All Outputs (3)

Beyond the beautiful game (2024)
Book Chapter
Johnston, C. (in press). Beyond the beautiful game. In Left Cultures - Issue 3. Bristol: Left Cultures

Football has always been rooted in working-class culture and celebrated within working-class communities. Criticism of today’s game typically focuses on the capitalisation of some leagues, and football’s growing distance from its own roots. Yet, it r... Read More about Beyond the beautiful game.

Absence of value (2022)
Book Chapter
Johnston, C. (2022). Absence of value. In A. Tarrant, L. Ladlow, & L. Way (Eds.), . Routledge

In this chapter, we explore aspects of alternative provision (AP), education settings created to provide short-term support for school-aged young people in England excluded from or unable to be placed in ‘regular’ schools. AP is an element of the Eng... Read More about Absence of value.

Paradoxes of playwork practice in an English primary school (2020)
Book Chapter
Johnston, C., & Cullen, F. (2020). Paradoxes of playwork practice in an English primary school. In J. Cartmel, & R. Worch (Eds.), Playwork Practice at the Margins: Research Perspectives from Diverse Settings (57-77). Routledge: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429454073-5

Neoliberal reforms of public services across Europe and the world are rewriting the contract amongst the state, the citizen and the market in new ways. These global shifts create and reformulate networks and approaches, creating ‘new’ professions and... Read More about Paradoxes of playwork practice in an English primary school.