The School of Sports Studies

Dr David Hassan

Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies
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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Dr Hassan was appointed to a Lectureship at the University of Ulster in September 2002. In January 2004 he was installed as Academic Editor of Sport in Society, an international, peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. (an imprint of Routledge), a post he continues to hold.

Dr Hassan was promoted to Senior Lectureship in 2005 and shortly after, in January 2006, was presented with the Award of Distinguished Research Fellowship by the University in recognition of his outstanding contribution to research during his short time at Ulster.

In August 2008 Dr Hassan was invited to become an International Scholar with the International Football Institute, joining a number of other researchers throughout the world involved in football-related scholarship.

Less than a year later Dr Hassan was appointed as Series Editor (with Dr A Edwards) of ‘Foundations in Sport Management’, a new Routledge series examining this important and expanding academic field of study. A current member of the Irish Football Association’s ‘Football for All’ Advisory panel, Dr Hassan has a close working relationship with a host of governing bodies, including the FIA, WRC, the GAA and the IFA.

His research expertise concerns the relationship between sport and politics, sport governance and sport management and is currently involved in a range of research projects in these fields.

BOOKS

Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2011) Sport and Communities (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (Eds.) (2011) Managing Sport: Social and Cultural Perspectives. (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (Ed.) (2010) A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport (Routledge: London).
Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. and Hamil, S. (Eds.) (2010) Who Owns the Game? Football Governance in the Twenty First Century (Routledge: London)
McAnallen, D. Hassan, D. and Hegarty, R. (Eds.) (2009) The Evolution of the GAA Pobal, Club, Contae agus Tir (Ulster Historical Foundation: Belfast).
Darby, P. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2008) Sport and the Irish Diaspora (Routledge: London).

PEER REVIEWED FULL ACADEMIC JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Hassan, D. and O’Connor, S. (2010) Building the Peace: WRC Rally Ireland 2007. In Alternation, Vol., No., forthcoming.
Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (2010) A critical examination of the role of sport in community building. In Sport in Society – Special Issue ‘Sport and Communities’, Vol., No., forthcoming.
Hassan, D. (2010) The role of the GAA in the development of community cohesion in modern Ireland. In Sport in Society – Special Issue ‘Sport and Communities’, Vol., No., forthcoming.
Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (2010) Epilogue: Sport and Communities of the Future. In Sport in Society – Special Issue ‘Sport and Communities’, Vol., No., forthcoming.
Hassan, D. and O’Kane, P. (2010) The Great Race across the Sahara: A History of the Paris to Dakar Rally and its impact on the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility within Motorsport. In International Journal of the History of Sport – Special Issue ‘A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport’, Vol. 26, No.10.
Hassan, D. (2010) ‘A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport’. In International Journal of the History of Sport – Special Issue ‘A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport’, Vol. 26, No.10, forthcoming.
Hassan, D. and O’Connor, S. (2009) The Socio-Economic Impact of the FIA World Rally Championship 2007. In Sport in Society, Vol. 12, No.6, August 2009: 709-724.
Hassan, D., McCullough, S. and Moreland, E. (2009) North or South? Darron Gibson and the Issue of Player Eligibility within Irish Soccer.’ In Soccer and Society – Special Issue, Vol. 10, No. 4.
Hassan, D. and Hamil, S. (2009) Models of Football Governance and Management in International Sport. In Soccer and Society – Special Issue ‘Who Owns the Game? Football Governance in the Twenty First Century’, Vol. 8, No. 5.
Hassan, D. (2009) Amateur Economics? Governance and the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. In Soccer and Society – Special Issue ‘Football Governance in the Twenty First Century’, Vol. 8, No.5.
Hassan, D. (2007) An Examination of the Migratory Patterns of Irish Nationals throughout Europe with a focus upon the role of the GAA. In Sport and Society – Special Issue ‘Sport and the Irish Diaspora’ Vol. 10 No. 2 March 2007.
Mulvenna, M., Farren, N., O’Neill, K. and Hassan, D. (2007) Sporting Organisations and the Role of Internet-based Sports Management Systems. In Journal of Sports Management and Marketing, Vol 1, No. 2.
Darby, P. and Hassan, D. (2007) ‘Locating Sport in the Irish Diaspora’ In Sport and Society – Special Issue ‘Sport and the Irish Diaspora’ Vol. 10 No. 2 March 2007.
Hassan, D. (2006) Sport, Identity and the People of the Irish Borderlands. In New Hibernia Review, Vol. 10 No. 2 Summer 2006, pp. 26-43.
Hassan, D. (2005) An opportunity for a new beginning: Soccer, Irish nationalists and the construction of a new multi-sports stadium for Northern Ireland. In Soccer and Society – Special Issue ‘Fringe Nations in World Soccer Vol. 7, Nos. 2-3, April – July 2006, pp. 339-352.
Hassan, D. (2005) ‘A Champion inside the ring and a Champion outside it’: A Examination of the Socio-political Impact of the career of Barry McGuigan. In Sport in History, Vol 25. No. 2, August 2005, pp. 220 – 235.
Hassan, D. (2004) From Kings to Giants: A History of Ice Hockey in Belfast, 1930 – 2002. In Sport in History, Vol. 24, No. 1 Summer 2004, pp. 77 - 93.
Hassan, D. (2004) The Gaelic Athletic Association, Rule 42 and Police Reform in Northern Ireland. In Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Vol. 29, No. 1 February 2005, pp. 60 – 78.
Hassan, D. (2003) Rugby Union, Irish Nationalism and National Identity in Northern Ireland. In Football Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1 Spring 2003, pp. 5 - 18.
Hassan, D. (2003) Still Hibernia Irrendenta? The Gaelic Athletic Association, northern nationalists and modern Ireland. In Culture, Sport and Society, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring 2003), pp. 92 – 110.
Hassan, D. (2002) A People Apart: Soccer, Identity and Irish Nationalists in Northern Ireland. In Soccer and Society, Vol. 3, No. 3 Autumn 2002, pp. 65 – 83.

BOOK REVIEWS AND MINOR PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Hassan, D. (2010) A History and Analysis of the GAA. In Nauright, J. and Pope, S. (Eds.) (2010) Sport Around the World: History, Cultures, Practice. ABC-CLIO (Routledge, London).
Hassan, D. (2007) Book review: Manchester United. In International Review for the Sociology of Sport, June 2007: Vol. 42, Issue 2, p. 223.
Hassan, D. (2004) Book review: Sport and National Identity in the Post-War World. In Sport in Society, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Summer 2004), pp. 287 -288.

PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (2011) The Effective Management of Social and Cultural Considerations within modern Sport Management. In Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (Eds.) (2011) Managing Sport: Social and Cultural Perspectives (Routledge: London).
Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (2010) A critical examination of the role of sport in community building. In Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Sport and Communities (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2010) The role of the GAA in the development of community cohesion in modern Ireland. In Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Sport and Communities (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. and McCue, K. (2010) Sport, Racism and Football in Ireland. In Burdsey, D. (Ed.) (2010) Race, Ethnicity and British Football (Routledge: London).
Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (2010) Epilogue: Sport and Communities of the Future. In Edwards, A. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Sport and Communities (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2011) Tracking Emerging Markets in Sport: The Use of Sport by previously marginalised nation-states in the modern age. In Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (Eds.) (2011) Managing Sport: Social and Cultural Perspectives (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (2011) Reflecting on the Challenges Facing Modern Sport Managers. In Hassan, D., Hamil, S. and Lusted, J. (Eds.) (2011) Managing Sport: Social and Cultural Perspectives (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2010) The Last Bastion of Sporting Amateurism: The GAA as an example of the paradox of contemporary amateurism in modern sport. In Lenten, L. (Ed.) (2010) Economics of Sports Leagues: An International Perspective (Edward-Elgar: Northampton).
Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (2010) The Sports Business Industry in the 21st Century. In Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction. (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2010) The Social, Cultural and Political Environments of Sport. In Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction (Routledge: London).
Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Trends, Challenges and the Future for managing the Business of Sport. In Trenberth, L. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) (2010) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. and O’Kane, P. (2010) The Great Race across the Sahara: A History of the Paris to Dakar Rally and its impact on the Development of Corporate Social Responsibility within Motorsport. In Hassan, D. (Ed.) (2010) A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2010) Introduction: A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport’. In Hassan, D. (Ed.) (2010) A Case Study analysis of the History of World Motor Sport (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. and Edwards, A. (2010) Sport, Divided Societies and Social Capital in Ireland in Ohl, F., Groeneveld, M. and Houlihan, B. (2010) (Eds.) Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. and McCue, K. (2010) A Unique Social Tapestry: Racism in Irish Football. In Burdsey, D. (Ed.) (2010) Race, Ethnicity and British Football: persisting debates and emergent issues (Routledge, London).
Hassan, D. and Hamil, S. (2010) Models of Football Governance and Management in International Sport. In Hassan, D. and Hamil, S. (Eds.) (2010) Who Owns the Game? Football Governance in the Twenty First Century (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2010) Amateur Economics? Governance and the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. In Hassan, D. and Hamil, S. (Eds.) (2010) Who Owns the Game? Football Governance in the Twenty First Century (Routledge: London).
Hassan, D. (2009) The GAA in Ulster. In Cronin, M., Murphy, W. and Rouse, P. (Eds.) The Gaelic Athletic Association 1884-2009 (Irish Academic Press: Dublin).
Hassan, D. and Moore, S. (2009) The GAA in Britain and Europe. In McAnallen, D., Hassan, D. and Hegarty, R. (2009) (Eds.) The Evolution of the GAA Pobal, Club, Contae agus Tir. (Ulster Historical Foundation: Belfast).
Hassan, D., McCullough, S. and Moreland, E. (2009) North or South? Darron Gibson and the Issue of Player Eligibility within Irish Soccer’. In Banerjee, K. (2009) (Ed.) Minorities and Soccer in a Global Perspective (Routledge, London).
Hassan, D. and O’Kane, P. (2009) A Historiography of Irish Sport. In Nauright, J. and Pope, S. (Eds.) (2009) The Routledge Companion to Sports History. (New York, Routledge).
Hassan, D. (2009) Sport and the Irish in Europe. In Wilson, T. and McCall, C. (Eds.) (2008) Ireland and Europe: Europeanisation and Hibernicisation.
Hassan, D. (2008) An Examination of the Migratory Patterns of Irish Nationals throughout Europe with a focus upon the role of the GAA. In Darby, P. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) Emigrants at Play: Sport and the Irish Diaspora (London, Routledge): 53-69.
Darby, P. and Hassan, D. (2008) Locating Sport in the Irish Diaspora. In Darby, P. and Hassan, D. (Eds.) Emigrants at Play: Sport and the Irish Diaspora (London, Routledge): 1-14
Hassan, D. (2006) An opportunity for a new beginning: Soccer, Irish nationalists and the construction of a new multi-sports stadium for Northern Ireland. In Bandyopadhyay, K. and Mallick, S. (Eds.) (2006) Fringe Nations in World Soccer (Routledge, London).
Hassan, D. (2005) Northern Nationalists, Sport and Identity in Ireland. In Bairner, A. (Ed.) (2005) Sport and the Irish. (UCD Press: Dublin): 123 – 139.
Hassan, D. (2004) See No Evil, Hear No Evil: The Crisis of Domestic Soccer in Northern Ireland. In Magee, J., Tomlinson, A. and Bairner, A. (Eds.) The Bountiful Game? Football Identities and Finances. (Meyer and Meyer: Oxford): 195 – 218.

INVITED LECTURES DELIVERED

Hassan, D. (2009) ‘Sport and Community Relations in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland’. Invited lecture delivered at Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, Sunday 11 October 2009.
Hassan, D. (2009) ‘Sport and National Identity: The GAA at 125’. Invited lecture delivered at ‘Parnell Summer School’, Dublin, Friday 14 August 2009.
Hassan, D. and Moore, S. (2009) ‘The GAA in Britain and Europe’. Invited lecture delivered at ‘For Community, County and Country: A Conference on 125 Years of the GAA’. Cardinal O Fiaich Library and Archive, Armagh, Friday 13th March 2009.
Hassan, D. (2009) ‘The GAA in Ulster’. Invited Lecture delivered at the GAA History Conference. Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, Saturday April 27 2009.
Hassan, D. (2009) ‘The GAA: A Community-Based Model of Sport Governance’. Invited lecture delivered at the 3rd Annual Political Studies (PSA) Sport and Politics Group Conference at Birkbeck College, University of London, Saturday 21 February 2009.
Hassan, D. (2007) ‘Sport and the Irish Diaspora in Europe’. Invited lecture delivered at ‘Beyond the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nations and Nationalism in Uncertain Times’ Conference. Queen’s University Belfast, Friday 14th September 2007.
Hassan, D. (2006) ‘Anglo-German Relations in International Football’. Invited lecture delivered at School of Oriental and African Studies Conference, University of London, 18 June 2006.
Hassan, D. (2006) ‘Sport, Politics and Facility Provision in Ireland’. Invited lecture delivered at Birkbeck College, University of London, 24 May 2006.
Hassan, D. (2005) ‘Sport for Mind and Body: The Role of Sport in Health and Education’. Invited lecture delivered at the Confederation of European Councillors’ Conference, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, June 2005.
Hassan, D. (2004) ‘A Champion inside the ring and a Champion outside it – An examination of the socio-political impact of the career of Barry McGuigan’. Invited lecture delivered at ‘Sport and the Irish Hero Conference’, NUI Galway, Republic of Ireland, April 2004.
Hassan, D. (2002) 'Irish identity, the Gaelic Athletic Association and modern Ireland: A focus on Northern Nationalism.' Invited lecture delivered at the Sport and the Irish Conference, University of Ulster, Magee, Derry: April 2002.
Hassan, D. (2001) 'Irish Sport - Irish Identities: The Case of Northern Nationalism'. Invited lecture delivered at the British Sociology Association: Sociology of Sport Sub-Group Workshop, Belfast, Northern Ireland: February 2001.

PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Hassan, D. and O’Connor, S. (2009) ‘Building the Peace: WRC Ireland 2007’. Paper presented at ‘Sport Mega-Events and their Legacies’ Conference, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, 4 December 2009.
Hassan, D. and Edwards, A. (2009) ‘Sport, Divided Societies and Social Capital in Ireland’. Paper presented at the 15th Annual SMAANZ Conference ‘Facilitating Sustainability: Sport Management Practices’ 26-29 November 2009, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Hassan, D. and Edwards, A. (2009) ‘Social Media and Sport Marketing’. Paper presented at the 15th Annual SMAANZ Conference ‘Facilitating Sustainability: Sport Management Practices’ 26-29 November 2009, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Dowling, S., McConkey, R. and Hassan, D. (2009) A Model for Social Inclusion? An Evaluation of Special Olympics Unified Sports programme. Paper presented at the Annual Special Olympics Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 9 June 2009.
Hassan, D. (2009) ‘A Unique Social Tapestry: Racism in Irish Football.’ Paper presented at ‘Race, Ethnicity and British Football: persisting debates and emerging issues’ conference, University of Brighton, UK, 22 May 2009.
Hassan, D. (2008) ‘Who ‘Owns’ the Game? Issues and Challenges in he Governance of Club Football in Britain.’ Paper presented at the 2008 5th Annual International Sociology of Sport Association Conference, Kyoto, Japan, July 2008.
Hassan, D. (2007) ‘Amateur Economics. Governance and the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland.’ Paper presented at the 2007 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, November 2007.
Hassan, D. (2006) ‘The Construction and Location of Major Sport Stadia in the UK and Ireland’. Paper presented at the 2006 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November, 2006.
Hassan, D. (2006) ‘Sport and the Irish Diaspora: A European Focus’. Paper presented at the 2006 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Vancouver, Canada, November, 2006.
Hassan, D. (2005) ‘Sport, Identity and Marginalisation: The Case of the Irish Border people’. Paper presented at the International Sociology of Sport Association Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 2005.
Hassan, D. (2004) ‘See No Evil, Hear No Evil’ - The Crisis of Domestic Football in Northern Ireland’. Paper presented at European Football: Influence, Change and Development Conference, University of Central Lancashire, England, September 2004.
Hassan, D. (2003) ‘A critical examination of the future role of the Gaelic Athletic Association as a symbol of Irish cultural Identity’. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Conference of the International Sociology of Sport Association Congress, Cologne, Germany, June 2003.
Hassan, D. (2002) 'From Kings to Giants: A History of Ice Hockey in Belfast 1930 - 2002.' Paper presented at the British Society of Sports History Conference, De Montford University, Leicester, U.K. , April 2002
Hassan, D. (2001) 'The Place of Soccer in the Lives of Nationalists in Northern Ireland: A Critical Look at the Role of the Irish Football Association'. Paper presented at the North America Sociology of Sport Conference, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., November 2001.
Hassan, D. and Bairner, A. (2000) 'The Role of Sport in Contemporary Representations of Irish Nationalism.' Paper presented at the 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane, Australia, September 2000. (Endorsed by IOC, UNESCO and FIMS).

EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH/CONSULTANCY PROJECTS;

Special Olympics Unified Sports (US) ($125 k) Funding Body: SOEE Unified Sports (US)
Award: Institute of Nursing – C.I. Prof. Roy McConkey - $125 k
Date: September 2009 – September 2010.
Ulster Rally (£4K)
Funding Body: Ulster Rally
Award: Phase 1 (Scoping Study) - £3k
Date: August 08 – October 08
Rally Ireland (in conjunction with the WRC) (£36K)
Funding Body: Rally Ireland
Award: Phase 1 - £35 K
Date: November 2007 – January 2009
CAST Studentship – Investigating incidences and aetiology of Burnout in Male Gaelic Football players (£25 K)
Funding Body: Gaelic Athletic Association/ DEL
Funding Stream: CAST
Award: £25K
Date: October 2004-October 2008.
Irish Football Association (IFA): An Analysis of Grassroots Development Programme (£20 K)
Funding Body: Irish Football Association
Collaborators: Mr Shane McCullough, Mrs Tandy Jane Haughey (School of Sports Studies)
Award: £20K
Date: June 2006

RECENT PHD COMPLETIONS (First Supervisor);

Moreland, E. (May 2009) ‘Sport and National Identity in Ireland: The Case for Southern Nationalism’ (DEL AWARD). (External examiner: Dr Paul Rouse, UCD).
Brooks, R. (April 2009) ‘Sport, Women and National Identity in Ireland’ (DEL AWARD). (External Examiner: Dr Irene Reid, University of Stirling).
Hughes, L. (December 2008) ‘An Investigation into the Incidence and Aetiology of Player Burnout amongst Elite Male Gaelic Footballers in Ireland’ (DEL/ CAST Award). (External: Dr Martin Roderick, Durham University).