Journal Articles

2026

  1. Gang, A. C., Lee, J. Y., Griffin, R., & Pedersen, P. M. (2026). Understanding the outcomes of associational involvement in football fan clubs: Assessing the validity of socialization and selection hypothesis. Leisure Sciences. 48(1), 94–113. Understanding the Outcomes of Associational Involvement in Football Fan Clubs

2025

  1. Choi, K., Gang, A. C., Park, J. Lee, J., & Kimbrough, P. (2025). Private coaching in competitive youth football: Labor, inequities, and the commodification of skill development. Sport in Society. Advance online publication. Private coaching in competitive youth football
  2. Gang, A. C., Park, J., Lee, J., Choi, K., Rhee, Y., Park, J., & Park, J. Y. (2025). Why your World Cup experience doesn’t help you much: Understanding the roots of inequalities in women’s elite football through Bourdieu’s theory on field. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. Advance online publication. Why your World Cup experience doesn’t help you much
  3. Gang, A. C., Lee, J. Y., Rhee, Y. C., Park, J., & Pedersen, P. M. (2025). Civic engagement and mega sport event volunteerism: Understanding the civic potential associated with Olympic volunteerism. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.  17(4), 591–612. Civic engagement and mega sport event volunteerism
  4. McMain, E., Gang, A. C., & Jo, E. (2025). Many ways to lead: A discourse analysis of sport as an influencer for climate action. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 49(5), 383–405. Discourse Analysis of Sport as an Influencer for Climate Action
  5. Latififard, M., Mirer, M., & Gang, A. C. (2025). Introduction to the special issue on politics, sport, and communication – A global perspective. International Journal of Sport Communication, 18(3), 261–265. Introduction to the Special Issue on Politics, Sport, and Communication.

2024

  1. Byon, K. K., Yoon, J., Gang, A. C., Park, J., & Pedersen, P. M. (2024). Tracing the perceptional changes roused by a mega sport event in the context of strained bilateral relations: Measuring the effect of the 2018 FIFA world cup Russia on the perceptions of Georgians. International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship. 26(1), 76–91. Measuring the effect of the 2018 FIFA world cup Russia on the perceptions of Georgians
  2. Stalstrom, J., Iskhakova, M., Gang, A. C., & Pedersen, Z. (2024). Beyond the Youth Olympic podium: Analysis of Youth Olympic Games educational program, opportunities through the lens of experiential learning theory. The Sport Journal.
  3. Park, J. Y., Park, J., Lee, J., & Gang, A. C. (2024). A qualitative study of NCAA Division II college athletes’ mentoring relationship experiences in higher education. Journal of College Student Development. 65(6), 684–689. A Qualitative Study of NCAA Division II College Athletes’ Mentoring Relationship Experiences in Higher Education
  4. Choi, K., Lee D., Jung, S., Yoo, S., & Gang, A. C. (2024). The importance of goal setting and the meaning of success: A narrative inquiry into the Asian Cup journey of the South Korean National Football Team (U-17) coach. Journal of Sport and Leisure Studies. 96(2), 193–207. The Importance of Goal Setting and the Meaning of Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Asian Cup Journey of the South Korea National Football Team
  5. Park, J., Cho, J., Gang A. C., Lee, H., & Pedersen, P. M. (2024). Machine learning prediction of factors affecting Major League Baseball (MLB) game attendance: Algorithm comparisons and macroeconomic factor of unemployment. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. 25(2), 382–395. Machine learning prediction of factors affecting Major League Baseball (MLB) game attendance

2023

  1. Gang, A. C., Griffin, R., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). Identifying civic opportunity structure within professional football fan clubs. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 47(5), 433–359. Identifying Civic Opportunity Structures Within Professional Football Fan Clubs
  2. Lee, M., Gang, A. C., Kim, D., Yeo, I., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). The role of emotions in team-licensed merchandise consumption: Examining the relationship among team identification, team performance, emotions, and purchase intention. Journal of Global Sport Management, 10(2), 277–296.The Role of Emotions in Team-licensed Merchandise Consumption
  3. Gang A. C., Yoon, J., Park, J., Yoo, S., & Pedersen, P. M. (2023). Mega sport event volunteers: Understanding the role of space in social capital development at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Sociology of Sport Journal. 40(1), 30–39. Understanding the Role of Space in Social Capital Development at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games