Spencer Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Spencer Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Spencer |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9988-9721 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inspiring a generation
This study critically examines the London 2012 summer Olympic games sport participation legacy through Goffman’s dramaturgical framework. The UK government, in its bid to host the Games, set out to inspire a generation, promising an enduring legacy of increased school and community sport participation. Using official government surveys, this study analyzes quantitative school and community sport participation data from 2008 to 2023. These quantit…
The Limits of Polycentric Governing Regimes
The egregious, global problem of athlete abuse, particularly the physical and mental manipulation and exploitation of young athletes, continues unabated. Within the United States, high profile media cases such as the USA Gymnastics scandal led to the passing of specific legislation which restructured and empowered the U.S. Centre for SafeSport to end athlete abuse. Despite these developments, significant challenges remain, with many stakeholders …
Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom
Sport Participation and Olympic Legacies
Sport research and the policy movement
The modern policy movement in academia is often traced to the early 1950s in the United States, grounded in intellectual traditions that go back decades and centuries earlier. Since then, numerous schools and sects have developed around the world focussed on teaching, research and practice where academic research encounters public and private decision making. Policy studies, policy analysis, policy evaluation, policy sciences, applied ethics and …
New Kids on the Block
A historic election in 2008 brings up new questions about why there is a generational difference in political engagement. Younger generations became more involved in the latest election, and it is important for scholars to understand why this change occurred. In an effort to begin this conversation, the researchers asked young citizens to talk about their choice to vote or not vote, and to become more involved or ignore campaign 2008. Through a f…
Great Expectations
Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) account for about a quarter of all volunteering in England. The volunteers work in a mutual aid, self-production, self-consumption system whose main purpose is identifying and nurturing high-level performers. But the new HMG/Sport England strategies leading to London 2012 expects volunteers to make a major contribution to sustaining and extending participation. The study utilized six focus group sessions with a total…
Great Expectations
Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) account for about a quarter of all volunteering in England. The volunteers work in a mutual aid, self-production, self-consumption system whose main purpose is identifying and nurturing high-level performers. But the new HMG/Sport England strategies leading to London 2012 expects volunteers to make a major contribution to sustaining and extending participation. The study utilized six focus group sessions with a total…
New Kids on the Block
A historic election in 2008 brings up new questions about why there is a generational difference in political engagement. Younger generations became more involved in the latest election, and it is important for scholars to understand why this change occurred. In an effort to begin this conversation, the researchers asked young citizens to talk about their choice to vote or not vote, and to become more involved or ignore campaign 2008. Through a f…
Great Expectations
Voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) account for about a quarter of all volunteering in England. The volunteers work in a mutual aid, self-production, self-consumption system whose main purpose is identifying and nurturing high-level performers. But the new HMG/Sport England strategies leading to London 2012 expects volunteers to make a major contribution to sustaining and extending participation. The study utilized six focus group sessions with a total…
New Kids on the Block
A historic election in 2008 brings up new questions about why there is a generational difference in political engagement. Younger generations became more involved in the latest election, and it is important for scholars to understand why this change occurred. In an effort to begin this conversation, the researchers asked young citizens to talk about their choice to vote or not vote, and to become more involved or ignore campaign 2008. Through a f…
Sport research and the policy movement
The modern policy movement in academia is often traced to the early 1950s in the United States, grounded in intellectual traditions that go back decades and centuries earlier. Since then, numerous schools and sects have developed around the world focussed on teaching, research and practice where academic research encounters public and private decision making. Policy studies, policy analysis, policy evaluation, policy sciences, applied ethics and …
Sport Participation and Olympic Legacies
Sport Policy Across the United Kingdom
The Limits of Polycentric Governing Regimes
The egregious, global problem of athlete abuse, particularly the physical and mental manipulation and exploitation of young athletes, continues unabated. Within the United States, high profile media cases such as the USA Gymnastics scandal led to the passing of specific legislation which restructured and empowered the U.S. Centre for SafeSport to end athlete abuse. Despite these developments, significant challenges remain, with many stakeholders …
Inspiring a generation
This study critically examines the London 2012 summer Olympic games sport participation legacy through Goffman’s dramaturgical framework. The UK government, in its bid to host the Games, set out to inspire a generation, promising an enduring legacy of increased school and community sport participation. Using official government surveys, this study analyzes quantitative school and community sport participation data from 2008 to 2023. These quantit…
Political science (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (5 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)