Disciplinary mechanisms and the discourse of identity: The creation of ‘silence’ in an elite sports academy

Abstract

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Safeguarding, Chaplaincy and English Professional Football

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From bodies as ‘meat’ to bodies as ‘flesh’: the expression of performance management as ‘sacrificial acts’ within professional rugby

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