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Copenhagen Consensus Statements in Health Enhancing Physical Activity Programmes in the Workplace

At part of the 'Move @ Work' project, we led international team of 24 researchers from 12 countries to develop the first evidence-based consensus on workplace health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) programmes. The project addressed ongoing debates and implementation challenges by establishing 36 consensus statements and identifying 23 key areas for future research. It emphasized multi-level strategies, leadership support, and tailored program design to effectively promote employee well-being and reduce sedentary behavior. The work was published in the European Journal for Sport and Society, and can be found open access here.

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Somewhere Between a Stopwatch and a Recorder: Ethnographic Insights from the Pool

Written with Gareth McNarry and Jacquelyn Allen-Collinsons, whit paper tackles the often-overlooked methodological issues associated with ethnographic 'insider' research within institutional sports. Our findings stem from a comprehensive three-year study focused on competitive swimming, revealing significant insights. Find the paper here

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Discrimination in Danish organised grassroots football

Written Søren Bennike and Nikolai Schelde of the Danish Football Association (DBU), This chapter examines the interdependence between individual experiences of discrimination and discrimination as a social issue. We draw on individual testimonies about discriminatory experiences as well as a nation-wide survey of more than 8000 respondents, all of whom participate in organised grassroots football clubs. Find the chapter here.

Example Reports in Sport for Development

  1. Evans, A. B: (2025). Evaluation report for the Bringing Sport to the Workplace; ‘Gymnobus’ Project. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Funded by the European Commission.
  2. Evans, A. B. (2025). Evaluation report of the ‘Love is All’ programme for athletes with Intellectual Disabilities. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Funded by the European Commission.
  3. Dubuisson, D., Schilders, G., and Evans, A. B. (2025). Insights and Legacy Report of the ‘Love is All’ programme for athletes with Intellectual Disabilities. Bulgarian Special Olympics Committee, Sofia, Czech Hockey Federation, Prague, and University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Funded by the European Commission.
  4. Evans, A. B. (2025). Evaluation report of the ‘Love is All’ programme for athletes with Intellectual Disabilities. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Funded by the European Commission.
  5. Evans, A. B. (2024). An analysis of the key findings of the DIGI Project, and recommendations arising. University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Skylark Creative, United Kingdom & Eurohockey, Belgium. Funded by the European Commission.
  6. Evans, A. B. & Skov Blagdon, M. (2024). A scoping review of existing main practices, solutions, and programmes in the field of sport for individuals with intellectual disabilities. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Funded by the European Commission.
  7. Skov Blagdon, M., van Ghent, R., and Evans, A. B. (2023). Insights on European companies’ current practices, challenges, and needs in order to provide physical activities in the workplace. University of Copenhagen, Denmark, & European Federation for Company Sport, France. Funded by the European Commission.
  8. Evans, A. B. (2023). Research report on the education programmes and processes used in international sports federations outlining the existing approaches to sports academies and institutes in international sports federations and governing bodies. University of Copenhagen, Denmark, & Eurohockey, Belgium. Funded by the European Commission.
  9. Skov Blagdon, M. and Evans, A. B. (2023). State of the Art: Sport programmes for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Part of the ‘Love is All’ Project. Funded by the European Commission. Paper available here.
  10. Evans, A. B. (2023). Good governance in International Sports Federations: A scoping review.  University of Copenhagen Denmark, & Eurohockey, Belgium. Funded by the European Commission.
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Example Scientific Papers

Published:

  1. Evans, A. B. Skov Blagdon, M. and Powis, B. (2025). Intellectual Disability and the Sociology of Sport: An undertheorized field. European Journal for Sport and Society 22(3) pp- 191-202.
  2. Evans, A. B., et al. (2025). Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes. European Journal for Sport and Society 22(2) pp. 93-103.
  3. Blackwell, J., Evans, A. B., Henderson, H. and Allen-Collinson, J. (2024). Standing out like a sore thumb: Exploring Sociocultural Influences on adherence to Cardiac Rehabilitation.’ Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 16(3) pp. 318-332.
  4. Blackwell, J., Evans, A. B., Henderson, H. and Allen-Collinson, J. (2023). How person-centred is cardiac rehabilitation in England?: Using Bourdieu to explore socio-cultural influences and personalisation. Qualitative Health Research 34(3). Pp. 239-251.
  5. Canella, V., Serrat, R., Villar, F. and Evans, A. B. (2023). ‘They’ve just never been involved in it’: What senior athletes think about older people who do not participate in sport.’ Leisure Studies 43(5). Pp. 739-754.
  6. McNarry, G., Evans, A. B. and Allen-Collinson, J. (2023). Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device: Ethnographic reflections from the pool. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 53(1).
  7. Hellesøe Christensen, J., Staal, M. R., Bentsen, P., Klinker, C. D., Evans, A. B. and Nielsen, G. (2023). Activating the ‘peerness’ of youth leaders in a community sport programme through techne and phronesis. European Journal of Public Health 32(s2) pp. ii80-ii81.
  8. Lenneis, V., Agergaard, S. and Evans, A. B. (2022). Women only swimming as a space of belonging. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exericise and Health 14(1) pp. 37-52
  9. Evans, A. B., Bet al. (2021). Qualitative Research in Sport studies: Challenges, possibilities and the current state of play. European Journal for Sport and Society 18(1). Pp. 1-17
  10. Evans, A.B., Blackwell, J., Dolan, P., Fahlén, J., Hoekman, R., Lenneis, V., McNarry, G., Smith, M. and Wilcock, L., 2020. Sport in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: towards an agenda for research in the sociology of sport European Journal for Sport and Society 17 (2) pp. 85-95.
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