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Research interests
Harry completed a PhD in sociology of sport in 2014 from Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research centres on the identities and developmental experiences of young people in sport, exercise and health settings, and the lifestyle practices of career athletes. Harry is experienced in using a wide variety of qualitative methods and has specific methodological expertise in the practice of ethnography and the ethics of qualitative research. Harry is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and author of the BSA’s Philip Abrams Memorial Prize (2018) nominated book Days in the Dirt.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sport and Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science
Sociology of Sport, Doctor of Philosophy
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Ethnography
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Projects
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Access Sport - Building Stronger Communities
Morgan, H. (PI), Bowles, H. (CoI), Bush, A. (CoI) & Manley, A. (CoI)
1/05/23 → 30/06/24
Project: UK charity
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Establishing growth-oriented, caring relationships in sport-based interventions: employer perspectives on sport coaching for social change
Bush, A., Morgan, H., Williams, S. & Bowles, H., 7 Jan 2025, (Acceptance date) Sport, Education and Society.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Big data. Big potential. Big problems?
West, S., Clubb, J., Blake, T. A., Fern, J., Bowles, H. & Dalen-Lorentsen, T., 18 Apr 2024, In: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10, 2, e001994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Joe Wicks, lifestyle capitalism and the social construction of PE (with Joe)
Bowles, H., Clift, B. C. & Wiltshire, G., 29 Feb 2024, In: Sport, Education and Society. 29, 2, p. 119-131Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport, surveillance and the data economy: an expanding horizon for research and governance
Bowles, H. & McGee, D., 31 Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 16, 2, p. 339-347 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Data ownership, athlete rights and the global sports gambling industry
Bowles, H. & McGee, D., 17 Nov 2023, Gambling and Sport in a Global Age. McGee, D. & Christopher , D. (eds.). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter or section
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