John's research interests are varied and include: militarism and sport; Irish diaspora and sport; social media and young people's perceptions of the body. He's primarily interested in the relationships between class, nation, ethnicity and sport. Additionally, John is researching how power manifests itself in sporting worlds - sport industries, sports media and research within sport. He has published sociological work on topics including: dance; football; rugby union; remembrance; masculinities in schools. He has utilised theoretical perspectives informed by Erving Goffman's symbolic interactionist approach and Pierre Bourdieu's conceptual model of habitus. His first book, Sport, Exercise and Social Theory (Routledge Press) was co-authored with Gyozo Molnar. His second book, Football, Bigotry and Scotland (Edinburgh University Press) was co-edited with John Flint.-faculty profile