About
Dr Robert Sroka
PhD, JD, LLM
Researcher, Lawyer, Professor
Robert is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Towson University. In addition to advising sport organizations, his academic research has been published in sport management, law, urban studies, and public administration journals in each of the US, UK, and Canada. Most recently, his grant funded research for the Olympic Studies Centre has investigated the finance, development, and legacy of athletes' villages for multisport mega-events. Robert's PhD research at the University of Michigan focused on tax increment financing and major league venues.
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Robert previously held posts in sport administration and management at Georgia State University and Northumbria University. He has instructed and assessed students in strategy, planning, sport law, sport finance, strategic communications, sport business development, and event management. Robert holds a PhD and LLM from the University of Michigan, as well as a Juris Doctor and BA (Hon) in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
Prior to academia, Robert practiced local government law full time in Vancouver and Calgary. Robert remains a licensed lawyer in BC and Alberta. In his law practice, Robert has advised a wide range of municipalities on matters related to contracts, procurement, bylaws, events, recreation, land use planning and development, and assistance to business.​
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Key Publications
Sroka, R. (2022). Financial Fair Play and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Journal of Global Sport Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2032258
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Sroka, R. (2021). Mega-Events and Rapid Transit: Evaluating the Canada Line 10 Years After Vancouver 2010. Public Works Management & Policy, 26(3), 220–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X211003099
Sroka, R. (2021). International Sporting Mega-Events and Conditionality. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(3), 461-477. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1905034
Sroka, R. (2021). Does the arena matter? Comparing redevelopment outcomes in central Dallas tax increment financing districts. Land Use Policy, 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105431
Sroka, R. (2021). Mega-projects and Mega-events: Evaluating Vancouver 2010 Stadium and Convention Infrastructure. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 25(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2021.1881590
Sroka, R. (2021). A Survey and Discussion of Tax Increment Financing Statutes and Major Professional Sports Facilities. The Urban Lawyer, 50(3), 309-369.
Sroka, R. (2020). Convergence and Divergence in Stadium Ownership Structures. DePaul Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems, 16(1), 167-194.
Sroka, R. (2020). Tax Increment Financing and Major League Venues. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 10(4), 495-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2019-0076
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Sroka, R. (2019). Getting STIF[fed]: Louisville’s KFC YUM! Center, Sales-Tax Increment Financing and Megaproject Underperformance. Urban Affairs Review, 56(5), 1553-1580. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1078087419830527