Active Communities Project
PI: Dr Joe Bradley
Funded by: North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd
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About me
My under-graduate and post-graduate academic background is in political science, sociology and modern history. I am a qualified & experienced secondary school teacher in modern studies, history and religious education. At Stirling I have been coordinator and teacher for undergraduate modules; SPS911 Introduction to Sports Studies, SPS913 Contemporary Issues in World Sport, SPS9B5 a Contributor to Sport, Culture and Nationhood, SPSU9SE, Coordinator of Sport, Gender, Ethnicity and Identity, Coordinator of and contributor to Readings in Sports Studies SPSU9R7. Coordinator and contributor to dissertation module, Coordinator for 3 years (I also constructed and developed this unit) of the MSC Sports Research Unit. Currently supervising several PhD students, contributor to Sports Studies Dissertation Supervision and MSC Dissertation Supervision and Marking.
Research
My research interests lie in sport's relationship with ethnicity, nationalism, social identities, power, colonialism, memory, ideology, history, racism, religion, sectarianism and politics. This also in terms of sporting and popular narratives and discourses - particularly in the mainstream media I have authored, co-authored and edited several books on these subjects and have published regularly in a wide spectrum of journals, edited books and through various media channels. This research is on-going. I was a member of the Economic and Social Research Council group that explored the profiles and identities of those who comprise 2nd and 3rd generation Irish in Britain. I contributed to a similar report commissioned by the Irish Government into the Irish in Britain. Several times a year I write for the mainstream print media. I have been a researcher and contributor to various TV documentaries relating to history, sport and ethnicity.
Projects
Outputs
Book Chapter
Bradley J (2020) Gaelic Games. In: Nauright J & Zipp S (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Global Sport. Routledge International Handbooks. London: Routledge, pp. 481-489. https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Global-Sport-1st-Edition/Nauright-Zipp/p/book/9781138887237
Newspaper Article
Bradley J (2020) Lisbon Lions: why Celtic's historic 1967 European Cup win was a defining moment for the Irish diaspora in Scotland. The Conversation. 16.03.2020. https://theconversation.com/lisbon-lions-why-celtics-historic-1967-european-cup-win-was-a-defining-moment-for-the-irish-diaspora-in-scotland-131708
Book Chapter
Routledge Handbook of Global Sport
Bradley J (2020) Routledge Handbook of Global Sport [Gaelic Games in the Diaspora]. In: Routledge handbooks. London & New York: Routledge, pp. 481-489.
Article
Kelly J & Bradley JM (2019) Celtic FC's 1967 Lisbon Lions: why the European Cup victory of the first club from Britain was a defining moment for the Irish diaspora in Scotland. Soccer and Society, 20 (7-8), pp. 1041-1055. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2019.1680502
Edited Book
(2019) Celtic Minded 4, 1 ed. Celtic Minded, 4. Scotland: Argyle.
Newspaper Article
Brendan Rodgers' Celtic 'betrayal' reveals just what football means in Scotland
Bradley J (2019) Brendan Rodgers' Celtic 'betrayal' reveals just what football means in Scotland. The Conversation. 07.03.2019. https://theconversation.com/brendan-rodgers-celtic-betrayal-reveals-just-what-football-means-in-scotland-112811
Article
Sectarianism, anti-sectarianism and Scottish football
Bradley J (2015) Sectarianism, anti-sectarianism and Scottish football. Sport in Society, 18 (5), pp. 588-603. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2014.976008
Book Chapter
Donegal: The Scottish Connection
Bradley J (2013) Donegal: The Scottish Connection. In: McLaughlin J & Beattie S (eds.) An Historical, Environmental and Cutural Atlas of County Donegal. Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press. http://www.corkuniversitypress.com/product-p/9781859184943.htm
Book Chapter
Sporting Choices and the Irish in Late 19th and early 20th century Scotland
Bradley J (2013) Sporting Choices and the Irish in Late 19th and early 20th century Scotland. In: Lyons P, Maley W & Miller J (eds.) Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 119-140. http://www.cambridgescholars.com/romantic-ireland-13
Book Chapter
Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland
Bradley J (2013) Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland. In: Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland. 1 ed. \Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 119-140.
Book Chapter
Burns, Thomas [Tommy] (1956-2008)
Bradley J (2012) Burns, Thomas [Tommy] (1956-2008). In: Goldman L (ed.) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/99624
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Being British and Scottish in international football
Bradley J (2012) Being British and Scottish in international football. International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) 2012 World Congress, Glasgow Caledonian University, 16.07.2012-18.07.2012. http://issa1965.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ISSA-Programme-31-May-2012.pdf
Lecture
Loyal and True: Following Glasgow Rangers
Bradley J (2012) Loyal and True: Following Glasgow Rangers (Presentation) 4th Bi-Annual Sport, Race and Ethnicity Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 28.06.2012-30.06.2012. http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/sre2012/public/docs/Update_15-06-2012_4th_Bi_Annual_Sport_Race_and_Ethnicity_Final_Programme.pdf
Book Chapter
In groups, out groups and contested identities in Scottish international football
Bradley J (2012) In groups, out groups and contested identities in Scottish international football. In: Adair D (ed.) Sport, Race, Ethnicity and Identity: Building Global Understanding. Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives, 17. Oxford, England: Routledge, pp. 82-96. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415483544/
Article
The media and popular representations of Irishness in Scotland
Bradley J (2011) The media and popular representations of Irishness in Scotland. Media Education Journal, 14 (6), pp. 812-827. http://www.mediaedscotland.org.uk/journals.html
Article
In groups, out groups and contested identities in Scottish international football
Bradley J (2011) In groups, out groups and contested identities in Scottish international football. Sport in Society, 14 (6), pp. 818-832. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2011.587298
Edited Book
Celtic Minded 3: Essays on Celtic Football Culture and Identity
Bradley J (ed.) (2009) Celtic Minded 3: Essays on Celtic Football Culture and Identity. Argyll, Scotland: Argyll Publishing. http://www.argyllbookstore.co.uk/index.php/2013-10-05-14-59-55/sport/product/61-celtic-minded-3-joe-bradley.html?search=Celtic%20Minded
Conference Paper (unpublished)
In Groups, Out Groups and Identity in Scottish Football
Bradley J (2008) In Groups, Out Groups and Identity in Scottish Football. Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)/Department of Immigration and Citizenship Conference, "Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding", Sydney, Australia, 30.11.2008-02.12.2008.
Lecture
Choosing Soccer or Gaelic: The Irish in Scotland
Bradley J (2008) Choosing Soccer or Gaelic: The Irish in Scotland (Presentation) Tyneside Irish Festival 2008, Newcastle, UK, 13.10.2008-26.10.2008.
Article
Celtic Football Club, Irish Ethnicity, and Scottish Society
Bradley J (2008) Celtic Football Club, Irish Ethnicity, and Scottish Society. New Hibernia Review, 12 (1), pp. 96-110. https://doi.org/10.1353/nhr.2008.0028
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Reid IA & Bradley J (2007) They Don't Understand Our Culture: Narratives of Outsiders and Otherness in Scottish Football Culture. 8th Annual Conference of the European Sociological Association: "Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society", Glasgow, UK, 03.09.2007-06.09.2007.
Authored Book
Bradley J (2007) The Gaelic Athletic Association and Irishness in Scotland: History, Ethnicity, Politics, Culture and Identity. Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing. http://www.argyllbookstore.co.uk/index.php/2013-10-05-14-59-55/sport/product/63-gaelic-athletic-association-and-irishness-in-scotland-the-joseph-m-bradley.html
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Bradley J (2007) Michael Cusack and the GAA. Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland, "Romantic Ireland: from Tone to Gonne" 2007, Glasgow, UK, 22.06.2007-24.06.2007.
Article
Gaelic sport, soccer and Irishness in Scotland
Bradley J (2007) Gaelic sport, soccer and Irishness in Scotland. Sport in Society, 10 (3), pp. 439-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430430701333844
Article
Sport and the contestation of ethnic identity: Football and Irishness in Scotland
Bradley J (2006) Sport and the contestation of ethnic identity: Football and Irishness in Scotland. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32 (7), pp. 1189-1208. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830600821885
Article
Orangeism in Scotland: Unionism, politics, identity, and football
Bradley J (2004) Orangeism in Scotland: Unionism, politics, identity, and football. Eire Ireland, 39 (1&2), pp. 237-261. https://doi.org/10.1353/eir.2004.0001
Edited Book
Sport worlds: a sociological perspective
Maguire JA, Jarvie G, Mansfield L & Bradley J (eds.) (2002) Sport worlds: a sociological perspective, First ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers. http://www.humankinetics.com//products/all-products/sport-worlds
Article
The Patriot Game: Football's Famous 'Tartan Army'
Bradley J (2002) The Patriot Game: Football's Famous 'Tartan Army'. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 37 (2), pp. 177-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690202037002004
Article
Bradley J (2002) Unrecognised Middle-Class Revolutionary? Michael Cusack, Sport and Cultural Change in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. European Sports History Review, 4, pp. 58-72. http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=113852598&ETOC=RN&from=searchengine
Teaching
Critical thinking applied to sport, society, history, politics, ideology, the media, socio-cultural identities, ideologies, power, racism, sectarianism, rememberance. This includes histories behind and constructions and applications relating to prejudice, bias, dicrimination, bigotry.
