Dr Michael Sam is an Associate Professor and co-director of the NZ Centre for Sport Policy and Politics. His background is in recreation, having gained much of his teaching/research interests from working at both the municipal and provincial levels of government in Manitoba, Canada. Mike serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, and the International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. He is also the President for the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA), a charitable incorporated organisation comprising 300 members across 50 countries (https://www.issa1965.org).
Associate Professor Sam's research interests broadly encompass areas of policy, politics and governance as they relate to the public administration/management of sport. His ongoing research projects relate to:
dilemmas and 'wicked problems' associated with governing sport,
comparative features of sport development systems and their recurrent challenges
the politics of policy regimes around stadium financing, sports gambling, and sport integrity
He has published widely in both sport studies and parent discipline journals and has co-edited three books: Sport in the City: Cultural Connections (2011), Sport Policy in Small States (2016) and Case Studies in Sport Diplomacy (2017).
Dr Sam's work has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Swedish Research Council, the University of Otago and the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
Publications
Moreno, D., Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2024). Sport policy reforms in Chile: The tension between ‘doers’ and ‘thinkers’. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2024.2304856
Journal - Research Article
Skille, E. Å., & Sam, M. (2024). Reindeer sports among the Sámi people in Norway: The symbolism of Indigenous sport disciplines. In M. Vaczi & A. Bairner (Eds.), Indigenous, traditional, and folk sports: Contesting modernities. (pp. 213-226). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003317685-18
Chapter in Book - Research
Jackson, S., Sam, M., Porter, D., & Dawson, M. (2023). The well-being pandemic: Outline of a contested terrain and research agenda. Proceedings of the International Sociological Association (ISA) XX World Congress of Sociology. (pp. 343). Madrid, Spain: International Sociological Association. Retrieved from https://www.isa-sociology.org/en
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tak, M., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. P. (2023). Traces of (dis)organised crime in sports gambling: A case study of the 2011 K-League match-fixing scandal. Trends in Organized Crime. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12117-023-09518-w
Journal - Research Article
Bezuidenhoudt, T., & Sam, M. P. (2023). The politics of Sport NZ’s financial bailouts. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 1-19. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2023.2253268
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M., Stenling, C., & Tak, M. (2023). Integrity governance: A new reform agenda for sport? International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 58(5), 829-849. doi: 10.1177/10126902221125600
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2023). Sport, policy, & politics. In L. A. Wenner (Ed.), Oxford handbook of sport and society. (pp. 67-85). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197519011.013.4
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P. (2022). Stakeholders in public administration and policy research: The case of safeguarding sport's 'integrity'. In A.-M. Strittmatter, J. Fahlén & B. Houlihan (Eds.), Stakeholder analysis and sport organisations. (pp. 111-126). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003111917-9
Chapter in Book - Research
Jackson, S. J., Sam, M. P., Dawson, M. C., & Porter, D. (2022). The wellbeing pandemic: Outline of a contested terrain and a proposed research agenda. Frontiers in Sociology, 7, 950557. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2022.950557
Journal - Research Article
Richards, J., Whatman, C., Walters, S., Keung, S., Enari, D., Chiet, A., … Hapeta, J., Sam, M., & Wilson, O. (2022). "Variety is the spice of life": Wellbeing benefits of sport participation during adolescence and stronger associations with a balanced approach. Proceedings of the Sports Medicine New Zealand Annual Conference. (pp. 20). Dunedin, New Zealand: Sports Medicine New Zealand. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wilson, O. W. A., Whatman, C., Walters, S., Keung, S., Enari, D., Chiet, A., … Hapeta, J., Sam, M., & Richards, J. (2022). "Balance Is Better": The wellbeing benefits of participating in a breadth of sports across a variety of settings during adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(14), 8597. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148597
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, O. W. A., Whatman, C., Walters, S., Keung, S., Enari, D., Rogers, A., … Hapeta, J., Sam, M., & Richards, J. (2022). The value of sport: Wellbeing benefits of sport participation during adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(14), 8579. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148579
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Dawbin, T. M. (2022). Policy, modernisation and the politics of sport integrity. In D. Sturm & R. Kerr (Eds.), Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested terrain. (pp. 69-80). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003034445-7
Chapter in Book - Research
Tak, M., Choi, C.-H., & Sam, M. P. (2022). Odds-wise view: Whose ideas prevail in the global integrity campaigns against match-fixing? International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 57(7), 1001-1020. doi: 10.1177/10126902211045681
Journal - Research Article
Dawbin, T. M., Sam, M. P., & Stenling, C. (2021). National sport organisation responses to independent reviews. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 13(1), 29-43. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2021.1877168
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2020). Sport advocacy: The art of persuasion and its by-products. Sociology of Sport Journal, 37, 319-327. doi: 10.1123/ssj.2019-0047
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2020). Can sport clubs be represented? Pre-packed policy advocacy and the trade-offs for democratic responsiveness. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 12(4), 583-598. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2020.1821079
Journal - Research Other
Tak, M., Sam, M. P., & Choi, C.-H. (2020). Too much at stake to uphold sport integrity? High-performance athletes' involvement in match-fixing. Crime, Law & Social Change, 74, 27-44. doi: 10.1007/s10611-020-09887-1
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2020). Professionalization and its consequences: How active advocacy may undermine democracy. European Sport Management Quarterly, 20(5), 577-597. doi: 10.1080/16184742.2019.1637915
Journal - Research Article
Kellison, T., Sam, M. P., Hong, S., Swart, K., & Mondello, M. J. (2020). Global perspectives on democracy and public stadium finance. Journal of Global Sport Management, 5(4), 321-348. doi: 10.1080/24704067.2018.1531680
Journal - Research Article
Jackson, S., Sam, M., & Tak, M. (Eds.). (2019). Proceedings of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport. 87p. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/issa-2019
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Dawbin, T., & Sam, M. (2019). National sport organisation responses to independent reviews. Proceedings of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport. (pp. 33). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/issa-2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Sam, M. P., & Scherer, J. (2019). Big stadium, small city: A catalyst for turbulence and governance reforms. Urban Policy & Research, 37(3), 310-323. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2019.1610869
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2019). From ‘passive custodian’ to ‘active advocate’: Tracing the emergence and sport-internal transformative effects of sport policy advocacy. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 11(3), 447-463. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2019.1581648
Journal - Research Article
Kobayashi, K., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. P. (2019). Globalization, creative alliance and self-Orientalism: Negotiating Japanese identity within Asics global advertising production. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 22(1), 157-174. doi: 10.1177/1367877917733812
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2018). From reaction to proaction: Tracing the emergence of sport policy advocacy in a neoliberalized policy context. Proceedings of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport. (pp. 70). Retrieved from http://issa2018.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Chang, I. Y., Gu, N. H., & Sam, M. (2018). Institutional illusions: Parenting in children's involvement in football. Proceedings of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport. (pp. 38). Retrieved from http://issa2018.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Sam, M., & Stenling, C. (2018). Sport policy advocacy: Best of times and the age of foolishness. Proceedings of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport. (pp. 3). Retrieved from http://issa2018.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tak, M., Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2018). The problems and causes of match-fixing: Are legal sports betting regimes to blame? Journal of Criminological Research, Policy & Practice, 4(1), 73-87. doi: 10.1108/JCRPP-01-2018-0006
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., Andrew, J. C., & Gee, S. (2018). The modernisation of umpire development: Netball New Zealand's reforms and impacts. European Sport Management Quarterly, 18(3), 263-286. doi: 10.1080/16184742.2017.1377272
Journal - Research Article
Kobayashi, K., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. P. (2018). Multiple dimensions of mediation within transnational advertising production: Cultural intermediaries as shapers of emerging cultural capital. Consumption Markets & Culture, 28(2), 129-146. doi: 10.1080/10253866.2017.1345421
Journal - Research Article
Tak, M., Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2018). The politics of countermeasures against match-fixing in sport: A political sociology approach to policy instruments. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 53(1), 30-48. doi: 10.1177/1012690216639748
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Ronglan, L. T. (2018). Building sport policy's legitimacy in Norway and New Zealand. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 53(5), 550-571. doi: 10.1177/1012690216671515
Journal - Research Article
Chang, I. Y., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. P. (2017). Risk society, anxiety and exit: A case study of South Korean migration decision-making. Asian & Pacific Migration Journal, 26(3), 328-351. doi: 10.1177/0117196817727800
Journal - Research Article
Gee, S., Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2017). Content analyses of alcohol-related images during television broadcasts of major sports events in New Zealand. International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 18(3), 230-245. doi: 10.1108/IJSMS-08-2017-094
Journal - Research Article
Stenling, C., & Sam, M. (2017). Tensions and contradictions in sport’s quest for legitimacy as a political actor: The politics of Swedish public sport policy hearings. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 9(4), 691-705. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2017.1348382
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2017). Sports development. In R. Hoye & M. M. Parent (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of sport management. (pp. 227-240). London, UK: Sage.
Chapter in Book - Research
Esherick, C., Baker, R., Jackson, S., & Sam, M. (Eds.). (2017). Case studies in sport diplomacy. Morgantown, WV: FiT Publishing, 232p.
Edited Book - Research
Sam, M. P. (2017). New Zealand. In E. Kristiansen, M. M. Parent & B. Houlihan (Eds.), Elite youth sport policy and management: A comparative analysis. (pp. 263-277). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P. (2017). Sport policy and transformation in small states: New Zealand's struggle between vulnerability and resilience. In M. P. Sam & S. J. Jackson (Eds.), Sport policy in small states. (pp. 89-102). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2017). Sport and small states: The myths, limits and contradictions of the legend of David and Goliath. In M. P. Sam & S. J. Jackson (Eds.), Sport policy in small states. (pp. 1-10). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (Eds.). (2017). Sport policy in small states. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 142p.
Edited Book - Research
Chang, I. Y., Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2017). Transnationalism, return visits and identity negotiation: South Korean-New Zealanders and the Korean national sports festival. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(3), 314-335. doi: 10.1177/1012690215589723
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2016). Sport policy development in New Zealand: Paradoxes of an integrative paradigm [Reprint of Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2004). Sport policy development in New Zealand. Paradoxes of an integrative paradigm. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 39(2), 205-222]. In J. Grix (Ed.), Sport politics. (pp. 105-124). London, UK: SAGE.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. (2016). Youth sport policy in small nations. In K. Green & A. Smith (Eds.), Routledge handbook of youth sport. (pp. 535-542). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P., & Chang, I. Y. (2016). The importance of policy analysis in sport sociology. Korean Journal of Sociology of Sport, 29(2), 23-40.
Journal - Research Article
Gee, S., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. (2016). Carnivalesque culture and alcohol promotion and consumption at an annual international sports event in New Zealand. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 51(3), 265-283. doi: 10.1177/1012690214522461
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. (2015, June). Sport in small states: The importance of being unimportant. Verbal presentation at the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) Congress, Paris, France.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Chang, I. Y., Sam, M., & Jackson, S. J. (2015, June). Transnationalism, return visits and identity negotiation: South Korean-New Zealanders and the Korean National Sports Festival. Verbal presentation at the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) Congress, Paris, France.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sam, M. P. (2015). Sport policy and transformation in small states: New Zealand's struggle between vulnerability and resilience. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 7(3), 407-420. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2015.1060715
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2015). 'Big brother' and caring sister: Performance management and the athlete's entourage. In S. S. Andersen, B. Houlihan & L. Tore Ronglan (Eds.), Managing elite sport systems: Research and practice. (pp. 16-30). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2015). Sport and small states: The myths, limits and contradictions of the legend of David and Goliath. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 7(3), 319-327. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2015.1031814
Journal - Research Other
Scherer, J., Sam, M., & Jackson, S. J. (2014). Millennium blues: The politics of media policy, televised sport, and cultural citizenship in New Zealand. In J. Scherer & D. Rowe (Eds.), Sport, public broadcasting, and cultural citizenship: Signal lost? (pp. 188-208). New York: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P., & Macris, L. I. (2014). Performance regimes in sport policy: Exploring consequences, vulnerabilities and politics. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 6(3), 513-532. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2013.851103
Journal - Research Article
Macris, L. I., & Sam, M. P. (2014). Belief, doubt, and legitimacy in a performance system: National sport organization perspectives. Journal of Sport Management, 28(5), 529-550. doi: 10.1123/jsm.2012-0290
Journal - Research Article
Gee, S., Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. (2013). The culture of alcohol promotion and consumption at major sports events in New Zealand. Commissioned by Health Promotion Agency. Wellington, New Zealand: Health Promotion Agency. 39p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Porter, D. R., & Sam, M. P. (2013). Playing the shell game: The Faustian bargain for Dunedin's stadium. Sport in Society, 16(7), 931-942. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2013.791160
Journal - Research Article
Keat, R. A., & Sam, M. P. (2013). Regional implementation of New Zealand sport policy: New instrument, new challenges. International Journal of Sport Policy & Politics, 5(1), 39-54. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2012.656684
Journal - Research Article
Jackson, S. J., Sam, M., Gee, S., Scherer, J., & Beissel, A. (2012). Megaeventos deportivos entre lo global y lo local: Lecciones de la Copa del Mundo de Rugby de 2011 [The Rugby World Cup as a sport mega-event]. In R. Llopis Goig (Ed.), Megaeventos deportivos: perspectivas científias y estudios de caso [Mega sporting events: Scientific perspectives and case studies]. (pp. 209-225). Barcelona: Editorial UOC.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sumida, K., Wooliscroft, B., & Sam, M. (2012). Sports fans' collective psychological ownership: A Japanese professional soccer case study. Journal of Macromarketing, 32(4), (pp. 460). doi: 10.1177/0276146712466773
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Sam, M., & Jackson, S. (2012, November). Sport in small nations: Between and beyond culture, politics and policy. Verbal presentation at the Future of Sport in Small Nations Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Scherer, J., & Sam, M. P. (2012). Public broadcasting, sport and cultural citizenship: Sky's the limit in New Zealand? Media, Culture & Society, 34(1), 101-111. doi: 10.1177/0163443711429234
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. (2012). Targeted investments in elite sport funding: Wiser, more innovative and strategic? Managing Leisure, 17(2-3), 207-220. doi: 10.1080/13606719.2012.674395
Journal - Research Article
Scherer, J., & Sam, M. P. (2011). Policing the cyber agenda: New media technologies and recycled claims in a local stadium debate. In M. P. Sam & J. E. Hughson (Eds.), Sport in the city: Cultural connections. (pp. 53-69). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. P., & Scherer, J. (2011). Fitting a square stadium into a round hole: A case of deliberation and procrastination politcs. In M. P. Sam & J. E. Hughson (Eds.), Sport in the city: Cultural connections. (pp. 42-52). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. P., & Hughson, J. E. (2011). Sport in the city: Cultural and political connections. In M. P. Sam & J. E. Hughson (Eds.), Sport in the city: Cultural connections. (pp. 1-6). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Other
Sam, M. (2011). New Zealand. In M. Nicholson, R. Hoye & B. Houlihan (Eds.), Participation in sport: International policy perspectives. (pp. 238-253). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gee, S., Sam, M., & Jackson, S. J. (2011, February). Frequency and nature of alcohol promotion in the televised 2010 NZI Wellington Rugby Sevens tournament. Verbal presentation at the Conference on Sport & Alcohol: Finding the Balance, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sam, M. P., & Hughson, J. E. (Eds.). (2011). Sport in the city: Cultural connections. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 158p.
Edited Book - Other
Sam, M. P. (2011). Building legitimacy at Sport Canada: Pitfalls of public value creation? International Review of Administrative Sciences, 77(4), 757-778. doi: 10.1177/0020852311419389
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M., Scherer, J., & Jackson, S. J. (2010). Broadcasting New Zealand: State, indigenous and private visions of national identity. Proceedings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) 31st Annual Conference: Producing Knowledge, Producing Bodies: Cross-currents in Sociologies of Sport and Physical Culture. (pp. 62). Retrieved from http://www.nasss.org/2010Abstracts.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Scherer, J., & Sam, M. P. (2010). Policing the cyber agenda: New media technologies and recycled claims in a local stadium debate. Sport in Society, 13(10), 1469-1485. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2010.520937
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Hughson, J. (2010). Sport in the city: Cultural and political connections. Sport in Society, 13(10), 1417-1422. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2010.520933
Journal - Research Other
Sam, M. P., & Scherer, J. (2010). Fitting a square stadium into a round hole: A case of deliberation and procrastination politics. Sport in Society, 13(10), 1458-1468. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2010.520936
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. (2009, December). Sport policy in New Zealand: Stubborn problems and governance dilemmas. Verbal presentation at the Sport Policy & Governance International Symposium: Sport and Sustainable Social Development: Public Policy Perspectives and Issues, Seoul, South Korea.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Scherer, J., Sam, M., & Batty, R. (2009). Sporting sign wars: Advertising and the contested terrain of sporting events and venues. In J. Nauright & S. Pope (Eds.), The new sport management reader. (pp. 133-153). West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. P. (2009). The public management of sport: Wicked problems, challenges and dilemmas. Public Management Review, 11(4), 499-514. doi: 10.1080/14719030902989565
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2008, July). Sport governance paradoxes in Canada and New Zealand: From "case building" to targeting. Verbal presentation at the 5th World Congress of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA), Kyoto, Japan.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sam, M. P., & Scherer, J. (2008). Stand up and be counted: Numerical storylines in a stadium debate. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 43(1), 53-73.
Journal - Research Article
Scherer, J., & Sam, M. P. (2008). Public consultation and stadium developments: Coercion and the polarization of debate. Sociology of Sport Journal, 25(4), 443-461.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. (2007). Sport policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In C. Collins & S. Jackson (Eds.), Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand society. (2nd ed.) (pp. 230-245). Melbourne, Australia: Thomson.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sam, M. (2007, November-December). The inconvenient wickedness of governing sport. Verbal presentation at the Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Shaw, S., & Sam, M. (2007). Editorial. International Journal of Sport Management & Marketing, 2(4), 317-321.
Journal - Research Other
Jackson, S. J., & Sam, M. P. (2007). ″Yes, Prime Minister″ and the dilemmas of sport policy. Sport Management Review, 10(3), 307-323.
Journal - Research Other
Shaw, S., & Sam, M. (Eds.). (2007). International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 2(4): Special Issue: Managing Policy and Politics in Sport. [Guest Editors].
Other - Edited Journal
Sam, M. P., & Scherer, J. (2006). The steering group as policy advice instrument: A case of ″consultocracy″ in stadium subsidy deliberations. Policy Sciences, 39, 169-181.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. (2006, November). Sport policy's ″wicked″ problems. Verbal presentation at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Scherer, J., & Sam, M. (2006, November). Rugby, rates and resistance: Contesting the state of Carisbrook. Verbal presentation at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2006). Developing national sport policy through consultation: The rules of engagement. Journal of Sport Management, 20, 365-384.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., Batty, R., & Dean, R. G. K. (2005). A transaction cost approach to sport sponsorship. Sport Management Review, 8(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1016/S1441-3523(05)70030-9
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. (2005, October). The future of sport management: Trends and continuing dilemmas. Verbal presentation at the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association: A Brave New Sporting World, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sam, M., & Scherer, J. (2005). Votes for nothing, stadium for free: The consultocracy in deliberative politics. Proceedings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Scherer, J., Sam, M., & Batty, R. (2005). Sporting sign wars: Advertising and the contested terrain of sporting events and venues. International Journal of Sport Management & Marketing, 1(1-2), 17-36.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2005). The makers of sport policy: A (task) force to be reckoned with. Sociology of Sport Journal, 21, 78-99.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P., & Jackson, S. J. (2004). Sport policy development in New Zealand: Paradoxes of an integrative paradigm. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 39(2), 205-222. doi: 10.1177/1012690204043463
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (2003). What's the big idea? Reading the rhetoric of a national sport policy process. Sociology of Sport Journal, 20, 189-213.
Journal - Research Article
Sam, M. P. (Ed.). (2003). Proceedings of the 9th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference. Dunedin: SMAANZ. 67p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
BPE (Alta), MA (New Bruns), PhD (Otago)