Athanasios Pappous
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1697084 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Athanasios Pappous |
| PRENOMES | Athanasios |
| SOBRENOME | Pappous |
| ASSINATURA | PAPPOUS A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2162-0239 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Thinking out of the (Olympic) box
The modern Olympic Games confront a sustainability crisis that a half-century of incremental reforms has failed to resolve. This conceptual paper questions the entrenched “business-as-usual” logic of rotational Olympic hosting—a model established over a century ago under vastly different economic and environmental realities—and invites academic and policy communities to reconsider structural alternatives. Drawing on Rittel and Webber’s (1973) fra…
It should just be about sport!”
This study explores how Italian Paralympic athletes perceive their representation in the media, shifting the analytical focus from media texts to the lived experiences of the athletes themselves across their sporting careers. Using semi-structured interviews and a hybrid inductive–deductive thematic analysis, the research identifies key themes in how athletes evaluate current media coverage. Findings reveal that while visibility has improved, nar…
Perceptions of Injured Athletes after Eight Weeks of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been extensively applied as a clinical intervention by researchers’ who have made on-the-spot decisions research as part of their practice. This research was provided via a knowledge transfer of 8 weeks of MBSR based on the original MBSR version. The main objective of this study was to offer a qualitative explorative insight into the perceived experience of participating in a MBSR program for injured …
The Mediation of Emotions in Sport Events
This study examines the relationships between functional quality, outcome quality, satisfaction, and future intentions, influenced by emotions, of spectators who attended the 2018 European Badminton Championships. The population studied was 686 spectators. The mean age was 36.08 ± 14.15 years, 39.1% were females, and 66.1% were local resident spectators. The results allow to affirm that functional quality and outcome quality have an impact on sat…
Are mega-events a solution to address physical inactivity? Interrogating the London 2012 Paralympic sport participation legacies among people with disabilities
© 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal for Sport and Society on 25th July 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2020.1792112
The role of voluntary sport organisations in leveraging the London 2012 sport participation legacy
This study aimed to understand the perceptions of national Voluntary Sport Organisations (VSOs) managers towards a mega sports event and identify the components they felt enhanced or inhibited their organisations capacity to implement a sport participation legacy. London 2012 was the first Olympic Games to explicitly attempt to deliver this type of legacy, and an exploratory, online mixed-method survey examined the perceptions of 105 senior manag…
“The Legacy Element . . . It Just Felt More Woolly”
This article explores why sports participation of people with disabilities in England has declined since the London 2012 Paralympic Games (LPG). Thirty semistructured interviews were conducted with staff employed in a variety of sports and disability-specific organizations. Our preliminary findings suggest that the decline is a result of a complex interplay between multiple factors. A competency gap and a lack of relevance between Paralympians an…
Framing the Paralympic Games
In recent years, there has been an increased emergence of studies focusing on the media coverage of the Paralympic Games. Until recently, studies have predominately used quantitative content analyses that, although providing useful interrogation of observational patterns, limit the understanding of and appreciation for the contexts that may have shaped the production of information. By focusing exclusively on the “what” and on the “how much,” it …
Cultural Influences in the Processing of Emotion Schemas Related to Death and Violence
Título del número: Investigación en psicología clínica y de la salud en situaciones de violencia. Sección: Dossier
A case study investigating the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on participation in two non-traditional English sports, Judo and Fencing
The hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOPG) brought with it detailed legacy plans aiming to ‘Inspire a Generation’. The idea that hosting a sports mega-event will encourage the host population to engage in more physical activity is commonly used by governments to justify the large investments they make. The aim of this research paper was to investigate the impact that hosting the 2012 Games had on grass-root sports particip…
The Impact of the Free Swimming Programme in a Local Community in the South East of England
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the introduction of the Free Swimming Programme (FSP) in a local community (not identified to preserve anonymity) in the South East of England. The question has been approached in a variety of ways: by using primary quantitative data from leisure centres and logistic regressions based on the Active People Survey (APS). Problems are identified related to the introduction of the FSP in this comm…
Framing the Paralympic Games
In recent years, there has been an increased emergence of studies focusing on the media coverage of the Paralympic Games. Until recently, studies have predominately used quantitative content analyses that, although providing useful interrogation of observational patterns, limit the understanding of and appreciation for the contexts that may have shaped the production of information. By focusing exclusively on the “what” and on the “how much,” it …
Are mega-events a solution to address physical inactivity? Interrogating the London 2012 Paralympic sport participation legacies among people with disabilities
© 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal for Sport and Society on 25th July 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2020.1792112
A case study investigating the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on participation in two non-traditional English sports, Judo and Fencing
The hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOPG) brought with it detailed legacy plans aiming to ‘Inspire a Generation’. The idea that hosting a sports mega-event will encourage the host population to engage in more physical activity is commonly used by governments to justify the large investments they make. The aim of this research paper was to investigate the impact that hosting the 2012 Games had on grass-root sports particip…
The role of voluntary sport organisations in leveraging the London 2012 sport participation legacy
This study aimed to understand the perceptions of national Voluntary Sport Organisations (VSOs) managers towards a mega sports event and identify the components they felt enhanced or inhibited their organisations capacity to implement a sport participation legacy. London 2012 was the first Olympic Games to explicitly attempt to deliver this type of legacy, and an exploratory, online mixed-method survey examined the perceptions of 105 senior manag…
The Impact of the Free Swimming Programme in a Local Community in the South East of England
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the introduction of the Free Swimming Programme (FSP) in a local community (not identified to preserve anonymity) in the South East of England. The question has been approached in a variety of ways: by using primary quantitative data from leisure centres and logistic regressions based on the Active People Survey (APS). Problems are identified related to the introduction of the FSP in this comm…
A case study investigating the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on participation in two non-traditional English sports, Judo and Fencing
The hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOPG) brought with it detailed legacy plans aiming to ‘Inspire a Generation’. The idea that hosting a sports mega-event will encourage the host population to engage in more physical activity is commonly used by governments to justify the large investments they make. The aim of this research paper was to investigate the impact that hosting the 2012 Games had on grass-root sports particip…
“The Legacy Element . . . It Just Felt More Woolly”
This article explores why sports participation of people with disabilities in England has declined since the London 2012 Paralympic Games (LPG). Thirty semistructured interviews were conducted with staff employed in a variety of sports and disability-specific organizations. Our preliminary findings suggest that the decline is a result of a complex interplay between multiple factors. A competency gap and a lack of relevance between Paralympians an…
Framing the Paralympic Games
In recent years, there has been an increased emergence of studies focusing on the media coverage of the Paralympic Games. Until recently, studies have predominately used quantitative content analyses that, although providing useful interrogation of observational patterns, limit the understanding of and appreciation for the contexts that may have shaped the production of information. By focusing exclusively on the “what” and on the “how much,” it …
Cultural Influences in the Processing of Emotion Schemas Related to Death and Violence
Título del número: Investigación en psicología clínica y de la salud en situaciones de violencia. Sección: Dossier
The role of voluntary sport organisations in leveraging the London 2012 sport participation legacy
This study aimed to understand the perceptions of national Voluntary Sport Organisations (VSOs) managers towards a mega sports event and identify the components they felt enhanced or inhibited their organisations capacity to implement a sport participation legacy. London 2012 was the first Olympic Games to explicitly attempt to deliver this type of legacy, and an exploratory, online mixed-method survey examined the perceptions of 105 senior manag…
Are mega-events a solution to address physical inactivity? Interrogating the London 2012 Paralympic sport participation legacies among people with disabilities
© 2020 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal for Sport and Society on 25th July 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2020.1792112
Perceptions of Injured Athletes after Eight Weeks of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been extensively applied as a clinical intervention by researchers’ who have made on-the-spot decisions research as part of their practice. This research was provided via a knowledge transfer of 8 weeks of MBSR based on the original MBSR version. The main objective of this study was to offer a qualitative explorative insight into the perceived experience of participating in a MBSR program for injured …
The Mediation of Emotions in Sport Events
This study examines the relationships between functional quality, outcome quality, satisfaction, and future intentions, influenced by emotions, of spectators who attended the 2018 European Badminton Championships. The population studied was 686 spectators. The mean age was 36.08 ± 14.15 years, 39.1% were females, and 66.1% were local resident spectators. The results allow to affirm that functional quality and outcome quality have an impact on sat…
It should just be about sport!”
This study explores how Italian Paralympic athletes perceive their representation in the media, shifting the analytical focus from media texts to the lived experiences of the athletes themselves across their sporting careers. Using semi-structured interviews and a hybrid inductive–deductive thematic analysis, the research identifies key themes in how athletes evaluate current media coverage. Findings reveal that while visibility has improved, nar…
Thinking out of the (Olympic) box
The modern Olympic Games confront a sustainability crisis that a half-century of incremental reforms has failed to resolve. This conceptual paper questions the entrenched “business-as-usual” logic of rotational Olympic hosting—a model established over a century ago under vastly different economic and environmental realities—and invites academic and policy communities to reconsider structural alternatives. Drawing on Rittel and Webber’s (1973) fra…
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Public relations (6 obras) · Business (5 obras) · Sports, Gender, and Society (5 obras) · Marketing (4 obras) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras)