Dr Anthony May

Senior Lecturer in Sociology

School of Social Sciences

Email:: Anthony.may@bcu.ac.uk

Dr Anthony May has research interests in a variety of areas but is currently focused on the sociology of sport. He has published widely in journals including International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Sport Journal, European Sport Management Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics and Sociological Research Online.

He is an experienced lecturer and has previously worked in teaching and research positions at Coventry University, Manchester Metropolitan University and Kingston University.

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Memberships

Teaching

Research

Postgraduate Supervision

Publications

Edited Books

Parnell, D., Millward, P., Widdop, P., King, N. and May, A. (eds) (2019) Sport Policy and Politics in an Era of Austerity London: Routledge
Porter, C., May, A. and Kiernan, A. (eds) (2018) Football, Community, and Sustainability London: Routledge

Academic Journal Articles

Naidu-Young, S., May, A., Pope, S. and Gerard, S. (2024) “Examining the experiences of female sport leaders in Higher Education through Bourdieu’s model of field, capital, and habitus”, Sociology of Sport Journal (https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ssj/aop/article-10.1123-ssj.2023-0094/article-10.1123-ssj.2023-0094.xml)
May, A. and Bason, T. (2023) “Governance responses to international agreements: The impact of the Kolpak ruling on cricket 1998-2021”, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 15 (3) pp.511-529: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2023.2228803
Parnell, D., Widdop, P., May, A., and Fitzpatrick, D. (2023) “Introduction to Special Edition: The impact of the global economic downturn on sport management”, Journal of Global Sport Management 8 (3) pp.551-556
May, A. et al [37 co-authors] (2022) “Editorial: Managing Sport and Leisure in the era of Covid-19”, Managing Sport and Leisure 27 (1-2) pp.1-6 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23750472.2022.2035963
Bairner, A. and May, A. (2021) “Sport, British national identities and the land: reflections on primordialism”, Sport in Society: Culture, Commerce, Media, Politics 24 (11) pp.1849-1862: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430437.2021.1887142?journalCode=fcss20
Choluj, K., Gerard, S., and May, A. (2020) “The Interdependence Between a Football Club and its Ultra-Fandom in Relation to ‘Modern’ Football: A Case Study of Legia Warsaw”, Managing Sport and Leisure 25 (1-2) pp.64-78: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23750472.2019.1684836
May, A. (2019) “Football and the Mysterious Nature of Global Capital: A Case Study of Birmingham City FC and Birmingham International Holdings”, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 54 (8), pp.957-970: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1012690218755051
May, A. (2019) “Imagined Communities in Eoin McNamee’s ‘Resurrection Man’ and ‘The Ultras’”, National Identities 21 (4) pp.347-363: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14608944.2018.1471456
Parnell, D., May, A., Widdop, P., Cope, E. and Bailey, R. (2019) “Management Strategies of Non-Profit Community Sport Facilities in an Era of Austerity”, European Sport Management Quarterly 19 (3) pp.312-330: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16184742.2018.1523944?journalCode=resm20
Parnell, D., Millward, P., Widdop, P., King, N. and May, A. (2018) “Sport Policy and Politics in an Era of Austerity”, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 10 (1) 1-5: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2018.1432672
May, A. (2018) “The Relationship Between Football and Literature in the Novels of Irvine Welsh”, Soccer and Society 19 (7) pp.924-943: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970.2016.1267631?journalCode=fsas20
Bason, T., May, A. and LaFountaine, J. (2018) “Exploring the attitudes of students undertaking sports degrees towards online international learning”, Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica 24 (3) pp.1-8: https://www.scielo.br/j/motriz/a/dRH4XPRYzPXdSHYQbTWMhWv/?lang=en
Whigham, S. and May, A. (2017) “Sport for Yes? The role of sporting issues in pro-independence political discourse during the Scottish independence referendum campaign”, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 9 (3), pp.557-572: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19406940.2017.1313299
May, A. and Parnell, D. (2017) “The Community Impact of Football Pitches: A Case Study of Maidstone United FC”, Sport in Society: Culture, Commerce, Media, Politics 20 (2), pp.244-257: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430437.2016.1173921?journalCode=fcss20
Porter, C., May, A., and Kiernan, A. (2016) “‘Thinking Long and Wide’: Which communities have a future within the global game?”, Soccer and Society 17 (5) 661-665: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14660970.2015.1100433
May, A. (2015) “Evaluating the use of ‘Deschooled’ Methods in a Postgraduate Teaching Assessment”, Research in Post-Compulsory Education 20 (4), pp.434-444: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13596748.2015.1081748?journalCode=rpce20
May, A. (2015) “An ‘Anti-Sectarian’ Act? Examining the Importance of National Identity to the ‘Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act’”, Sociological Research Online, 20 (2): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.5153/sro.3649

Book Chapters

Vandenbroucke, G.M., Gerard, S. and May, A. (2021) “The Impact of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the visitor economy: A human rights perspective” in Duignan, M. B (ed) Managing events, festivals, and the visitor economy: concepts, collaborations and cases London: CABI, pp.145-160
Parnell, D., Fitzpatrick, D., May, A. and Widdop, P. (2021) “The Political Economy of Grassroots Football: from obscurity to austerity” in Carr, J., Parnell, D., Widdop, P., Power, M.J. and Millar, S.R. (2021) (eds) Football, Politics and Identity London: Routledge, pp.177-192