Playing on common ground: spaces of sport, education and corporate connectivity, contestation and creativity by Geoffery Z. Kohe, Holly Collison

“…Drawing on spatial theorists, Henri Lefebvre and Yi Fu Tuan, and examples from FIFA and the IOC, we present a conceptual framework of global stakeholder relations. …”
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Towards a circular economy: exploring factors to repair broken electrical and electronics products by users with pro-environmental inclination by Marie Lefebvre, Vicky Lofthouse, Garrath Wilson

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To repair or not to repair: an investigation of the factors influencing prosumer repair propensity by Marie Lefebvre

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Northern Ghana hydrogeological assessment project by Marc-Andre Carrier, R. Lefebvre, J. Racicot, Enoch B. Asare

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A contemporary perspective on the traditional gap between ‘clean minds’ and ‘dirty hands’ in the sport and refugee movement by Anna Farello, Holly Collison

“…We interrogate this discrepancy in two ways: first, through our experiences and interpretations as members of the Olympic Refuge Foundation’s Think Tank; second, by merging the “clean minds, dirty hands” concept with Lefebvre’s (1991) theory of social space. Ultimately, the clean minds, dirty hands dichotomy is better represented as a spectrum that interacts with Lefebvre’s theory in unique ways. …”
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Sport for development from the ‘executive suite’: transdisciplinary entanglement as a new top-down, bottom-up paradigm in the sport and refugee movement by Anna Farello

“…Data were analysed using reflexive and narrative thematic analyses, as well as Lefebvre’s (1991) theory of social spaces of thought, production, and action as a backdrop.  …”
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“You’ll never get it if you don’t slow down, my friend”: towards a rhythmanalysis of the everyday in the cinema of Jim Jarmusch and Gus Van Sant by Brian Jarvis

“…This essay offers close readings of films by the independent US directors Jim Jarmusch and Gus Van Sant with a particular focus on their slow-paced representation of everyday life. …”
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The spaces of the videogame by Alex Wade

“…Placing Lefebvre's The Production of Space (1991/1974) as its cornerstone, this thesis examines how Lefebvre's conceptual typology of space can be used as a tool of analysis, arguing that the experiences of postindustrial society is [sic] concurrent to experiences of space transient and in flux. …”
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Rhythm and booze: contesting leisure mobilities on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail by Thomas Thurnell-Read, David Robinson, Jan-Peter Herbst, Prof Karl Spracklen

“…© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Ale Trails, where a series of pubs noted for serving real ale and craft beer are linked together along a prescribed route followed either on foot or by bus or train, are now a well-established activity in the UK and beyond. …”
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Hegel's geographical thought by Dean Bond

“…He has figured minimally in histories of geography, and critical geographers who have engaged with Hegel have done so indirectly, either through Karl Marx's work or through Marxist and postcolonial scholars' readings of Hegel. This paper offers a more direct reading. It begins from an understanding of geographical thought as both an intellectual and a practical endeavor with its own distinct historical geographies. …”
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Playing at work : understanding humour in contemporary corporate culture by Carolyn Hunter

“…Finally, it makes a theoretical contribution through applying De Certeau's work on strategies and tactics to the material and spatial features of the organisations (Lefebvre, 1991).…”
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Reclaiming the city? An exploration of urban art in Birmingham, UK and Barcelona, Spain by Marianne Walker

“…This thesis explores the idea of reclaiming the city in Barcelona, Spain and Birmingham, UK. Building on Lefebvre’s (1996) idea of the right to the city and Harvey’s (2012) concept of the urban commons, it considers this struggle in a new context addressing the question of how public space is contested and used. …”
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Exploring the contested notion of social inclusion and gender inclusivity within esport spaces by Emily Hayday, Holly Collison

“…With an emphasis on virtual engagement, creativity and diverse competitive platforms, esport is being explored as a new activity to achieve development outcomes within the Sport for Development (SfD) movement (Kidd, 2008). …”
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