• Small states: sport and politics at the margin 

      Houlihan, Barrie; Zheng, Jinming (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-15)
      The aims of this article are the identification of the objectives of small states for participation in international sport and investing in elite sport and the analysis of the strategies that small states adopt to maximize ...
    • The Olympics and elite sport policy: where will it all end? 

      Houlihan, Barrie; Zheng, Jinming (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-01)
      The aim of the paper is to explore the consequences of the intensification of competition among the most successful countries at the Olympic Games – the sports powers – for participating countries, potential host countries ...