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Public Diplomacy and the International Paralympic Committee: Reconciling the Roles of Disability Advocate and Sports Regulator by Beacom, Aaron, Brittain, Ian

“…Whilst the link between international diplomacy and the Olympic movement has been the subject of extensive academic and journalistic enquiry, the experience of…”
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The evolution of classification and technical rules in parasports: extending the frontiers by Mashkovskiy, Evgeny, Brittain, Ian

“…The aim of this paper is to elaborate on some of the factors that may influence the evolution of classification and technical (C&T) rules in parasports and…”
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What Did We Achieve Through VALITEST, an EU Project on Validation in Plant Pest Diagnostics? by Trontin, Charlotte, Agstner, Barbara, Altenbach, Denise, Anthoine, Geraldine, Bagińska, Hanna, Brittain, Ian, Chabirand, Aude, Chappé, Anne-Marie, Dahlin, Paul, Dreo, Tanja, Freye, Caroline, Gianinazzi, Camilo, Harrison, Catherine, Jones, Glyn, Kaiser, Marco Stefan, Luigi, Marta, Massart, Sebastien, Mehle, Natasa, Mezzalama, Monica, Mouaziz, Hanna, Ravnikar, Maja, Raaymakers, Tom, Renvoisé, Jean-Philippe, Rolland, Mathieu, Santos-Paiva, Marta, Seddas, Sam, van der Vlugt, Rene A., Vučurović, Ana, Petter, Françoise

“…Ensuring the reliability of diagnostic activities is an essential cornerstone of plant health strategies to reduce the risk of entry and spread of plant pests…”
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The complexities of implementing inclusion policies for disabled people in UK non-disabled voluntary community sports clubs by Christiaens, Matej, Brittain, Ian

“…Adopting a qualitative case study design, this article draws upon the concept of ableism to analyse the extent to which mainstreaming policy in the UK leads to…”
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Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games: What Legacy for Disabled People? by Brittain, Ian, Beacom, Aaron

“…The International Paralympic Committee, U.K. Government, and the Organizing Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games all contended that the…”
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"Superdisabilities" vs "disabilities"? Theorizing the role of ableism in (mis)representational mythology of disability in the marketplace by Kearney, Shauna, Brittain, Ian, Kipnis, Eva

“…People with disabilities (PWD) constitute one of the largest minority groups. While recognition and inclusion of this group in the marketplace has seen…”
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Ableism as a regulator of social practice and disabled peoples' self-determination to participate in sport and physical activity by Brittain, Ian, Biscaia, Rui, Gérard, Simon

“…Building on the theories of ableism, social practice and self-determination, this article proposes a framework to aid explaining why disabled people (DP) are…”
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Leveraging accessible tourism development through mega-events, and the disability-attitude gap by Duignan, Michael B., Brittain, Ian, Hansen, Marcus, Fyall, Alan, Gerard, Simon, Page, Stephen

“…Able-bodied, and increasingly people with disabilities, represent a key audience for mega-events; occasions that act as crucibles where social problems endemic…”
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The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: The Visibility of People With Disabilities in Brazil as a Possible Legacy by de Souza, Doralice Lange, Brittain, Ian

“…There are claims that the Paralympic Games (PG) might contribute to a better world for people with disabilities (PWD). However, there are also claims that the…”
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'I'll always find a perfectly justified reason for not doing it': challenges for disability sport and physical activity in the United Kingdom by Ives, Ben, Clayton, Ben, Brittain, Ian, Mackintosh, Chris

“…This study aimed to provide insight into the experiences of and attitudes to sport and physical activity for disabled people. Data were generated through…”
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Test performance study to evaluate diagnostic tests for the detection and identification of Xylophilus ampelinus in vine material spiked with cells from X. ampelinus cultures by Harrison, Catherine, Tomlinson, Jenny, Brittain, Ian, Laurenson, Lynn, van den Berg, Femke

“…A test performance study (TPS) was conducted in 2020 to evaluate performance of serological and PCR-based tests for the detection of Xylophilus ampelinus in…”
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Dis(abling) conceptions of disability sport: An analysis of institutional change in the Paralympic movement through the lens of boundary and practice work by Gérard, Simon, Brittain, Ian, De Vita, Glauco

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Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games by Brittain, Ian, Beacom, Aaron

“…The International Paralympic Committee, U.K. Government, and the Organizing Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games all contended that the…”
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Perceptions of Disability and their Impact upon Involvement in Sport for People with Disabilities at all Levels by Brittain, Ian

“…The introduction of the social model of disability has attempted to move the spotlight of research away from the medical model theories of disability toward an…”
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The path to game-day attendance runs through sports fan rituals by Fazal-E-Hasan, Syed Muhammad, Neale, Larry, Sekhon, Harjit, Mortimer, Gary, Brittain, Ian, Sekhon, Jaswinder

“…Sports, as a service sector, generates billions of dollars not solely through attendance but through the sale of merchandise, which forms part of a sports…”
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The impact of austerity on the London 2012 Summer Olympics participation legacy from a grassroots sports club perspective: an institutional logics approach by Gérard, Simon, Brittain, Ian, Jones, Andrew, Thomas, Guy

“…This study explores the impact of austerity on the London 2012 Summer Olympics participation legacy from a grassroots sports club perspective, utilising…”
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A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights by McGillivray, David, Edwards, Michael B., Brittain, Ian, Bocarro, Jason, Koenigstorfer, Joerg

“…In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and…”
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South Africa, apartheid and the Paralympic Games by Brittain, Ian

“…South Africa was excluded from the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games over their government's apartheid policies, before being finally expelled from…”
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The Paralympic Games as a force for peaceful coexistence by Brittain, Ian

“…The International Olympic Committee advocates that one of the three ultimate goals of Olympism is to build a peaceful and better world through sport. The…”
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The marginalisation of Paralympic heritage by Brittain, Ian, Ramshaw, Gregory, Gammon, Sean

“…The impact of the Paralympic Games and disability sport upon the lives of people with disabilities and the perceptions of non-disabled society regarding people…”
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