Chapters
Postlethwaite, V and Dicther, HL (2027)
The growth in diplomatic significance of the FIFA Women's World Cup, 1991 to 2023. In Dichter, HL and Sikes, MM (ed)
Football and Diplomacy Beyond Europe: Infrastructure, Spectacle, and the Global Game, 1945-2023, The University of Tennessee Press,ISBN: 9798895275405.
Kenyon, JA and
Postlethwaite, V (2026)
Impacts of sports mega events. In Ratten, V, Merkle, T, Tavare, F (ed)
International Encyclopedia of Business Management, Academic Press, pp.917-926, ISBN: 9780443137020. DOI:
10.1016/B978-0-443-13701-3.00579-X.
Postlethwaite, V and Chatziefstathiou, D (2026)
The symbiotic relationship between history, diplomacy and the Olympics. In Rofe, JS, Krasnoff, LS, Zintz, T, Parrish, R, Deol, H (ed)
Routledge Handbook of Sports Diplomacy, Routledge, Taylor & Franics Group, pp.89-97, ISBN: 9781032696829. DOI:
10.4324/9781032696829-12.
Postlethwaite, V and O'Byrne, D (2025)
International sports development policies. In Girginov, V and Dowling, M (ed)
Management of Sports Development [2nd edition], Routledge, pp.113-128, ISBN: 9781003510260. DOI:
10.4324/9781003510260.
Postlethwaite, V and Saito, R (2025)
Asia's Growing Presence at the FIFA Women's World Cup. In
Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Routledge, pp.202-213, DOI:
10.4324/9781003507703-18.
Beissel, A, Brice, JE,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2025)
Introduction. In
Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Routledge, pp.1-11, DOI:
10.4324/9781003507703-1.
Beissel, A, Brice, JE,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2025)
Introduction. In
Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Taylor & Francis, pp.1-11, DOI:
10.4324/9781003507703-1.
Postlethwaite, V, Brittain, I, Duignan, M (2025)
What Did London 2012 Mean for the Paralympics and the Lives of People with Disabilities?. In M, D (ed)
Events and Society Bridging Theory and Practice, Routledge,ISBN: 9781032786209.
Postlethwaite, V, Theodoraki, E, Duignan, M (2025) London 2012: What the Olympic Games' Legacy of Sustainability Means for Events Today. In M, D (ed)
Events and Society Bridging Theory and Practice, Routledge,ISBN: 9781032786209.
Postlethwaite, V, Theodoraki, E, Duignan, M (2025)
London 2012. In
Events and Society, Taylor & Francis, pp.226-232, DOI:
10.4324/9781003488729-35.
Postlethwaite, V, Brittain, I, Duignan, M (2025)
WHAT DID LONDON 2012 MEAN FOR THE PARALYMPICS AND THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?. In
Events and Society Bridging Theory and Practice, pp.39-46, DOI:
10.4324/9781003488729-6.
Postlethwaite, V, Theodoraki, E, Duignan, M (2025)
LONDON 2012 What the Olympic Games’ legacy of sustainability means for events today. In
Events and Society Bridging Theory and Practice, pp.226-232, DOI:
10.4324/9781003488729-35.
Kenyon, JA and
Postlethwaite, V (2025)
Impacts of Sports Mega Events. In
International Encyclopedia of Business Management, pp.Vol1-V926, DOI:
10.1016/B978-0-443-13701-3.00579-X.
Postlethwaite, V, Barrass Chapman, E, Macnaughton, H (2024)
Introduction [Handbook of Sport and Japan]. In
Handbook of Sport and Japan, Amsterdam University Press,ISBN: 9789048561056.
Yamashita, T,
Postlethwaite, V, Molnar, G (2024)
Winter sporting cultures and Japan. In Macnaughtan, H and
Postlethwaite, V (ed)
Handbook of Sport and Japan, Amsterdam University Press, pp.232-244, ISBN: 9789048561056.
Postlethwaite, V, Chapman, EB, Macnaughtan, H (2024)
Introduction: Sport and Japan. In
Handbook of Sport and Japan, pp.xv-xxii, DOI:
10.5117/9789048561056_INTRO.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
“Winning the women's world cup”: gender, branding, and the Australia/New Zealand As One 2023 social media strategy for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™. In
The Sport Mega-Events of the 2020s, Routledge, pp.64-94, DOI:
10.4324/9781003454458-5.
Beissel, A, Brice, JE,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Introduction: The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: politics, representation, and management. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.1-11, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Postlethwaite, V, Brice, JE, Grainger, A, Beissel, A (2023)
The hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.12-28, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Postlethwaite, V, Beissel, A, Brice, JE, Grainger, A (2023)
Tracing FIFA’s “flagship women’s competition” and its use of legacy from 1991 to 2023. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.68-82, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (2023)
FIFA 2.0, FIFA Women’s Football Strategy, and the bid process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: a new hope. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.85-99, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (2023)
As One 2023, conjunctural politics, and commercialisation of gender equality and women's empowerment: the force awakens. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.100-112, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Price, G and
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and sports diplomacy at a confederation level: the galactic alliance. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.113-126, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Gender, branding, and the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand As One 2023 social media strategy: winning the Women's World Cup. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.129-144, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Brice, JE, Grainger, A, Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
An analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand's leverage strategies for the Women's Cricket, Rugby, and Football World Cups. In Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (ed)
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management, Routledge, pp.175-188, ISBN: 9781032459035. DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201.
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
The International Paralympic Committee, Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, and the invasion of Ukraine. In Chadwick, S, Widdop, P, Goldman, MM (ed)
The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money, and the State, Routledge, pp.67-74, ISBN: 9781032390611. DOI:
10.4324/9781003348238.
Postlethwaite, V, Brice, JE, Grainger, A, Beissel, A (2023)
The hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Taylor & Francis, pp.12-28, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-2.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Gender, branding, and the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand As One 2023 social media strategy. In
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Taylor & Francis, pp.129-144, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-12.
Price, G and
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 and Sports Diplomacy at a Confederation Level. In
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Taylor & Francis, pp.113-126, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-10.
Beissel, A, Brice, JE,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Introduction. In
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Taylor & Francis, pp.1-11, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-1.
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
The International Paralympic Committee, Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, and the Invasion of Ukraine. In
The Geopolitical Economy of Sport, Taylor & Francis, pp.67-74, DOI:
10.4324/9781003348238-10.
Postlethwaite, V, Beissel, A, Brice, JE, Grainger, A (2023)
Tracing FIFA’s “flagship women’s competition” and its use of legacy from 1991 to 2023. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.68-82, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-6.
Postlethwaite, V, Brice, JE, Grainger, A, Beissel, A (2023)
The hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.12-28, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-2.
Beissel, A, Brice, JE,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Introduction: The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Politics, representation, and management. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.1-11, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-1.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A (2023)
Gender, branding, and the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand As One 2023 social media strategy: Winning the Women’s World Cup. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.129-144, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-12.
Price, G and
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and Sports Diplomacy at a Confederation Level: The galactic alliance. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.113-126, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-10.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (2023)
FIFA 2.0, FIFA Women’s Football Strategy, and the bid process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: A new hope. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.85-99, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-8.
Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V, Grainger, A, Brice, JE (2023)
As One 2023, conjunctural politics, and commercialisation of gender equality and women’s empowerment: The force awakens. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.100-112, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-9.
Brice, JE, Grainger, A, Beissel, A,
Postlethwaite, V (2023)
An analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leverage strategies for the Women’s Cricket, Rugby, and Football World Cups. In
2023 Fifa Womens World Cup Politics Representation and Management, pp.175-188, DOI:
10.4324/9781003379201-16.
Postlethwaite, V (2022)
Matthews, Robert Aubrey [Rob] (1961–2018), athlete. In
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press (OUP). DOI:
10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380549.
Postlethwaite, V, Jenkin, C, Sherry, E (2022)
A Gendered Focused Review of Sports Diplomacy. In
Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity, pp.137-148, DOI:
10.4324/9781003093862-15.
Postlethwaite, V, Kohe, GZ, Molnar, G (2020)
Inspiring a generation: an examination of stakeholder relations in the context of London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics educational programmes. In
Creating and Managing a Sustainable Sporting Future, Taylor & Francis, pp.137-153, DOI:
10.1201/9780429354397-9.
Rofe, JS and
Postlethwaite, V (2019) Politics of Sports. In
The Business and Culture of Sports, Volume 1: Foundations, MacMillan Reference Library, pp.93-114, ISBN: 9780028664989.
Bullingham, R and
Postlethwaite, V (2018)
Lesbian athletes in the sports media: Ambivalence, scrutiny and invisibility. In
Lgbt Athletes in the Sports Media, pp.51-74, DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-00804-8_3.
Postlethwaite, V (Accepted for publication) Animations. In Unknown Parent Title,.
Postlethwaite, V, Chapman, EB, Macnaughtan, H (Accepted for publication) Introduction Sport and Japan. In Handbook of Sport and Japan, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.5117/9789048561056_intro.
