John Harris

DBA Program Manager (Birmingham)
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Background

John is a Welsh academic who has worked at universities in England, Scotland, Wales and the USA. He is the author of Rugby Union and Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan) and editor/co-editor of a number of anthologies in Sport, Tourism and Event Management. 

Specialist Subjects

  • Sport and National Identities
  • Cultural Business
  • Event Management
  • Raymond Williams
  • Qualitative Research

Professional and/or Research Experience

John is an experienced researcher and educator whose previous roles include that of tenured Associate Professor (USA) and Professor (UK). Management and administration experience includes working as part of a senior management group (as Associate Dean) and as Vice Chair of a national governing body.

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • PGCLTHE
  • BA(Hons)

Languages Spoken

English

Professional Membership or Roles

Leisure & Events Subject Editor, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE)

Academic Teaching

External Recognition or Rewards

Fellow, Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Link to Orcid Profile

ORCID Research profile

Professional Publications

  • Clayton, B., Dunn, G. and Harris, J. (2025) ’21 years later: Reflecting on femininity, masculinity, physicality and the English tabloid press’, International Review for the Sociology of Sport (online first).
  • Harris, J. (2025) ‘The Rugby World Cup: A major event in an odd-shaped world’, in M. Duignan (Ed.) Events and Economic Development. London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J. (2024) ‘Sport, celebrity and the media’, in P. Pedersen (Ed.) Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (2nd edn.). London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J. (2024) ‘Glocalization’, in P. Pedersen (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Sport Management (2nd edn). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  • Vincent, J., Harris, J., Hill, J. and Lewis, M. (2024) ‘A case study of Marcus Rashford: The people’s champion, a national treasure, and an inspirational personal brand’, International Journal of Sport Communication, 17(3), 325-337.
  • Harris, J. and Chaplin, D. (2023) ‘Pretty fly for a white guy: The politics of race, nation and difference in professional boxing’, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, 30(1), 1-18.
  • Harris, J., Wise, N. and Lee, S. (2023) ‘How to win the Ryder Cup: An analysis of individual player performance and collective national performance in Team Europe’, National Identities, 25(1), 1-20.
  • McNiven, A. and Harris, J. (2023) ‘Community and the voluntary sector in a pandemic: The significant role of a local football club’, Local Economy, 38(4), 312-326.
  • Aquilino, L., Harris, J. and Wise, N. (2021) ‘A sense of rurality: Events, placemaking and community participation in a small Welsh town’, Journal of Rural Studies, 83, 138-145.
  • Harris, J. (2021) ‘Speaking for Wales: Sport and secessionism in a small nation’, in M. Vaczi and A. Bairner (Eds.) Sport and Secessionism. London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J., Vincent, J. and Wise, N. (2021) ‘The city and the country: Cardiff, England and the 2015 Rugby World Cup’, Journal of Sport & Tourism, 25(4), 337-351.
  • McNiven, A. and Harris, J. (2021) ‘Can community football clubs in Scotland develop the local partnership support they need?’, Managing Sport and Leisure, 26(5), 346-361.
  • Aquilino, L., Wise, N. and Harris, J. (2020) ‘Wackiness and event management: The case of the World Alternative Games’, Event Management, 24(5), 567-577.
  • Cullen, J. and Harris, J. (2020) ‘Two project players and a kilted kiwi with a granny from Fife: (Re)Presenting Scotland at the 2015 Rugby World Cup’, Sport in Society, 23(1), 116-128.
  • Lennon, J. and Harris, J. (2020) ‘The North Coast 500: Developing tourism in the northern Scottish Highlands’, Scottish Affairs, 29(2), 223-253.
  • Aquilino, L. and Harris, J. (2019) ‘Reinventing and reimagining rural Wales: The case of the World Alternative Games’, in N. Wise and J.Harris (Eds.) Events, Places and Societies. London: Routledge.
  • Colley, D. and Harris, J. (2019) ‘Whose Europe? Representing place in the Ryder Cup’, in N. Wise and J. Harris (Eds.) Events, Places and Societies. London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J. (2019) ‘Andy Murray and the borders of national identities: (Re)Claiming a tennis champion’, in R. Lake (Ed) Routledge Handbook of Tennis. London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J. (2019) ‘Rugby towards 2030’, in J. Harris and N. Wise (Eds.) Rugby in Global Perspective: Playing on the Periphery. London: Routledge.
  • Harris, J. and Wise, N. (2019) ‘Japan 2019 and the internationalization of rugby union’, in J. Harris and N. Wise (Eds.) Rugby in Global Perspective: Playing on the Periphery. London: Routledge
  • Harris, J. and Wise, N. (2019) ‘Conclusion: expanding (inter)disciplinary perspectives in research on events’, in N. Wise and J. Harris (Eds.) Events, Places and Societies. London: Routledge.
  • Vincent, J., Harris, J., Kian, E. and Billings, A. (2019) ‘The isles of wonder – a new Jerusalem? British newspaper narratives about the opening ceremony of the XXXth Olympiad’. Sport in Society, 22(7), 1275-1296.
  • Wise, N. and Harris, J. (2019) ‘Challenging the core: The rise of Argentina in international rugby’, in J. Harris and N. Wise (Eds.) Rugby in Global Perspective: Playing on the Periphery. London: Routledge
  • Wise, N. and Harris, J. (2019) ‘Events, places and societies: Introducing cases, perspectives and research directions’ in N. Wise and J. Harris (Eds.) Events, Places and Societies. London: Routledge.
  • Chaplin, D., Brown, K. and Harris, J. (2018) ‘The power of self-promotion: Twitter followers and guaranteed purses in professional boxing’, Journal of Economic Insight, 44(2), 22-40.
  • Harris, J. (2018) ‘A Welsh European: Golf, tourism and the remaking of national imaging’, International Journal of Cultural Studies, 21(4), 405-419.
  • Scott, O., Billings, A., Harris, J. and Vincent, J. (2018) ‘Using self-categorization theory to uncover the framing of the 2015 Rugby World Cup: A cross-cultural comparison of three nations’ newspapers’, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 53
  • Vincent, J., Hill, J., Billings, A., Harris, J. and Massey, D. (2018) “We are GREAT Britain”: British newspaper narratives during the London 2012 Olympic Games’, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 53(8), 895-923.
  • Wagg, S. and Harris, J. (2018) ‘Sports and organized games’, in H. Montgomery (Ed.) Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies. New York: Oxford University Press.

Available to Supervise Doctoral Students

Yes