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Michael Sam

Associate Professor of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago

Associate Professor of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago Dr Michael Sam is an Associate Professor and co-director of the NZ Centre for Sport Policy and Politics. His background is in recreation, having gained much of his teaching/research interests from working at both the municipal and provincial levels of government in Manitoba, Canada. Mike serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, and the International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. He is also the President for the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA), a charitable incorporated organisation comprising 300 members across 50 countries (https://www.issa1965.org).