Sport and Leisure Studies

Contemporary discourse on sustainability points to the need for substantial, if not radical, shifts in relations between productivity, environment, consumption and identities, in ways which bring or restore balance to the intersecting domains. This book aims to stimulate debate and discussion within..

Contemporary discourse on sustainability points to the need for substantial, if not radical, shifts in relations between productivity, environment, consumption and identities, in ways which bring or restore balance to the intersecting domains. This book aims to stimulate debate and discussion within..

This original and insightful book explores how horses can be considered as social actors within shared interspecies networks. It examines what we know about how horses understand us and how we perceive them, as well as the implications of actively recognising other animals as actors within shared so..

This volume of articles provides an overview of current Australian sporting cultures their impacts on the global community. It examines how changes to the structure and logic of sport have impacted on sports’ practice and administration...

This international and multi-disciplinary compilation of recent research into children and families examines progress made and challenges ahead for leisure studies. It extends the academic discourse to a wider understanding of what families, children and their leisure behaviour mean in today’s socie..

This international and multi-disciplinary compilation of recent research into children and families examines progress made and challenges ahead for leisure studies. It was originally published as a special issue of Annals of Leisure Research...

This book focuses on the past, present, and future of leisure studies with particular attention to critically assessing gaps in knowledge, future research directions, links between research and social justice, and concerning trends. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of Leisur..

_x000D_ Contemporary Perspectives in Leisure uses a variety of disciplinary approaches to introduce the most important trends in contemporary leisure in the Twenty-First Century. With contributions from some of the leading international figures in modern leisure studies, the book examines key philos..

The digital turn in leisure has opened up a vast array of new opportunities to play, learn, participate and be entertained. This book provides a significant contribution to our changing understanding of digital leisure cultures, reflecting on the socio-historical context within which the digital age..

The digital turn in leisure has opened up a vast array of new opportunities to play, learn, participate and be entertained. This book provides a significant contribution to our changing understanding of digital leisure cultures, reflecting on the socio-historical context within which the digital age..

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social and mental wellbeing of humans. The interplay of human and animal experiences of justice, wellbeing, rights and roles within leisure is the central theme of this book. Research explores the po..

Sports development has received considerable interest from social policymakers in recent years.  This text is the first to systematically examine and review the outcomes of different sports development policies...