Dr Andrew Adams

Andrew is currently a Senior Lecturer in Sport at Southampton Solent University and also holds the role of Cluster Leader of the Sport research cluster. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Kent, an MA from the University of Warwick, as well as a PhD from Loughborough University. Andrew’s areas of academic interest include: sports policy and social change, sport and social development, culture, and qualitative research methods.

Andrew is an external examiner for Sheffield Hallam University and Lincoln University. He also is vice chairman for the Leisure Studies Association.

Adams, A (in review) Between Modernisation and Mutual Aid: The changing perceptions of Voluntary Sports Clubs in England

Adams, A (in review) Interpreting strategic orientations to deliver social policy via sport development policy

Adams, A (forthcoming) Sport development and social capital in B, Houlihan and Green, M (Eds) Handbook of sport development, London, Routledge

Adams, A (2010) Sport and Social Capital in England in M, Groenewald, Houlihan, Band Ohl, F (Eds) Social capital and sport governance in Europe, London, Routledge

Adams, A (2010) Sport, mistaken identity and social capital in England. Paper presented at Political Studies Association Sport and Politics study group conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, 26.2.2010

Adams, A and Deane, J (2009) Exploring formal and informal dimensions of sports volunteering in England, European Sport Management Quarterly 9(2), p119-140

Adams, A (2009) The role of voluntary sector sports clubs in promoting local policy outcomes. Invited presentation at SVRN seminar hosted by Sport England 14.10.09

Adams, A (2009)Private clubs, public policy: Contesting the space of Voluntary sports clubs.  Paper presented at LSA annual conference, Canterbury 7^th-9^th July 2009.

Adams, A (2008) Building organisational/management capacity for the delivery of sports development in Girginiov, V (Ed) Management of Sports Development London, Butterworth-Heineman

Adams, A (2007) ‘Relationships matter’. Some initial findings and commentary on key-stakeholder perceptions of social capital, sports policy and voluntary sports clubs in England. Paper presented at LSA Social Capital Conference, London Metropolitan University, May 2007.

Adams, A (2006) The Political Opportunity Structure for Voluntary Sports Clubs in England. Paper presented at EASM Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, September 2007.

Adams, A & Deane, J (2005) Local Authorities Support Networks for Sports Volunteers, M, Collins and Nichols, G (Eds), Volunteers in Sports Clubs, LSA, Eastbourne

Consultancy

2007 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Partnership. Analysis of the Programme;Year 6.

2006   Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Partnership. Analysis of the Programme;Year 5.

2005   Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Partnership. Analysis of the Programme;Year 4.