Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am an interdisciplinary social scientist with a speciality interest qualitative research, social theory and the martial arts. Since 2008, I have been publishing work on martial arts in society using various research designs including ethnography, narrative and case studies. Beyond my own research, I collaborate internally and internationally as a critical friend and advisor on various projects pertaining to martial arts, combat sports, health and wellbeing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- H Social Sciences (General)
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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What would the Marshal do? Historical heroes as role models in contemporary martial arts
Jennings, G. & Delamont, S., 15 Jul 2024, In: Revista de Artes Marciales Asiaticas. 19, 2, p. 79-92 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Typology of Martial Arts Scholar–Practitioners: Types, Transitions, and Tensions in Capoeira
Islas, D. S. C. & Jennings, G., 25 Sept 2023, In: Societies. 13, 10, 214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Looking East and South: Philosophical Reflections on Taijiquan and Capoeira
Jennings, G. & Delamont, S., 31 Oct 2023, In: Philosophies. 8, 6, 101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reinventing Martial Arts in the 21st Century: Eastern Stimulus, Western Response
Jennings, G., 2023, Oxford: Peter Lang. 222 p. ( Sport in East and Southeast Asian societies: geopolitical, political, cultural and social perspectives; vol. 3)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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'The martial will never leave your bones': Embodying the field of the Kung Fu family
Jennings, G., 4 Jul 2023, Leaving the field: Methodological insights from ethnographic exits. Manchester University Press, p. 152-163 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)