Hensikten med denne studien av Christopher Dehn of Stig Arve Sæther var å undersøke hvilke faktorer unge ishockeydommere på elitenivå opplever at påvirker utviklingen deres, og spesielt motivasjonen for dommergjerningen, betydningen av erfaringsbasert læring, og betydningen av sosiale nettverk. Studien baserer seg på seks dybdeintervjuer med hoveddommere i norsk ishockey. Resultatene indikerer betydningen av det sosiale nettverket til dommere i en mindre idrett hvor kampene er hyppige og med få ressurser til oppfølging av dommernes utvikling. 

The purpose of this study by Christopher Dehn and Stig Arve Sæther was to investigate which factors young ice hockey referees at the elite level experience as influencing their development, and in particular the motivation for refereeing, the importance of experiential learning, and the importance of social networks. The study is based on six in-depth interviews with head referees in Norwegian ice hockey. The results indicate the importance of the social network of referees in a smaller sport where matches are frequent and with few resources to follow up on the referees' development.

This study seeks to advance understanding of, and contribute to, international policy on increasing and enhancing diversity in sport leadership and recruitment. It is founded on a unique partnership between UNESCO (specifically UNESCO Sport Section) and Loughborough University. The study will also benefit from Loughborough University’s very strong research track record and infrastructure which will ensure the effective delivery of this research (e.g. UNESCO Chair, Women in Sport, Policy Unit).

Neil Archer rethinks the discussion of sport as a cinematic subject in his new book Sport, Film, and the Modern World (Peter Lang Publishing). Arguing for the vitality of the sports film as distinctively ‘modern’ genre, the book looks at its innovative potential to capture twentieth- and twenty-first-century sport in all its complexity. Prominent sport film scholar Seán Crosson is our reviewer, and while not uncritical, he finds that Archer’s book overall offers an insightful analysis of recent work and an ultimately convincing central argument for the importance of sport cinema.

This special issue offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a comprehensive historical perspective that informs future scholarship and practice in the field and lays a foundation for academic research in sport marketing. Submissions are encouraged by researchers at all career stages and from diverse academic fields such as marketing, management, analytics, economics, law, sociology, psychology, communication, and cultural studies. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews articles, historical narratives, and in-depth case studies that may utilize the past and present to illuminate the future of sport marketing.

This Special Issue aims to showcase critical scholarship that examines gender-based violence in the organized sport context across interpersonal, institutional and structural levels. Contributions are welcome to explore gender-based violence directed toward individuals or groups of any gender and may include examinations of unequal power dynamics, gender norms and intersecting systems of oppression. By deepening our collective understanding of this important issue, we aim to identify actionable strategies for advocacy, policy reform and practice that can lead to safer sport environments.

By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, Exploring the Leisure–Health Nexus: Pushing Global Boundaries (CABI) considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a ‘tool’. We asked health educator and currently PhD researcher My Blomberg for a review. She finds the collected volume to make an original contribution to the leisure–health field, and especially appreciates its multidisciplinary approach to understanding the leisure–health nexus with a diverse population focus.

Stillingen er knyttet til det NFR-finansierte forskningsprosjektet EquiPETE - Co-developing an evidence-based framework for equity, diversity and inclusion in physical education teacher education.Ph.d.-kandidaten vil ha en sentral rolle i prosjektets aksjonsforskningsaktiviteter og arbeide innenfor to sammenhengende forskningsområder som omfatter både campusbasert undervisning og praksisopplæring i skolen. Prosjektet er forankret i mixed methods-tilnærminger, og både kvalitative og kvantitative metoder kan derfor være aktuelle i kandidatens arbeid.

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Drawing on a precarization framework, this article by Hanna-Mari Ikonen argues that sport sociologists should more explicitly recognize the growing influence of contemporary working life on individuals’ sport and leisure practices. Leisure is an ideal context for diverse physical activities, which are widely recognized as beneficial for health and wellbeing. However, an increasing number of people hold precarious jobs, such as fixed-term or involuntary part-time contracts, or are permanently employed in very low-paid positions. The article shows that precarious employment profoundly affects people’s lives from emotions to material conditions.

I Idretten organisasjoner i et samfunn i endring (Fagbokforlaget) tar författaren Dag Vidar Hanstad utgångspunkt i samhällsförändringar, såsom klasskillnader, barnfattigdom, utanförskap, drogmissbruk och ökande våld i ungdomsmiljöer. Det finns mycket att ta itu med för myndigheterna, som förväntar sig att idrotten ska vara en del av lösningen. Vår recensent, den danske idrottsforskaren Bjarne Ibsen, är väl lämpad för uppdraget, han har djupa kunskaper om den norska idrottsmodellen och hur den fungerar, och han ifrågasätter om inte modellen från 1946 skulle behöva revideras för att passa det samhälle den nu verkar inom.

Name Image and Likeness (NIL) has been a point of contention for college athletes for over a century. In the earliest days, athletes had complete control of their image. Within a few decades, athletes lost this control. Lawsuits and new laws about the rights of publicity ultimately returned NIL rights to athletes generally, but the NCAA restrictions lasted until recently. While college athletes should have control over their NIL rights as individuals, the complications of media rights as addressed in the House settlement make things very challenging.

The «Journal of Global Sport Management» invites submissions for a Special Issue on “Sustainability in Global Sport: Environmental, Social, and Economic Futures and Governance”. This special issue invites submissions that critically examine sustainability across the event lifecycle, moving beyond rhetorical commitments toward meaningful, lasting, and actionable outcomes. We look forward to receiving your submissions and to furthering academic dialogue on sustainability within the global sport landscape across environmental, social, economic, and governance dimensions.

Malmö University is looking for an associate senior lecturer in sport sciences with focus on sustainability at the Department of Sport Sciences, a part of the Faculty of Education and Society. Sport sciences is a multidisciplinary subject area at Malmö University, with an emphasis on the social sciences and humanities. Environmental, economic and social sustainability are important perspectives in our research profile, and they have relevance for studies of physical education in schools, sports for children and youth, professional sports and outdoor recreation.

A long time contributor to the book review section of idrottsforum.org, over the years Hans Martin Lundberg has lamented the state of sport studies and research, the problem to his mind being that sport was studied for the sake of sport itself, with consequences such as a view of sports as inherently good and positive, and a paucity of critical perspectives. However, having been asked to review Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time by Alex G. Gillett & Kevin D. Tennent (Emerald Publishing), he finds that his calls for an upgrade of the scholarly treatment of sport have been heard.

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In his book Olympic Villages and Urban Development: Analysis of Spatial Models and Geographic Transformations (Peter Lang), Valerio della Sala proposes an innovative analysis of Olympic urban planning in general, and of Olympic Villages in particular, which aims to consolidate the field of study that Olympic urban planning represents. Our sport geography expert Karin Book offers both praise and criticism of the book, which has laudable ambitions in relating Olympic villages to urban development in general, but lamentable flaws in applying theory to the empirical analyses, and in the presentation of the study throughout the book.

A People’s History of Sport in Canada aims to inject new histories into the narrative arc of Canadian sport history. Motivated by Azoulay’s (2019:289) notion of “potential history”, it “strives to retrieve, reconstruct, and give an account of diverse worlds.” Informed by intersectionality and a focus on the community level, this special issue will highlight sport as a social and cultural practice. The articles will explore the sport, recreation, and play experiences of the peoples of Canada in a way that reflects class, gender, ability, racial, and geographic diversity and intersections.

In Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water (Liveright Publishing), Vicki Valosik traces two millennia of women and swimming, and a century of aquatic performance, from vaudeville to the Olympic arena, and brings to life the colorful cast of characters whose “pretty swimming” not only laid the groundwork for an altogether new sport but forever changed women’s relationships with water. In her thorough and readable review, Katarina Tornborg is impressed and enthused by Valosik’s well-written history of women’s emancipation and empowerment in the world of water sports.

André Horgen’s scientific essay seeks to spark debate among academics in the field of outdoor recreation, both in Norway and internationally. While many acknowledge the diversity of practices, motivations, and meanings associated with Norwegian friluftsliv (outdoor recreation), the academic discourse surrounding it remains surprisingly narrow, essentialist, and stereotypical. Dominant interpretations often portray Norwegian friluftsliv as simple and nature-friendly outdoor travel, rooted in a uniquely Norwegian spiritual and profound connection with nature.

Dette vitenskapelige essayet av André Horgen har til hensikt å skape debatt blant akademikere innenfor friluftslivsfeltet, nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Til tross for at mange vil nikke anerkjennende til at norsk friluftsliv har et mangfold av praksiser, motiver og mening, er det fremdeles i «friluftslivsakademia» en nokså snever, essensialistisk og stereotypisk forståelse av friluftsliv som ser ut til å råde grunnen.

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Noemi Steuerwald is completing her PhD in history while conducting interdisciplinary research across history, literature, and animal-human studies. Her PhD thesis focuses on the cultural and gender history of equestrian sport, examining how gender difference is constructed and reproduced in a discipline where physical differences do not disadvantage women. Looking ahead, she is interested in expanding her research on to the interplay between commercialization, power, and gender in sport, exploring how social hierarchies and institutional structures shape participation and meaning-making across both amateur and elite contexts.

In The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse (ECW), basketball journalist Oren Weisfeld uncovers the growth of Canadian basketball through the lens of Team Canada and its most influential figures, alternating between key moments in the rise of the Canadian men’s national team, innovations in the grassroots community, and profiles of Canada’s top players. Łukasz Muniowski’s knowledgeable review reveals the strong as well as the weak sides of this non-academic book, and the bottom line is that it's a vital contribution to the deeper understanding of the shift in world basketball.

Narratives intertwining sport culture with popular romance have steadily grown in popularity throughout the last fifty years. Increasingly, popular romance set against the backdrop of elite athleticism and featuring one, if not two or more, professional athletes, have become a substantial facet of the romance literary and media landscape. Despite the significant success of this subgenre of popular romance, scholarly investigations have thus far been limited. This special issue therefore is devoted to igniting wide-ranging, exploratory and original discussion on the topic of sport romance.