Steven Bradbury
Biographic Data
| ID | 104498 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Bradbury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Bradbury |
| SIGNATURE | BRADBURY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loughborough University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9935-3268 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The neoliberal framing of ‘race’ equality initiatives in British sport
Despite decades of policy efforts designed to address racial inequalities in British sport, their impact on disrupting longstanding injustices appears negligible. This critical commentary examines some reasons why such ‘race’ equality initiatives have not prompted substantive change. Rather than a policy ‘failure’, we argue that they may be better understood as ‘succeeding’ in meeting their core purpose – which is to reproduce the neoliberal cond…
You just want the right person for the right job: Race Neutral’ and ‘Race Conscious’ Rationales for the Implementation of Positive Action Measures in Sports Coaching
In recent years, a small number of sports bodies in the UK have developed new interventions designed to address racialised inequities in sports coaching. This article draws on interviews with CEOs and Youth Academy Managers ( n = 14) to examine their approaches to conceptualising and operationalising one such positive action measure in men’s professional football in England. With particular respect to; (i) the ways in which these organisational a…
Racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England
This article offers an empirical and theoretical examination of racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England. More specifically, it examines the ways in which the normative application of racialised ideologies, discourses and practices has engendered some inequitable interactions, representations, evaluations and outcomes for racialised minority coaches…
Race in televised football: Insights from behind-the-scenes within major English football media organizations
The under-representation and experiences of elite level minority coaches in professional football in England, France and the Netherlands
This article will examine the previously under-researched area of the under-representation and experiences of elite level minority (male) coaches in (men's) professional football in Western Europe. More specifically, the article will draw on original interview data with 40 elite level minority coaches in England, France and the Netherlands and identify a series of key constraining factors which have limited the potential for and realization of op…
Institutional racism, whiteness and the under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe
This article seeks to critically examine the relationship between processes and practices of institutional racism and the continued under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe. In doing so, the article will begin by providing a marker for levels of minority representation in senior administrative and governance positions within professional football clubs and national governing bodies of football. The article …
From racial exclusions to new inclusions: Black and minority ethnic participation in football clubs in the East Midlands of England
This article reports on survey and interview data from a two-phase study examining the shape and scope of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) participation in amateur football clubs in Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. Survey results identified strongly differentiated patterns of participation and a concentration of BME (male) players, coaches and management committee members at a small number of clubs in the city of Leicester. Intervie…
Youth sport volunteering: Developing social capital
This paper analyses the capacity of youth sport volunteering to contribute to the development of social capital. Following a review of the emergence of social capital as a key theme in UK sport policy, the paper focuses on the ability of a structured sports volunteering programme to equip young people with skills for effective volunteering, and provide opportunities for ‘social connectedness’ through sports volunteer placements. The study uses su…
New Labour, racism and ‘new’ football in England
Bradbury and Williams begin by examining aspects of the genealogy of incidents of fan racism at the Spain v. England international football match in Madrid on 17 November 2004, and the public outcry in Britain that followed. They raise questions about the possible 'strategic mobilization' by Spanish fans of apparently racist epithets as a response to the use, by the English football authorities before the match, of prominent anti-racism symbolism…
A Conversation with Oe Kenzaburo
Oe: Rob Wilson, you're an inveterate Japan and Korea watcher teaching English literature at the University of Hawaii. Your book, American Sublime: The Genealogy of a Poetic Genre, was published fairly recently by the University of Wisconsin Press. A couple of years ago, during a talk you gave at a conference at the University of California, Irvine, I heard you read passages from your book while it was still in manuscript. I was quite impressed by…
Institutional racism, whiteness and the under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe
This article seeks to critically examine the relationship between processes and practices of institutional racism and the continued under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe. In doing so, the article will begin by providing a marker for levels of minority representation in senior administrative and governance positions within professional football clubs and national governing bodies of football. The article …
Youth sport volunteering: Developing social capital
This paper analyses the capacity of youth sport volunteering to contribute to the development of social capital. Following a review of the emergence of social capital as a key theme in UK sport policy, the paper focuses on the ability of a structured sports volunteering programme to equip young people with skills for effective volunteering, and provide opportunities for ‘social connectedness’ through sports volunteer placements. The study uses su…
From racial exclusions to new inclusions: Black and minority ethnic participation in football clubs in the East Midlands of England
This article reports on survey and interview data from a two-phase study examining the shape and scope of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) participation in amateur football clubs in Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. Survey results identified strongly differentiated patterns of participation and a concentration of BME (male) players, coaches and management committee members at a small number of clubs in the city of Leicester. Intervie…
The under-representation and experiences of elite level minority coaches in professional football in England, France and the Netherlands
This article will examine the previously under-researched area of the under-representation and experiences of elite level minority (male) coaches in (men's) professional football in Western Europe. More specifically, the article will draw on original interview data with 40 elite level minority coaches in England, France and the Netherlands and identify a series of key constraining factors which have limited the potential for and realization of op…
New Labour, racism and ‘new’ football in England
Bradbury and Williams begin by examining aspects of the genealogy of incidents of fan racism at the Spain v. England international football match in Madrid on 17 November 2004, and the public outcry in Britain that followed. They raise questions about the possible 'strategic mobilization' by Spanish fans of apparently racist epithets as a response to the use, by the English football authorities before the match, of prominent anti-racism symbolism…
Racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England
This article offers an empirical and theoretical examination of racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England. More specifically, it examines the ways in which the normative application of racialised ideologies, discourses and practices has engendered some inequitable interactions, representations, evaluations and outcomes for racialised minority coaches…
Race in televised football: Insights from behind-the-scenes within major English football media organizations
A Conversation with Oe Kenzaburo
Oe: Rob Wilson, you're an inveterate Japan and Korea watcher teaching English literature at the University of Hawaii. Your book, American Sublime: The Genealogy of a Poetic Genre, was published fairly recently by the University of Wisconsin Press. A couple of years ago, during a talk you gave at a conference at the University of California, Irvine, I heard you read passages from your book while it was still in manuscript. I was quite impressed by…
New Labour, racism and ‘new’ football in England
Bradbury and Williams begin by examining aspects of the genealogy of incidents of fan racism at the Spain v. England international football match in Madrid on 17 November 2004, and the public outcry in Britain that followed. They raise questions about the possible 'strategic mobilization' by Spanish fans of apparently racist epithets as a response to the use, by the English football authorities before the match, of prominent anti-racism symbolism…
Youth sport volunteering: Developing social capital
This paper analyses the capacity of youth sport volunteering to contribute to the development of social capital. Following a review of the emergence of social capital as a key theme in UK sport policy, the paper focuses on the ability of a structured sports volunteering programme to equip young people with skills for effective volunteering, and provide opportunities for ‘social connectedness’ through sports volunteer placements. The study uses su…
From racial exclusions to new inclusions: Black and minority ethnic participation in football clubs in the East Midlands of England
This article reports on survey and interview data from a two-phase study examining the shape and scope of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) participation in amateur football clubs in Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. Survey results identified strongly differentiated patterns of participation and a concentration of BME (male) players, coaches and management committee members at a small number of clubs in the city of Leicester. Intervie…
Institutional racism, whiteness and the under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe
This article seeks to critically examine the relationship between processes and practices of institutional racism and the continued under-representation of minorities in leadership positions in football in Europe. In doing so, the article will begin by providing a marker for levels of minority representation in senior administrative and governance positions within professional football clubs and national governing bodies of football. The article …
The under-representation and experiences of elite level minority coaches in professional football in England, France and the Netherlands
This article will examine the previously under-researched area of the under-representation and experiences of elite level minority (male) coaches in (men's) professional football in Western Europe. More specifically, the article will draw on original interview data with 40 elite level minority coaches in England, France and the Netherlands and identify a series of key constraining factors which have limited the potential for and realization of op…
Racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England
This article offers an empirical and theoretical examination of racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England. More specifically, it examines the ways in which the normative application of racialised ideologies, discourses and practices has engendered some inequitable interactions, representations, evaluations and outcomes for racialised minority coaches…
Race in televised football: Insights from behind-the-scenes within major English football media organizations
The neoliberal framing of ‘race’ equality initiatives in British sport
Despite decades of policy efforts designed to address racial inequalities in British sport, their impact on disrupting longstanding injustices appears negligible. This critical commentary examines some reasons why such ‘race’ equality initiatives have not prompted substantive change. Rather than a policy ‘failure’, we argue that they may be better understood as ‘succeeding’ in meeting their core purpose – which is to reproduce the neoliberal cond…
You just want the right person for the right job: Race Neutral’ and ‘Race Conscious’ Rationales for the Implementation of Positive Action Measures in Sports Coaching
In recent years, a small number of sports bodies in the UK have developed new interventions designed to address racialised inequities in sports coaching. This article draws on interviews with CEOs and Youth Academy Managers ( n = 14) to examine their approaches to conceptualising and operationalising one such positive action measure in men’s professional football in England. With particular respect to; (i) the ways in which these organisational a…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (7 works) · Football (6 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)