Richard Shipway

Dr Richard Shipway

  • Associate Professor in Sport Event Management
  • Dorset House D237, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Richard is an Associate Professor in Sport Event Management. His research interests focus on sport tourism, Olympic studies, the impacts and legacies of international sport events, crisis and disaster management at sports events, play-based learning methods, sport ethnography, volunteering at mega sports events, and entrepreneurship and innovation in sport and leisure. He can offer PhD supervision in these areas.

Richard's primary work has explored a series of Olympic related research themes ranging from resident perception studies to Olympic tourism. His other research interests are linked to the experiences of endurance athletes, most notably distance runners and cycling tourists. Richard has previously received major research grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to develop research linked to sport tourism and sports events. He was also co-author on an International Olympic Committee (IOC) funded project examining mega sport event volunteering legacies.

Richard is lead author of both the Routledge Research Handbook of Sport Tourism (2027) and the academic textbook Crisis and Disaster Management for Sport (2021)...

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Research

Richard’s research interests and thought leadership includes:

First, Olympic studies, sport tourism and mega sports events. Richard’s intellectual contributions focus on sport related travel and social impact studies. He has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the domain of sport tourism and global major and mega sports events. Richard has co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles since 2007, plus being co-author on a leading book on the impacts and legacies of international sports events. He is the lead author of the Routledge Research Handbook of Sport Tourism (2027).

Second, Richard has also worked with academics from disaster and crisis management to provide thought leadership advocating resilience awareness in sports/event management. Richard is the co-author of several major studies of crisis and disaster management in sports, including as lead author on a book published by Routledge in 2021.

Third, Richard has sought to establish thought leadership and directed impactful international projects on volunteering in the sport, tourism and events sectors. He has received external funding for a co-authored project and report for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on volunteering. The intellectual contribution of Richard’s research on volunteering also led to a book published by Routledge in 2022.

Fourth, Richard is also interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. He has co-authored a leading book on entrepreneurship and innovation in the sport and leisure industries, published by Routledge in 2023...

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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 SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Sustainable cities and communities

"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"

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Responsible consumption and production

"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"

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Journal Articles

Books

Chapters

  • Shipway, R., Mosey, S., Symons, C., 2024. Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Events: Building a Diagnostic Framework. In: Mair, J., Aktaş, G., Kozak, M., eds. International Case Studies in Event Management. Routledge.
  • Shipway, R., 2024. New era, new normal, new challenges: Managing crises and disasters at major and mega sport events. Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events. 579-590.
  • Shipway, R., Mosey, S., Symons, C., 2024. A DIAGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN EVENTS. International Case Studies in Event Management. 79-89.
  • Mosey, S., Shipway, R., Symons, C., 2022. Building an Entrepreneurial Sport or Leisure Organisation. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sport and Leisure. London: Routledge, 1-26.
  • Mosey, S., Shipway, R., Symons, C., 2022. Entrepreneurial Strategy for Sport and Leisure. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sport and Leisure. London: Routledge, 27-44.
  • Shipway, R., Lockstone-Binney, L., 2021. Methods For Researching Volunteers. Routledge Handbook of Volunteering in Events Sport and Tourism. 485-499.
  • Baum, T., Lockstone-Binney, L., Smith, K.A., Shipway, R., Holmes, K., 2021. The Future Of Volunteering and Work. Routledge Handbook of Volunteering in Events Sport and Tourism. 500-510.
  • Shipway, R., Jago, L., Deery, M., 2020. Quantitative and Qualitative Research Tools in Events. In: Page, S.J., Connell, J., eds. Routledge Handbook of Events. Oxford: Routledge, 306-327.
  • Shipway, R., Miles, L., 2019. Reputation and perceived resilience in developing countries bidding for major sports events. In: Walters, G., Mair, J., eds. Reputation and Image Recovery for the Tourism Industry.. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers, 148-164.
  • Shipway, R., Fyall, A., 2012. International sports events: toward a future research agenda. In: Shipway, R., Fyall, A., eds. International Sports Events: Impacts, Experiences and Identities. London: Routledge, 1-9.
  • Shipway, R., 2012. Distance running events and the third place. In: Shipway, R., Fyall, A., eds. International Sports Events: Impacts, Experiences and Identities. London: Routledge, 208-220.
  • Moital, M., Dias, N.R., 2012. Golf Tourists’ Satisfaction: Hard-core versus Recreational Golf Tourists. In: Shipway, R., Fyall, A., eds. International Sport Events: Impacts, Experience and Identities. Routledge.
  • Sadd, D., 2012. Sports events - do we need to set limits? In: Fyall, A., Shipway, R., eds. International Sports Events - Impacts, experiences and identities. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 84-97.
  • Shipway, R., Henderson, H., 2012. Mega Events, Tourism and Host Resident Opinions of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, UK. In: Holloway, C., Humphreys, C., eds. The Business of Tourism. Harlow: Pearson Education, 730-737.
  • Shipway, R., Jago, L., Deery, M., 2011. A Discussion of Quantitative and Qualitative Tools in Events. In: Page, S., Connell, J., eds. The Routledge Handbook of Events. London: Routledge, 450-470.
  • Shipway, R., Kirkup, N., 2011. Understanding sport tourism experiences: Exploring the participant-spectator nexus. In: Sharpley, R., Stone, P., eds. Tourist Experiences: Contemporary Perspectives. London: Routledge, 127-139.
  • Shipway, R., Kirkup, N., 2010. Understanding sport tourism experiences: Exploring the participant-spectator nexus. Tourist Experience Contemporary Perspectives. 127-139.
  • Shipway, R., Jones, I., 2009. Running Commentary: Participant Experiences at International Distance Running Events. International Perspectives of Festivals and Events Paradigms of Analysis. 173-186.
  • Shipway, R., Jones, I., 2008. A Running Commentary: Participant Experiences at International Distance Running Events. In: Ali-Knight, J., Robertson, M., Fyall, A., Ladkin, A., eds. International Perspectives of Festivals and Events: Paradigms of Analysis. London: Elsevier Science, 173-186.
  • Shipway, R., 2007. The Changing Sportscape of Sport Tourism in South West England. In: Gale, T., Hill, J., Curry, N., eds. Making Space: Managing Resources for Leisure and Tourism. Leisure Studies Association.

Conferences

  • Shipway, R., Mosey, S., Symons, C., 2023. Surviving and Thriving: Entrepreneurial behaviours and Innovative practices for hospitality and tourism organisations during omnipresent global crises. In: 7th World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism: Resilience, Recovery, and Reshaping 08/12/2023 Orlando, Florida, USA..
  • Boden, J., Shipway, R., 2023. Planning, Preparedness and Prevention of Crises and Disasters at Global Tennis Tournaments. In: Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Annual Conference 11/07/2023 Bournemouth.
  • Shipway, R., Mosey, S., Symons, C., 2023. Coping with crises: The impact of innovative practices and entrepreneurial behaviours upon the leisure sector during times of trouble. In: Leisure Studies Association (LSA) Annual Conference 11/07/2023 Bournemouth.
  • Henderson, H., Shipway, R., 2023. Speaking Bricks:  Lego, Leisure, Liminality and Well-being. In: Fusion Learning Conference 05/07/2023 Bournemouth.
  • Shipway, R., Henderson, H., 2022. Everything is Awesome! Leisure, Lego® Serious Play®, Mental Health and Wellbeing. LSA Falmouth 2022, Falmouth University, Penryn. In: Leisure Studies Association 12/07/2022 Penryn.
  • Inoue, Y., Lock, D., Gillooly, L., Shipway, R., Swanson, S., 2021. The Organizational Identification and Well-being Framework: Theorizing the Contribution of Sport Organizations in Times of Crisis. In: North American Society for Sport Management 07/07/2021 Virtual.
  • Shipway, R., Lockstone-Binney, L., Holmes, K., Smith, K., 2017. A tale of two cities: The factors affecting the realisation of volunteering legacies at the Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In: NASSM (North American Society for Sport Management) 30/05/2017 Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Shipway, R., Lockstone-Binney, L., Holmes, K., Smith, K., 2017. Sharing the Spirit and Inspiring a Generation?: Examining the Volunteering Infrastructure Legacies of the Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Olympic Games. In: UK Sports Volunteering Research Network Seminar 15/03/2017 London.
  • Smith, K., Holmes, K., Lockstone-Binney, L., Shipway, R., 2017. Olympic Volunteering: The Story from Bidding to Legacy. In: CAUTHE 2017 Annual Conference: Time for big ideas? Re-thinking the field for tomorrow. 07/02/2017 Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Smith, K., Holmes, K., Lockstone-Binney, L., Shipway, R., 2016. The clammy hand of the third sector? Engaging the voluntary sector in Olympic Games volunteering legacies. In: Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference 24/11/2016 Sydney, Australia.
  • Lockstone-Binney, L., Holmes, K., Smith, K., Shipway, R., 2016. The Challenges of Researching Event Legacies: Investigating the volunteer legacies of the Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Olympic Games. In: CAUTHE 2016 Annual Conference, The Changing Landscape: The Impact of Emerging Markets and Destinations 08/02/2016 Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., King, K., Lee, I.S., Brown, G., 2015. On your bike: Exploring cycle tourism experiences. In: 3rd World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality: Transforming Partnerships 15/12/2015 Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Shipway, R., 2015. Paradoxes, Tensions and Contradictions in the Distance Running Social World. In: ESRC Running Dialogues Seminar Series 15/04/2015 London.
  • Lee, I.S., King, K., Brown, G., Shipway, R., 2014. The nature of sport event space for social identity formation. In: Global events Congress VI 09/07/2014 Adelaide, South Australia.
  • King, K., Lee, S., Shipway, R., Brown, G., 2014. The ephemeral and the everyday: International cycle events in local leisure spaces. In: LSA 07/07/2014 University of the West of Scotland.
  • Shipway, R., 2012. Going for Gold: Leveraging the Post Olympic Tourism Legacy. In: ESRC Festival of Social Science Week 09/11/2012 Bournemouth University, UK.
  • Ritchie, B.W., Shipway, R., 2012. The social impacts of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In: ATLAS Annual Conference 12/09/2012 University of East London (UEL), London.
  • Shipway, R., 2012. 'I decided to go for a little run': Exploring experiences of marathon and ultramarathon runners. In: ESRC Endurance Sport Seminar 11/09/2012 University of Warwick.
  • Shipway, R., 2011. Tourism for the 2012 Games: Exploring Future Olympic Tourism Research. In: The Future of Tourism: World Travel Market 10/11/2011 ExCel Arena, London.
  • Shipway, R., 2011. 2012 and Beyond: Developing Future Research and Partnership Opportunities for Olympic Tourism and Events. In: Tourism for the Games 22/09/2011 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Holloway, I., Shipway, R., 2011. Health, identity and the running body. In: 30th International Human Science Research Conference: Intertwining body-self-world 27/07/2011 St Catherine's College, Oxford University, England.
  • Shipway, R., Jones, I., Holloway, I., 2011. Healthy options? Putting your (running) body on the line. In: ISSA 2011: International Sociology of Sport Association World Congress. Sport and the Winds of Change 10/07/2011 Havana, Cuba. International Sociology of Sport Association.
  • Shipway, R., 2010. The STORMING Initiative. In: ESRC Sport Tourism and Sport Events Research Seminar Event 23/11/2010 Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University.
  • Shipway, R., 2010. Sports Tourism: It’s a Tough Game – but Some Win? Types and Trends, Impacts and Issues. In: World Travel Market 08/11/2010 ExCel Arena, London..
  • Shipway, R., Brown, L., 2010. Ethnography: Exploring Event Experiences. In: Global Events Congress IV: Events and Festivals Research: State of the Art 14/07/2010 Leeds, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2010. Insights from across the pond: UK perspectives on sport tourism and sport events research. In: NASSM 2010 :North American Society for Sport Management Conference 01/06/2010 Tampa, FL, USA.
  • Shipway, R., 2010. Experiences, Events, Ethnography and Escape: Understanding Sport Tourism Experiences at Distance Running Events. In: Second International Videoconference on Sport Tourism Research 18/05/2010 Drexel University, PA, USA..
  • Shipway, R., 2010. New Kids on the Block: Exploring Disciplinary Perspectives of Emerging Scholars in Sport Tourism Research. In: Sport Tourism Symposium: 11th World Leisure Congress and Leisure Games 28/08/2010 Kangwon National University, ChunCheon, Korea..
  • Shipway, R., 2010. Epiphanies and Embodiment, Injuries and Identity: Notes from a Sport Ethnography. In: 11th World Leisure Congress and Leisure Games. 28/08/2010 Kangwon National University, ChunCheon, Korea..
  • Shipway, R., 2009. The Future of Sport Tourism in Commonwealth Countries. In: Shipway, R., Fyall, A., Jago, L., eds. Sport Mega Events and their Legacies Conference 02/12/2009 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. 2012: Related Research in FE and HE in Dorset. In: PODIUM 2012 Regional College Workshops 09/11/2009 Bournemouth and Poole College, Poole, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. Resident Attitudes Towards Mega-Sporting Events: A Cluster Analysis Perspective of the proposed 2012 Olympics in the South West of England. In: Ritchie, B.W., Shipway, R., Cleeve, B., eds. Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference 2009 06/09/2009 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. Sporting Events, Long Distance Running and the 'Third Place'. In: International Event Management Summit 06/07/2009 Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. An Ethnography of Distance Running. In: Communicating Experiences: 3rd international Conference for Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise 10/06/2009 Roehampton University, UK.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. Global Issues in Sport Tourism. In: Dokuz Eylul University International Week 2009: Global Issues 04/05/2009 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Business, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Shipway, R., 2009. Using Events to Optimise 2012 Legacy Benefits. In: ESRC One-Day Conference. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Regional Implications and Strategies 20/02/2009 Canterbury Christchurch University, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
  • Shipway, R., Kirkup, N., 2009. Citius, Altius, Fortius: Understanding Sport Tourism Experiences. In: Tourist Experiences: Meanings, Motivations, Behaviours 01/04/2009 University of Central Lancashire. Preston, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2008. Tourism, Leisure, Sport and Events. In: Tourism Education in the UK 21/11/2008 Beijing Institute of Tourism, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China.
  • Shipway, R., 2008. Residents Perceptions Towards the Impacts of the 2012 Games on the Host Destinations of Weymouth and Portland. In: ESRC Round Table: 'Using the 2012 Olympic Games to Maximise Tourism Potential in the South West' 15/01/2008 Bournemouth, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2008. Road Trip: Understanding the Social World of the Distance Runner as Sport Tourist. In: CAUTHE 2008 Annual Conference: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: “Where the ‘bloody hell’ are we?” 11/02/2008 Gold Coast International Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., Pettigrew, P., 2008. Developing and Delivering Regional Community Legacy for the 2012 Games. In: International Sport Business Symposium 12/08/2008 Beijing, China.
  • Shipway, R., 2008. On the Run: An Ethnography of Distance Running. In: 1st Annual Postgraduate Researcher Conference 01/10/2008 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Shipway, R., Brown, L., 2007. Future challenges for the Cultural Programme of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Achieving an Authentic Representation of Culture Through Regional Devolution. In: CAUTHE 2007:Tourism: Past Achievements, Future Challenges 11/02/2007 Sydney, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., Brown, L., 2007. A Review of the challenges for the Cultural Programme of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In: Event Tourism: Enhancing Destinations and the Visitor Economy 10/01/2007 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Shipway, R., Jones, I., 2007. Running Away from Home: Understanding Visitor Experiences in Sport Tourism. In: Enhancing Destinations and the Visitor Economy Conference 10/01/2007 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Shipway, R., Jones, I., 2007. The Great Suburban Everest: An Insiders Perspective on Experiences at the 2007 Flora London Marathon. In: Extraordinary Experiences Conference: Managing the Consumer Experience in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, Tourism, Retail and Events 03/09/2007 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2007. Education, Culture, Olympic Sport, London 2012 Games, and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust: A Regional Perspective from Dorset. In: HLST 2007 Annual Conference ‘Our Olympic Goals’ 17/09/2007 Missenden Abbey Conference Centre, Bucks, England.
  • Shipway, R., Dickinson, J.E., 2006. A Theoretical Study of the Impacts of Event Sport Tourism. In: AEME -Event Management Educators Forum, Bournemouth 22/06/2006 Bournemouth, England.
  • Ladkin, A., Fyall, A., Fletcher, J., Shipway, R., 2006. London Tourism: Devolution, Disaster and Diversification. In: CAUTHE 2006: Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference 06/02/2006 Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., 2006. Sport Tourism Development: Impacts and Opportunities. In: ‘Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group of the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Conference: Progressing Tourism Research 30/03/2006 University of Exeter, England.
  • Shipway, R., 2006. Sport Tourism Development in Southwest England: Regional Issues and Opportunities. In: CAUTHE 2006 16th Annual Conference: “to the city and beyond…” 06/02/2006 Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Shipway, R., 2006. The changing sportscape of sport tourism in South West England. In: LSA 2006: Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference. Making space: leisure, tourism and renewal 11/07/2006 University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Leisure Studies Association.

Reports

Scholarly Editions

  • Shipway, R., 2018. Embedding, Enthusing and Enhancing Employability in Sport Tourism for Students and Graduates. In Higham, J. and Hinch, T. (2018). Sport Tourism Development (3rd Edition).. Bristol: Channel View Publications.
  • Shipway, R., 2018. Using participant observation as an evaluative method at events and festivals, In Getz, D. (2018). Event Evaluation: Theory and Methods for Event Management and Tourism.. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.
  • Shipway, R., 2015. Golf tourism: Second edition.
  • Shipway, R., 2012. Book Review: Golf Tourism.
  • Shipway, R., 2012. Book Review: Sport Tourism Development.
  • Shipway, R., 2011. Book Review: Sport and Tourism: Globalization, Mobility and Identity by Higham, J. and Hinch, T. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2009. ISBN 978-0750686105.
  • Shipway, R., 2006. Book Review: Sport Tourism: Interrelationships, Impacts and Issues, (Editors, B. Ritchie and D. Adair).
  • Shipway, R., 2005. Book Review: Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and Providers Mike Weed and Chris Bull Oxford, Elsevier, 2003, 320 pp., £35.00, ISBN 0-7506-5276-4.

Theses

Profile of Teaching PG

  • International Sport Event Management
  • Sport Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Sport Tourism
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sport Management

Grants

  • Evaluating the Volunteering Infrastructure Legacy of the Olympic Games: Sydney 2000 and London 2012 (International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic Studies Centre (OSC), 01 Jul 2015). Awarded
  • Going for Gold: Leveraging Post Olympic Tourism Benefits (ESRC, 07 Nov 2012). Completed
  • Weymouth and Portland 2012 Olympic Games Resident Opinions Study (Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, 01 Jan 2010). Completed
  • The STORMING Initiative (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), 01 Sep 2009). Completed
  • From Parish to Podium: South West of England 2012 Events Research (South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), 01 Feb 2008). Completed

External Responsibilities

  • Journal of Sport and Tourism, Review and Commentaries Editor (2015-)
  • International Journal of Event and Festival Management (IJEFM), Regional Editor (Europe) (2010-)

Qualifications

  • PhD in Sport Ethnography (Bournemouth University, 2010)

Memberships

  • International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Olympic Studies Centre (OSC, Member (2014-),
  • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Member (2010-),
  • Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Fellow (2007-), http://www.wcmt.org.uk/
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