andrew adams

Bournemouth University, Faculty of Management, Faculty Member

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Introduction: Valid protection or abusive control?

International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, Nov 1, 2006

Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems are often touted by the copyright material distribution i... more Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems are often touted by the copyright material distribution industry as a 'solution' to the 'problem' of digital content and peer-to-peer sharing of copyright information. We introduce the law and technology overlap issues this generates, and present some motivating examples as to why this is an area in need of significant academic study.

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The Open vs Closed Debate

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Mar 1, 2010

In business information systems, many of the questions of both ethics and business benefit can be... more In business information systems, many of the questions of both ethics and business benefit can be usefully considered in terms of levels and type of openness to be applied. In this paper, I examine both the ethical implications of such choices, but also the business benefits to be gained, from choosing a more open path. software licensing issues, communication protocols, data formats and customer relations are all considered through this lens.

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Introduction to the special issue: The second international conference of the Asian privacy scholars network

Sport for Development: What Game Are We Playing?

Managing Leisure, 2014

1. Introduction 2. Sport-for-development: Limited focus programmes and broad gauge problems 3. Co... more 1. Introduction 2. Sport-for-development: Limited focus programmes and broad gauge problems 3. Conceptual entrepreneurs, liberation methodologists and research as a dirty word 4. Self-efficacy beliefs: not so deficient after all? 5. Self-esteem: best taken in moderation 6. Sport-for-development, peer leaders and HIV and AIDS: a method in search of a theory? 7. 'There is loads of relationships here': Developing a programme theory for sport-for-change programmes 8. Social capital: a social good or for the social good? 9. Conclusions: Hope is not a plan

Exploring Formal and Informal Dimensions of Sports Volunteering in England

European Sport Management Quarterly, 2009

... Making Sense of volunteering: a literature review . ... The VSC members came from three sport... more

Social capital and voluntary sports clubs : investigating political contexts and policy frameworks

This research project is an examination of the role of voluntary sports clubs (VSCs), within a mo... more This research project is an examination of the role of voluntary sports clubs (VSCs), within a modernised political and policy process, in creating and sustaining forms of social capital. From 1997 onwards, consecutive New Labour administrations concerned with social inclusion and civic renewal have established a pivotal position for social capital in many areas of social policy. In this context increasing political expectations and policy demands are being made of VS Cs to contribute to this broader social regeneration agenda. Social capital is a contested term between the democratic, rational and critical strains of the concept, not least because each of which has its own conceptual framework. In order to tease out the distinct differences between the competing strains of social capital, and inform on its potential formation or destruction in VSCs, the concept of the political opportunity structure (POS) has been employed as an analytical tool. A qualitative case-study research me...

Making sense of the lack of evidence discourse, power and knowledge in the field of sport for development

International Journal of Public Sector Management, 2014

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the power dynamics and vested inter... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the power dynamics and vested interest groups that shape the lack of evidence discourse, which is critical of the way evidence is produced within and for the sport for development (SFD) field. This examination recognises that an understanding of the dominant neoliberal context within which SFD is located is critical. Design/methodology/approach – Using a Foucauldian conceptual framework, power, knowledge and discourse relating to political actors in SFD – funders, policy makers, academics and sport development practitioners (SDPs) – are assessed. This paper addresses two key questions: How is the lack of evidence discourse constructed, and what is its impact? And whose interests are served in the interpretation, generation and reporting of evidence? Findings – This paper concludes that although in a Foucauldian sense power surrounding evidence is everywhere, the neo liberal context, which situates SFD, favours the privile...

format_quoteSFD faces criticism for reliance on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which concentrate power among external stakeholders and weaken local program delivery.format_quote

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Sport Development and Community Development

Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy, 2012

The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, ... more The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.

format_quoteCapacity building in sports is crucial for citizen engagement and sustainable community development.format_quote

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What policy means for sports clubs ‘on the ground’

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2009

Taylor and Francis RPRT_A_421753.sgm 10.1080/19407960903215790 Journal of Human Development and C... more Taylor and Francis RPRT_A_421753.sgm 10.1080/19407960903215790 Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 945-2829 (pri t)/1945-2837 (online) Original Article 2 09 & Francis 30 0002009 It may still be surprising that in the UK, where there are over 100,000 Voluntary Sports Clubs (VSCs) (Nichols, 2003a) that are fundamental to the provision of sporting opportunities in the UK, relatively little still appears to be known about them. Given the heightened political and policy interest, from Major’s Conservative government (Raising the Game [DNH, 1995]) through New Labour (A Sporting Future For All [DCMS, 2000]; Game Plan [DCMS/Strategy Unit, 2002]) where VSCs have come under increasing scrutiny as both objects and subject of policy, the paucity of knowledge concerning VSCs presents a serious lacuna. Moreover, the apparent focus of policy on VSCs and those who volunteer within them presents a challenge to the oftcited notion of evidence-based policy (Solesbury, 2001), particularly as so little is known of both their processes and the outputs of those processes. In considering how VSCs translate and implement policy (Skille, 2008) the importance of New Labour’s modernisation programme is undeniable. This ‘project’ involves the embracing of the core tenets of the New Public Management, which includes a commitment to professional management, auditing and performance management as its standard bearers, and an embracing of contractualisation in relation to inter-organisational governance (McLaughlin, Osborne, & Ferlie, 2002). For VSCs the importance of modernisation is in the turn to, and strengthening of, civil society as the means to deliver New Labour’s political and policy mandate. In this respect VSCs have become viewed as civil society organisations (CSOs), and have received much attention (e.g. Blunkett, 2001; DCMS, 2000; DCMS/Strategy Unit, 2002), particularly as VSC volunteers make up the single largest component, that is 26%, of all voluntary activity occurring in England (Taylor et al., 2003). The adoption of Putnamian notions of social capital into British social policy, the use of the bowling metaphor to signal a decline in social capital, together with Putnam’s emphasis on voluntary associationalism (Putnam, 2000), has ensured that sports volunteering, active citizenship and civic renewal have become conflated by policymakers following this rationale. Unsurprisingly much has been claimed about sport and particularly formal sport occurring within a VSC in terms of the potential benefits to society. Benefits are seen to accrue mainly in the form of human capital, but also in economic and physical capital, and include reducing crime, improving health, improving skills that can lead to educational benefits and above all in relation to the perceived ‘positive’ characteristics of sport by policymakers (e.g. Carter, 2005; Coalter, 2007; DCMS, 2000; DCMS/ Strategy Unit, 2002; DNH, 1995; Nichols, 2003a, 2003b). In this way social capital has been invoked, both mysteriously as ‘the magic ingredient that makes all the difference’ (Blair, 1999, p. 3) and specifically in the sense that ‘a community’s ability to

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