Scott Fleming
Biographic Data
| ID | 3591022 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Fleming |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleming |
| SIGNATURE | FLEMING S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6214-8858 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“So much more than just a Place to Borrow Books”
Full authority to enforce the laws of the game
A qualitative study of adult protection procedures
Purpose This qualitative study set within Northern Ireland aims to explore professional perspectives on the application of evidence-informed practice to the adult safeguarding threshold screening process. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from seven social workers in one health and social care trust area, who perform the designated adult protection role, through individual semi-structured interviews in one region of Northern Ireland. …
A Confessional Representation of Ethnographic Fieldwork in an Academy Sport Setting
Methodological “confessions” are an established genre of ethnographic writing and have contributed to the development of reflexivity in the practice of qualitative research. Yet despite their prevalence, methodological reflections on the specific challenges of conducting ethnography in institutional sport settings have not been developed. The aim of this article, therefore, is to provide a confessional representation of ethnographic fieldwork in …
Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport
The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is a comprehensive survey of the latest research into young people's involvement in sport. Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, the book examines the importance of sport during a key transitional period of our lives, from the later teenage years into the early twenties, and therefore helps us develop a better …
Women can’t referee’
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of female (association) football officials who officiate in amateur men’s and boys’ football matches in two UK counties (Warwickshire and Somerset). The research presents a view of men’s football from a position that has hitherto been overlooked in the social exploration of football culture. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork collected between September and December 2012, the findings prov…
Personal narrative and the ethics of disclosure
In this article the ethics of disclosure through personal narrative are explored through a relatively benign autobiographical vignette concerning the background to a doctoral study on referee communication in rugby union football. It deals specifically with the referee's encounters with three key 'actors': his mentor, a club coach, and a player (with a rich and therefore identifiable biography) who was 'sin binned' in a particular game. Through i…
I’d rather wear a turban than a rose’
In this paper we explore the moral status of a chant overheard during the Wales versus England (men’s) rugby union international match in February, 2005. The specific chant, sung by Welsh supporters at their English counterparts, was: ‘I’d rather wear a turban than a rose.’ Specifically, we examine: whether the chant is offensive; whether the chant is racist; the extent to which the chanters can be labelled racists; and what, if any, might be the…
Modernising local government
New arrangements for executive government in local authorities in England and Wales were introduced through the Local Government Act, 2000. This research examined the impact of these changes on chief officers of a particular service, namely leisure and recreation. The research findings considered their impact on the officer structure, the relationship between the centre and services, the changing roles for chief officers and on new political arra…
Role models’ among elite young male rugby league players in Britain
There is a taken-for-granted acceptance that sports stars have responsibilities as ‘role models’, yet the concept of a ‘role model’ is unclear. The present study addressed the choice of ‘role models’ amongst elite young British rugby league players, and the reasons for their choices. During the summer of 2002 under-13 and under-14 participants of regional training camps ( N = 291) completed a questionnaire survey. Almost all indicated that they h…
Louisiana Panthers Endure 27 Years of Solitary Confinement for a Murder They Did Not Commit
Racism and Regionalism in Welsh Soccer
Studies of sport and ethnicity have often identified racism(s) as central to the sport and leisure experiences of people from minority ethnic groups, 2 though inter disciplinary social science approaches to enhancing the understanding of this important (and topical) area of study have been infrequent. In this paper the links between sociology, economics, history and geography are explored in an attempt to deconstruct and analyse the experiences t…
Sport and South Asian youth
Studies of the sport-ethnicity relation have tended to neglect young South Asians in Britain and although there has recently been an increasing interest in the role of sport in South Asian lifestyles, the significance and function of sport in South Asian cultures remains confused and ill-informed. This paper offers a critical reflection on some of the important studies that have informed this under-researched area of leisure studies, and consider…
Women can’t referee’
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of female (association) football officials who officiate in amateur men’s and boys’ football matches in two UK counties (Warwickshire and Somerset). The research presents a view of men’s football from a position that has hitherto been overlooked in the social exploration of football culture. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork collected between September and December 2012, the findings prov…
Role models’ among elite young male rugby league players in Britain
There is a taken-for-granted acceptance that sports stars have responsibilities as ‘role models’, yet the concept of a ‘role model’ is unclear. The present study addressed the choice of ‘role models’ amongst elite young British rugby league players, and the reasons for their choices. During the summer of 2002 under-13 and under-14 participants of regional training camps ( N = 291) completed a questionnaire survey. Almost all indicated that they h…
Sport and South Asian youth
Studies of the sport-ethnicity relation have tended to neglect young South Asians in Britain and although there has recently been an increasing interest in the role of sport in South Asian lifestyles, the significance and function of sport in South Asian cultures remains confused and ill-informed. This paper offers a critical reflection on some of the important studies that have informed this under-researched area of leisure studies, and consider…
Personal narrative and the ethics of disclosure
In this article the ethics of disclosure through personal narrative are explored through a relatively benign autobiographical vignette concerning the background to a doctoral study on referee communication in rugby union football. It deals specifically with the referee's encounters with three key 'actors': his mentor, a club coach, and a player (with a rich and therefore identifiable biography) who was 'sin binned' in a particular game. Through i…
Racism and Regionalism in Welsh Soccer
Studies of sport and ethnicity have often identified racism(s) as central to the sport and leisure experiences of people from minority ethnic groups, 2 though inter disciplinary social science approaches to enhancing the understanding of this important (and topical) area of study have been infrequent. In this paper the links between sociology, economics, history and geography are explored in an attempt to deconstruct and analyse the experiences t…
A qualitative study of adult protection procedures
Purpose This qualitative study set within Northern Ireland aims to explore professional perspectives on the application of evidence-informed practice to the adult safeguarding threshold screening process. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from seven social workers in one health and social care trust area, who perform the designated adult protection role, through individual semi-structured interviews in one region of Northern Ireland. …
I’d rather wear a turban than a rose’
In this paper we explore the moral status of a chant overheard during the Wales versus England (men’s) rugby union international match in February, 2005. The specific chant, sung by Welsh supporters at their English counterparts, was: ‘I’d rather wear a turban than a rose.’ Specifically, we examine: whether the chant is offensive; whether the chant is racist; the extent to which the chanters can be labelled racists; and what, if any, might be the…
Sport and South Asian youth
Studies of the sport-ethnicity relation have tended to neglect young South Asians in Britain and although there has recently been an increasing interest in the role of sport in South Asian lifestyles, the significance and function of sport in South Asian cultures remains confused and ill-informed. This paper offers a critical reflection on some of the important studies that have informed this under-researched area of leisure studies, and consider…
Racism and Regionalism in Welsh Soccer
Studies of sport and ethnicity have often identified racism(s) as central to the sport and leisure experiences of people from minority ethnic groups, 2 though inter disciplinary social science approaches to enhancing the understanding of this important (and topical) area of study have been infrequent. In this paper the links between sociology, economics, history and geography are explored in an attempt to deconstruct and analyse the experiences t…
Louisiana Panthers Endure 27 Years of Solitary Confinement for a Murder They Did Not Commit
Role models’ among elite young male rugby league players in Britain
There is a taken-for-granted acceptance that sports stars have responsibilities as ‘role models’, yet the concept of a ‘role model’ is unclear. The present study addressed the choice of ‘role models’ amongst elite young British rugby league players, and the reasons for their choices. During the summer of 2002 under-13 and under-14 participants of regional training camps ( N = 291) completed a questionnaire survey. Almost all indicated that they h…
I’d rather wear a turban than a rose’
In this paper we explore the moral status of a chant overheard during the Wales versus England (men’s) rugby union international match in February, 2005. The specific chant, sung by Welsh supporters at their English counterparts, was: ‘I’d rather wear a turban than a rose.’ Specifically, we examine: whether the chant is offensive; whether the chant is racist; the extent to which the chanters can be labelled racists; and what, if any, might be the…
Modernising local government
New arrangements for executive government in local authorities in England and Wales were introduced through the Local Government Act, 2000. This research examined the impact of these changes on chief officers of a particular service, namely leisure and recreation. The research findings considered their impact on the officer structure, the relationship between the centre and services, the changing roles for chief officers and on new political arra…
Personal narrative and the ethics of disclosure
In this article the ethics of disclosure through personal narrative are explored through a relatively benign autobiographical vignette concerning the background to a doctoral study on referee communication in rugby union football. It deals specifically with the referee's encounters with three key 'actors': his mentor, a club coach, and a player (with a rich and therefore identifiable biography) who was 'sin binned' in a particular game. Through i…
Women can’t referee’
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of female (association) football officials who officiate in amateur men’s and boys’ football matches in two UK counties (Warwickshire and Somerset). The research presents a view of men’s football from a position that has hitherto been overlooked in the social exploration of football culture. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork collected between September and December 2012, the findings prov…
Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport
The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is a comprehensive survey of the latest research into young people's involvement in sport. Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, the book examines the importance of sport during a key transitional period of our lives, from the later teenage years into the early twenties, and therefore helps us develop a better …
A Confessional Representation of Ethnographic Fieldwork in an Academy Sport Setting
Methodological “confessions” are an established genre of ethnographic writing and have contributed to the development of reflexivity in the practice of qualitative research. Yet despite their prevalence, methodological reflections on the specific challenges of conducting ethnography in institutional sport settings have not been developed. The aim of this article, therefore, is to provide a confessional representation of ethnographic fieldwork in …
A qualitative study of adult protection procedures
Purpose This qualitative study set within Northern Ireland aims to explore professional perspectives on the application of evidence-informed practice to the adult safeguarding threshold screening process. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from seven social workers in one health and social care trust area, who perform the designated adult protection role, through individual semi-structured interviews in one region of Northern Ireland. …
Full authority to enforce the laws of the game
“So much more than just a Place to Borrow Books”
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (7 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)