Dr Jordan Matthews
Senior Lecturer in Sport Management
About
Jordan is the Programme Leader for the Sport Business Management undergraduate degree and the Strategic Inclusive Leadership postgraduate degree housed within the Business School.
His research expertise focuses upon gender relations in the leadership and governance of sport, particularly the experiences of women. He has conducted commissioned research reports for UK Sport and the International Working Group on Women and Sport, has been an invited keynote speaker at World Conferences hosted in Europe and Africa, and has published in international peer-reviewed journals about leadership, participation and inclusion, and socio-historical developments for women in sport. His ongoing research looks at the dynamics of networking in international sport governance, and, separately, the experiences of women leaders in esports.
He is the development officer of the globally-renowned Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA). Since 2014, over 400 women based in over 70 countries have attended WSLA programmes. Major international and national sporting organisations have supported their employees to participate, including from the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. For his efforts, Jordan won an Outstanding Achievement Award for Women’s Sport at Wembley Stadium in 2024.
Jordan is also the Disciplinary Pathway Coordinator for the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership and supervises a number of doctoral students.
Professional
Personal education
BSc Hons (Chester); MSc (Chester); FHEA (Chichester); PhD (Southampton (Chichester)).
Teaching
For the current academic year, Jordan is responsible for the following modules:
· BML135 The Sports Industry Landscape
· ESP422 Introduction to Esports: History & Context
· IOS5402 Critical Issues in Sport Development, Management and Physical Activity
· IOS5403 Critical Issues in Sport Business and Commercialisation
· BML203 Project Management
· DAB510 Brands, Branding and Digital Campaign Planning
· BML322 Strategic Hospitality Management
· Jordan also contributes to BML301 Dissertation.
Roles
Programme Development Officer, Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA)
Member, Research Excellence Framework Equality and Diversity Committee, University of Chichester
Member, Research and Innovation Committee, University of Chichester
Key Publications
Piggott, L. V. and Matthews, J.J.K. (2024) Gender representation and policy implementation in the governance of international Paralympic organizations. In: Markula, P. & Knoppers, A. (Eds). Research Handbook on Gender and Diversity in Sport Management. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp. 37-51. ISBN 9781802203684.
Piggott, L.V., Matthews, J.J.K., and Adriaanse, J. (2023) Analysis of career pathways of British postholders in international sport governance. July 2023. NTNU/UoC/UTS. Accessible: https://www.uksport.gov.uk/our-work/international-relations/research
Matthews, J.J.K. and Piggott, L.V. (2021) Is gender on the international agenda? Female representation and policy in international sport governance. March 2021. UoC/NTNU. Accessible: https://www.uksport.gov.uk/our-work/international-relations/research
Matthews, J.J.K. (2021) Political advances for women and sport in the mid-1990s. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(4), 641-659. DOI:10.1080/19406940.2021.1939763
Piggott, L.V., and Matthews, J.J.K. (2020) Gender, Leadership, and Governance in English National Governing Bodies of Sport: Formal Structures, Rules, and Processes. Journal of Sport Management, 35(4), 338-351. DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2020-0173
Matthews, J.J.K. (2020) The Brighton Conference on Women and Sport. Sport in History, 41(1), 98-130. DOI: 10.1080/17460263.2020.1730943
Piggott, L.V., Pike, E.C.J., and Matthews, J.J.K. (2019) A ‘Sporting Future’ for all?: A Review of Gender Diversity in English Sports Leadership. In Elling, A., Hovden, J., and Knoppers, A. (Eds). Gender Diversity in European Sport Leadership. Routledge. (pp. 105-116).
Matthews, J.J.K. (2018) Tensions and future directions for the women and sport movement. In: Mansfield, L., Caudwell, J., Watson, R. and Wheaton, B (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook of Feminisms in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. Palgrave. (pp. 181-199).
Pike, E.C.J., White, A., Matthews, J.J.K., Southon, S., and Piggott, L.V. (2018) Women and Sport Leadership: A Case Study of a Development Programme. In Mansfield, L., Caudwell, J., Watson, R. and Wheaton, B (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook of Feminisms in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. Palgrave. (pp. 809-824).
Fasting, K., Pike, E., Matthews, J., and Sand, T.S. (2018) From Helsinki to Gaborone: IWG Progress Report 2013-2018. Gaborone: IWG.
Matthews, J.J.K., and Pike, E.C.J. (2016) “What on earth are they doing in a racing car?”: Towards an Understanding of Women in Motorsport. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 33(13), 1532-1550. DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2016.1168811
Fasting, K., Sand, T.S., Pike, E., and Matthews, J. (2014) From Brighton to Helsinki. Women and Sport Progress Report 1994-2014. Helsinki: IWG/Finnish Sports Confederation.
Pike, E.C.J., and Matthews, J.J.K. (2014) A Post-colonial Critique of the International “Movements” for Women and Sexuality in Sport. In Anderson, E. and Hargreaves, J. (Eds). Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexualities, Routledge. (pp. 75-83).
Research/ PhD
Interests
Gender, sport leadership and governance
Women’s leadership development programmes
Women in esports leadership
PhD
van Heerden (ongoing) Women’s sport leadership programmes. (Director of Studies, 2024-)
Yilmaz (ongoing) Women’s leadership in rugby. (Director of Studies, 2024-)
Harris (ongoing) Transgender issues in Education. (Second supervisor, 2021-)
Mwambwa, L. (2020) Experiences of Women Leaders in the African Union Sports Council Region 5. University of Chichester.
Piggott, L.V. (2019) Gender, Leadership, and Organisational Change in English Sports Governance. University of Chichester.
Research Output
Articles
Matthews, J. (2021) Political advances for women and sport in the mid-1990s. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1940-6959 10.1080/19406940.2021.1939763
Piggott, L. and Matthews, J. (2020) Gender, Leadership, and Governance in English National Governing Bodies of Sport: Formal Structures, Rules, and Processes. Journal of Sport Management. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1543-270X 10.1123/jsm.2020-0173
Matthews, J. (2020) The Brighton Conference on Women and Sport. Sport in History, 41 (1). pp. 98-130. ISSN 1746-0263 10.1080/17460263.2020.1730943
Matthews, J. and Pike, E. (2016) ‘What on Earth are They Doing in a Racing Car?’: Towards an Understanding of Women in Motorsport. The International Journal of the History of Sport. ISSN 0952-3367 10.1080/09523367.2016.1168811
Book Sections
Piggott, L. V. and Matthews, J. (2024) Gender representation and policy implementation in the governance of international Paralympic organizations. In: Research handbook on gender and diversity in sport management. International handbooks on gender . Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, pp. 37-51. ISBN 9781802203684 10.4337/97891802203684.000XX
Piggott, L., Pike, E. and Matthews, J. (2018) England - A ‘sporting future’ for all? In: Gender Diversity in European Sport Governance. Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society . Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9781138070530
Matthews, J. (2018) Tensions and future directions for the women and sport movement. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Feminisms in Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 181-199. ISBN 9781137533173
Pike, E., White, A., Matthews, J., Southon, S. and Piggott, L. (2017) Women and Sport Leadership: A Case Study of a Development Programme. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 809-824. ISBN 9781137533180 10.1057/978-1-137-53318-0
Pike, E. and Matthews, J. (2014) A Post-Colonialist Critique of the International ‘Movements’ for Gender and Sexuality in Sport. In: Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender, and Sexuality. Routledge. ISBN 9780415522533
Monographs
Fasting, K., Pike, E., Matthews, J. and Sand, T. S. (2018) From Helsinki to Gaborone: IWG Progress Report 2013-2018. Technical Report. International Working Group on Women and Sport, Gaborone, Botswana.
Fasting, K., Pike, E., Sand, T. and Matthews, J. (2014) From Brighton to Helsinki. Women and Sport Progress Report 1994-2014. Technical Report. Finnish Sports Confederation Valo, Helsinki, Finland. 978-952-297-021-3
Conference or Workshop Items
Matthews, J., Piggott, L. V. and Adriaanse, J. (2024) Understanding gendered networking for career advancement in international sport governance. In: Women in Sport And Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) Annual Conference, 26th - 27th June 2024, University of Portsmouth, UK.
Matthews, J., Piggott, L. V. and Adriaanse, J. (2023) Analysis of career pathways of British postholders in international sport governance. In: Women and International Sport Leadership: New Insights, 01 August 2023, Etihad Stadium, Manchester. (Unpublished)
Matthews, J. and Piggott, L. V. (2021) Gender representation & policy in international sports governance. In: 8th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport, 5-8 May 2022, New Zealand/Online. (Unpublished)
Theses
Matthews, J. (2014) A critical analysis of the development, outcomes and definition of the Women and Sport Movement (W&SM). Doctoral theses, University of Chichester.
