the implementation …
Masculinities, Media and the Rugby Mind
Rugby union, alongside other collision and contact sports, faces ever mounting pressure from increased recognition of concussive injuries and the risks they present to athletes, both in the short-term and long-term. Here, the media is a central component of increasing pressure for cultural change. This research analysed data from 524 self-selected survey respondents to examine rugby union fans’ and stakeholders’ perceptions of media portrayal of …
Imposing Compulsory Rugby Union on Schoolchildren
ObjectiveTo establish the extent to which Rugby Union was a compulsory physical education activity in state-funded secondary schools in England and to understand the views of Subject Leaders for Physical Education with respect to injury risk.MethodA cross-sectional research study using data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) from 288 state-funded secondary schools.ResultsRugby Union was delivered in 81% (n = 234 of 288) of state…
Sistema esportivo do Reino Unido
Objetivo do estudo: Apresentar o sistema esportivo do Reino Unido, buscando explicar sua dinâmica, funcionamento e estabelecer algumas reflexões para pensar o sistema esportivo brasileiro.Metodologia: Este estudo utiliza a metodologia proposta por Scheerder, Willem e Claes (2017) e suas cinco questões chave para a compreensão da relação entre Estado e federações esportivas. Os dados foram coletados a partir de banco de dados oficiais, leis, estud…
What Is Physical Activity? A Holistic Definition for Teachers, Researchers and Policy Makers
This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definition of physical activity is examined and critiqued. Third, the case for change to the dominant definition is made. Fourth, a new, broader definition fo…
The Politics of Physical Activity
Defining ‘politics’ as contests over ideas, values and visions about what a physically active society could be, this book uses critical analysis to challenge accepted truths about physical activity and therefore opens up a pathway to more effective, and more socially just, physical activity policy. Critiquing global and national physical activity policies which are arguing for significant change to societies around the world, The Politics of Phys…
Physical activity advocacy in the UK
Physical activity is increasingly being defined as a major, complex, multi-sector issue. In order to understand more about how this expanded conception of physical activity is being factored into public policy, this article applies the multiple streams theory of policy change to examine the United Kingdom (UK) physical activity domain. Participant observation, policy analysis and media analysis are combined to examine the ways in which the politi…
Atividade física e jogos olímpicos
a demonstrar uma expectativa crescente de que o evento deixasse um legado social positivo para a comunidade que o recebe
The global physical inactivity pandemic
In July 2012, The Lancet announced a pandemic of physical inactivity and a global call to action to effect change. The worldwide pandemic is said to be claiming millions of lives every year. Asserting that physical inactivity is pandemic is an important moment. Given the purported scale and significance of physical inactivity around the world, this research examines how the pandemic is rhetorically constructed and how various solutions are propos…
Don't mention obesity
The emphasis on body weight and the terms 'fat', 'overweight' and 'obese' are increasingly political in public health promotion. The UK government's 2009-2011 social marketing campaign, Change4Life explicitly avoids the term 'obesity' and imagery that connotes it, despite the emphasis on obesity in the preceding research, policy and strategy. Using a critical health psychology perspective, this research explores the tensions arising from the omis…
Telling the Truth in Public Policy
In this article we use Foucault’s conception of games of truth to investigate how truth in public policy is rhetorically constructed through the notion of “transparency.” Data was collected from various public sources regarding a medal target policy promoted by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sparc) for the national team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By analyzing the multifarious rhetoric surrounding the medal target policy, we show that the …
Knowledge, Power and Politics
This article analyses the sources of knowledge New Zealand sport and recreation policy-makers rely on when forming public policy. Specifically, utilizing a Foucauldian lens of governmentality, we consider how New Zealand sport and recreation policy is influenced by various sources of knowledge. Through analysis of official policy documents, media releases and interviews with senior New Zealand policy managers, we argue that despite claims of posi…
Knowledge, Power and Politics
This article analyses the sources of knowledge New Zealand sport and recreation policy-makers rely on when forming public policy. Specifically, utilizing a Foucauldian lens of governmentality, we consider how New Zealand sport and recreation policy is influenced by various sources of knowledge. Through analysis of official policy documents, media releases and interviews with senior New Zealand policy managers, we argue that despite claims of posi…
What Is Physical Activity? A Holistic Definition for Teachers, Researchers and Policy Makers
This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definition of physical activity is examined and critiqued. Third, the case for change to the dominant definition is made. Fourth, a new, broader definition fo…
Don't mention obesity
The emphasis on body weight and the terms 'fat', 'overweight' and 'obese' are increasingly political in public health promotion. The UK government's 2009-2011 social marketing campaign, Change4Life explicitly avoids the term 'obesity' and imagery that connotes it, despite the emphasis on obesity in the preceding research, policy and strategy. Using a critical health psychology perspective, this research explores the tensions arising from the omis…
The global physical inactivity pandemic
In July 2012, The Lancet announced a pandemic of physical inactivity and a global call to action to effect change. The worldwide pandemic is said to be claiming millions of lives every year. Asserting that physical inactivity is pandemic is an important moment. Given the purported scale and significance of physical inactivity around the world, this research examines how the pandemic is rhetorically constructed and how various solutions are propos…
Physical activity advocacy in the UK
Physical activity is increasingly being defined as a major, complex, multi-sector issue. In order to understand more about how this expanded conception of physical activity is being factored into public policy, this article applies the multiple streams theory of policy change to examine the United Kingdom (UK) physical activity domain. Participant observation, policy analysis and media analysis are combined to examine the ways in which the politi…
Telling the Truth in Public Policy
In this article we use Foucault’s conception of games of truth to investigate how truth in public policy is rhetorically constructed through the notion of “transparency.” Data was collected from various public sources regarding a medal target policy promoted by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sparc) for the national team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By analyzing the multifarious rhetoric surrounding the medal target policy, we show that the …
Imposing Compulsory Rugby Union on Schoolchildren
ObjectiveTo establish the extent to which Rugby Union was a compulsory physical education activity in state-funded secondary schools in England and to understand the views of Subject Leaders for Physical Education with respect to injury risk.MethodA cross-sectional research study using data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) from 288 state-funded secondary schools.ResultsRugby Union was delivered in 81% (n = 234 of 288) of state…
Telling the Truth in Public Policy
In this article we use Foucault’s conception of games of truth to investigate how truth in public policy is rhetorically constructed through the notion of “transparency.” Data was collected from various public sources regarding a medal target policy promoted by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (Sparc) for the national team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By analyzing the multifarious rhetoric surrounding the medal target policy, we show that the …
Knowledge, Power and Politics
This article analyses the sources of knowledge New Zealand sport and recreation policy-makers rely on when forming public policy. Specifically, utilizing a Foucauldian lens of governmentality, we consider how New Zealand sport and recreation policy is influenced by various sources of knowledge. Through analysis of official policy documents, media releases and interviews with senior New Zealand policy managers, we argue that despite claims of posi…
Don't mention obesity
The emphasis on body weight and the terms 'fat', 'overweight' and 'obese' are increasingly political in public health promotion. The UK government's 2009-2011 social marketing campaign, Change4Life explicitly avoids the term 'obesity' and imagery that connotes it, despite the emphasis on obesity in the preceding research, policy and strategy. Using a critical health psychology perspective, this research explores the tensions arising from the omis…
The global physical inactivity pandemic
In July 2012, The Lancet announced a pandemic of physical inactivity and a global call to action to effect change. The worldwide pandemic is said to be claiming millions of lives every year. Asserting that physical inactivity is pandemic is an important moment. Given the purported scale and significance of physical inactivity around the world, this research examines how the pandemic is rhetorically constructed and how various solutions are propos…
Atividade física e jogos olímpicos
a demonstrar uma expectativa crescente de que o evento deixasse um legado social positivo para a comunidade que o recebe
Physical activity advocacy in the UK
Physical activity is increasingly being defined as a major, complex, multi-sector issue. In order to understand more about how this expanded conception of physical activity is being factored into public policy, this article applies the multiple streams theory of policy change to examine the United Kingdom (UK) physical activity domain. Participant observation, policy analysis and media analysis are combined to examine the ways in which the politi…
The Politics of Physical Activity
Defining ‘politics’ as contests over ideas, values and visions about what a physically active society could be, this book uses critical analysis to challenge accepted truths about physical activity and therefore opens up a pathway to more effective, and more socially just, physical activity policy. Critiquing global and national physical activity policies which are arguing for significant change to societies around the world, The Politics of Phys…
What Is Physical Activity? A Holistic Definition for Teachers, Researchers and Policy Makers
This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definition of physical activity is examined and critiqued. Third, the case for change to the dominant definition is made. Fourth, a new, broader definition fo…
Sistema esportivo do Reino Unido
Objetivo do estudo: Apresentar o sistema esportivo do Reino Unido, buscando explicar sua dinâmica, funcionamento e estabelecer algumas reflexões para pensar o sistema esportivo brasileiro.Metodologia: Este estudo utiliza a metodologia proposta por Scheerder, Willem e Claes (2017) e suas cinco questões chave para a compreensão da relação entre Estado e federações esportivas. Os dados foram coletados a partir de banco de dados oficiais, leis, estud…
Masculinities, Media and the Rugby Mind
Rugby union, alongside other collision and contact sports, faces ever mounting pressure from increased recognition of concussive injuries and the risks they present to athletes, both in the short-term and long-term. Here, the media is a central component of increasing pressure for cultural change. This research analysed data from 524 self-selected survey respondents to examine rugby union fans’ and stakeholders’ perceptions of media portrayal of …
Imposing Compulsory Rugby Union on Schoolchildren
ObjectiveTo establish the extent to which Rugby Union was a compulsory physical education activity in state-funded secondary schools in England and to understand the views of Subject Leaders for Physical Education with respect to injury risk.MethodA cross-sectional research study using data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) from 288 state-funded secondary schools.ResultsRugby Union was delivered in 81% (n = 234 of 288) of state…
Attending sporting mega events during Covid-19
The UEFA EURO 2020 football tournament was one of the largest Sporting Mega Events (SMEs) to take place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitigating the risk of virus transmission requires a multi-layered approach for any large event, more so in this case due to staging the tournament across eleven host countries. Yet, little is known about COVID-19 risks and mitigation from attending an event of this scale and nature. We examined the implementation …
Transforming Brazilian football through regulation
This article aims to analyse the regulation and institutional transformations of Brazilian football between 1993 and 2023, focusing on key legislative frameworks. A qualitative approach involving documentary analysis and reflexive thematic analysis was adopted. The findings reveal that the Brazilian state has acted simultaneously as regulator and market facilitator, promoting the professionalization and commercialization of football while reinfor…
The stigma and challenges faced by retired professional male rugby players
Mental health challenges faced by retired athletes are not simply about individuals but are grounded in the relational and sociocultural contexts of their sports careers, and are potentially amplified through stigmatisation after retirement. Aligned with a constructionist paradigm, we aimed to explore how career experiences shaped retirement transitions of professional rugby players. Interviews with 20 former elite male rugby union players were a…
Where does physical education policy come from? An analysis of national policy creation in Taiwan
Political science (11 obras) · Law (8 obras) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 obras) · Public relations (7 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 obras) · Politics (5 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras)