Topic: Politics and/of sport

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Research Articles

Alexandersson, Markus Sportfilm och patriotism i Putins tjänst [Sport movies and patriotism for the benefit of Vladimir Putin] (SWE 200610)

Daudi, Aurélien The epistemology of the anointed (210505)

Hasselgård, Anders & Andreas Selliaas Norwegian Human Rights Organisations and the Olympic Games (published 140128 in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum Vol. 5, 2014)

Mashreghi, Sepandarmaz Decolonizing Sport and Exercise Psychology Within a European Context: A Critical Overview (published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum 200522)

Peterson, Tomas, Daniel Bjärsholm, Susanne Linnér & Katarina Schenker På hemmaplan: En idealtyp för idrott i områden med lågt deltagande [A home ground for social entrepreneurship in sport] (Published in Swedish 240304; English abstract available)

Sund, Bill Fotbollens mäktiga globalisering (SWE 151221)

Feature Articles

Alexandersson, Markus Politik och moral – idrottsbojkottens grunder [Politics and morality, the foundations of sport boycotts] (SWE 201216)

Doehler, Steph Taking the star-spangled knee: the media framing of Colin Kaepernick | A summary (211217)

Eliasson, Annika Vilken roll spelar idrotten inom politiken? En betraktelse OS- och VM-våren 2014 (140516)

Herd, Katarzyna Dealing with sportswashing – an exercise in honour and popular culture (240327)

Horgen, André Avkolonisering av friluftsliv (NOR 220126)

Horgen. André Decolonising outdoor recreation (220308)

Hutchins, Brett A(nother) Failure of Olympic Leadership Amidst Japan’s COVID-19 Crisis (210704)

Hägerstrand, John Olympiska spel – en politisk arena? (170224)

Jönsson, Kutte Om dopningsskandaler och kalla krigets återkomst (160224)

Lippe, Gerd von der ‘We can!’ – women’s football in the Occupied West Bank | A summary (210127)

MacLean, Malcolm Opening up a space for social justice and sport & leisure activism (conference report 130929)

Majumdar, Boria When Indian athletes refused to “Heil Hitler” at Berlin Olympics (240728)

Pereira Martins, Constantino, Luísa Ávila da Costa, Marcos Panciera & Paulo Antunes Beyond the Finishing Line: Sports and Human Rights (published 250120)

Rowe, David Mixing politics and play: Russian protests and sporting boycotts (130827)

Stub, Henrik Hon tar fighten mot idrottskorruptionen. Henrik Stub intervjuar Sylvia Schenk (150626)

Sund, Bill Det franska valets stora betydelse – även för sporten (170419)

Book Reviews

The 1936 Berlin Olympics: Race, Power, and Sportswashing Jules Boykoff Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2023 (review in English by Martin Friis Andersen, published 230901)

A Legacy of African American Resistance and Activism Through Sport Joseph N. Cooper Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2021 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 240503)

A Political History of Sport in Sweden Jens Ljunggren Cham, CH: Palgrave Macmillan 2024 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 240904)

Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives Emma Poulton (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Björn Horgby, published 250611)

Athlete Activism: Contemporary Perspectives Rory Magrath (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Steph Doehler, published 230119)

Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games: International Sport’s Cold War Battle with NATO Heather L. Dichter Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press 2021 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 230309)

The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter Shaun M. Anderson Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2022 (review in English by Steph Doehler, published 230927)

Body, town planning, and participation: The roles of young people and sport Antonio Borgogni Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä 2012 (Henning Eichberg 130307)

British Sporting Relations with Apartheid South Africa: The Politics of Racism and Anti-Racism, 1948–1994 Matthew P. Llewellyn & Toby C. Rider Oxford: Oxford University Press 2024 (review in English by Michelle Sikes, published 251010)

Capitalism, Sport Mega Events and the Global South Billy Graeff Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2020 (review in English by Christian Tolstrup Jensen, published 211025)

Capitalism and Sport: Politics, Protest, People and Play Michael Lavalette (red) London: Bookmarks Publication 2013 (Russell Holden 140923)

Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation Bruce Murray, Richard Parry & Jonty Winch (eds.) London: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 200604)

The Cold War and the 1984 Olympic Games: A Soviet-American Surrogate War Philip A. D’Agati Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2013 (Kristian Gerner 140221)

Cold War Games: Propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. Foreign Policy Toby C. Rider Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2016 (Kristian Gerner 170913)

Critical Geographies of Sport: Space, power and sport in global perspective Natalie Koch (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Karin Book 170908)

Dansk idrætspolitik: Idrætten i Kulturministeriet gennem 50 år Claus Bøje & Søren Riiskjær København: Gads Forlag 2023 (review in Danish by Christian Tolstrup Jensen, published 240322)

Decolonial Re-existence and Sports: Stories of Afghan youth in Sweden Sepandarmaz Mashreghi Malmö: Malmö University 2021 (review in English by Kristin Walseth, published 220510)

Defending the American Way of Life: Sport, Culture, and the Cold War Toby C. Rider & Kevin B. Witherspoon (eds.) Fayetteville, Ark.: The University of Arkansas Press 2018 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 210428)

Degrees of Difficulty: How women’s gymnastics rose to prominence and fell from grace Georgia Cervin Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2021 (review in English by Laura Misener, published 221007)

Deleuze and the Physically Active Body Pirkko Markula Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Kalle Jonasson, published 200422)

Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in a Cross Cultural Context: From Beijing to London Fan Hong & Lu Zhouziang (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Jon Helge Lesjø 170119)

Den sista utposten: En berättelse om svensk fotboll Noa Bachner Stockholm: Mondial 2023 (review in Swedish by Sara Karlén, published 240227)

Discourses of Olympism: From the Sorbonne 1894 to London 2012 Dikaia Chatziefstathiou & Ian P. Henry Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2012 (Jon Helge Lesjø 140605)

Egypt’s Football Revolution: Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics Carl Rommel Austin, TX: University of Texas Press 2021 (review in English by Mahfoud Amara, published 220208)

European Football During the Second World War: Training and Entertainment, Ideology and Propaganda Markwart Herzog & Fabian Brändle (eds.) (Translated by Karina Berger) Oxford: Peter Lang 2018 (review by Alon K. Raab, published 190918)

Fair Game: Lessons from Sport for a Fairer Society & a Stronger Economy Andrew Leigh Clayton, Victoria: Monash University Publishing 2022 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 240319)

Families, Sport, Leisure and Social Justice: From Protest to Progress Dawn E. Trussell & Ruth Jeanes (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2021 (review in English by Solveig Straume, published 220503)

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association): The Men, the Myths and the Money Alan Tomlinson Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2014 (Arve Hjelseth 150326)

Football and Fascism: The National Game Under Mussolini Simon Martin Oxford: Berg Publishers 2004 (review in Swedish by Torbjörn Andersson, published 060201)

Football and Fascism: The Politics of Popular Culture in Portugal Rahul Kumar Berlin: De Gruyter 2023 (review in English by Torbjörn Andersson, published 240223)

Football and Nation Building in Colombia: The Only Thing That Unites Us Peter J. Watson Liverpool: Liverpool University Press 2022 (review in English by Torbjörn Andersson, published 230911)

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey Dağhan Irak Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Lise Joern, published 200225)

Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business Younghan Cho (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Bill Sund 151221)

Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics Damion L. Thomas Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Anders Östnäs 171011)

The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development: Activists, Ideologues and Reformers Simon C. Darnell, Russell Fields & Bruce Kidd London: Palgrave Macmillan 2019 (review in English by Derrick Charway, published 230207)

Hyllade kroppar: Idrotten i arkiven Åsa Karlsson (red) Stockholm: Riksarkivet 2012 (Poul Porskær Poulsen 130605)

I ständig strävan efter framgång? Föreningsdemokratins innehåll och villkor i Örebro Sportklubb 1908–89 Daniel Alsarve Örebro: Örebro universitet 2014 (Leif Yttergren 141030)

The Ideals of Global Sport: From Peace to Human Rights Barbara J. Keys (red) Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press 2019 (review in English by Andreas Tullberg, published 200325)

Idrett, politikk og menneskerettigheter Hans Erik Næss Bergen: Fagbokforlaget 2021 (review in Swedish by Karin Zackari, published 220405)

Idrott som medel – inte som mål: Förutsättningar för socialt entreprenörskap inom idrotten Daniel Bjärsholm Malmö: Malmö universitet 2020 (review in Norwegian by Solveig Straume, published 200424)

Idrætspolitik i komparativ belysning: National og international Henning Eichberg Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2012 (Johan Norberg 140130)

Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Interrogating Sámi Sport and Beyond Eivind Å. Skille Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 250924)

International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement: The New Mediators Aaron Beacom Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2012 (Björn Sandahl 140305)

Interrogating Integration: Sport, Celebrity, and Scandal in the Making of New Germany Kate Zambon Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2025 (review in English by Jens Ljunggren, published 251002)

Jag tvivlar på idrotten Ivar Lo-Johansson Malmö: Arx Förlag 2014 (Birger Hedén 150611)

Japanese Imperialism: Politics and Sport in East Asia: Rejection, Resentment, Revanchism J.A. Mangan, Peter Horton, Tianwei Ren & Gwang Ok (red) Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2018 (Kristian Gerner 180608)

King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution Aram Goudsouzian Berkeley, CA: University of California Press 2010 (Hans Bolling 131106)

Den koloniala simskolan Axel Andersson Göteborg: Glänta 2016 (Katarina Schenker 170202)

Le sport et la guerre: XIXe et XXe siècles Luc Robène (red) Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes 2012 (Kristian Gerner 130912)

The League of Ireland: An Historical and Contemporary Assessment Conor Curran (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Dilwyn Porter, published 230428)

The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958–2010 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2013 (Kristian Gerner 140124)

Managing Sport Development: An international approach Emma Sherry, Nico Schulenkorf & Pamm Phillips (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2016 (Anders Östnäs 170608)

Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket: C. L. R. James’s Beyond a Boundary David Featherstone, Christopher Gair, Christian Høgsbjerg & Andrew Smith (eds.) Durham, NC: Duke University Press 2018 (Russell Holden 190402)

Med kroppen ind i kulturen: Idrætshistoriske strejflys Hans Bonde, under medverkan av Stanis Elsborg Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2020 (review in Danish by Martin Friis Andersen, published 210930)

Mega-Events and Globalization: Capital and spectacle in a changing world order Richard Gruneau & John Horne (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (Christian Tolstrup Jensen 181129)

Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games David Clay Large Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2012 (Björn Sandahl 130528)

Nasjonalidretter: En reise gjennom sport og politikk over fem kontinenter Fred Radenbach Oslo: Eget förlag 2024 (review in Swedish by John Berg, published 250228)

National Symbols at the Olympic Games: An Olympics Without Flags? Jörg Krieger Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by John Berg, published 250509)

Nationalism and Globalization in Turkish Football: Voices from Fan Culture John Konuk Blasing Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 250603)

NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond Jules Boykoff Black Point, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing 2020 (review in English by Jens Ljunggren, published 210727)

NOlympics: Tokyo 2020/1 in der Kritik Steffi Richter, Andreas Singler & Dorothea Mladenova (red) Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag 2020 (review in English by Jens Ljunggren, published 210727)

The ‘Olympic and Paralympic’ Effect on Public Policy Daniel Bloyce & Andy Smith (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Jon Helge Lesjø 170119)

The Olympics That Never Happened: Denver ’76 and the Politics of Growth Adam Berg Austin, TX: University of Texas Press 2023 (review in English by Jørn Hansen, published 230928)

Only a Black Athlete Can Save Us Now Grant Farred Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press 2022 (review in English by Duncan R. Jamieson, published 230519)

A People’s History of Tennis David Berry London: Pluto Press 2020 (review in English by Robert J. Lake, published 201202)

Pitch Battles: Sport, Racism and Resistance Peter Hain & André Odendaal Oxford, Oxon.: Rowman & Littlefield Education 2021 (review in English by Wray Vamplew, published 210527)

Playing for Change: The Continuing Struggle for Sport and Recreation Russell Field (ed.) Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press 2016 (Alan Bairner 160928)

The Politics of Sport: Community, Mobility, Identity Paul Gilchrist & Russell Holden (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012 (Mats Franzén 121031)

Power Players: Football in Propaganda, War and Revolution Ronny Blaschke Worthing, SX: Pitch Publishing 2022 (review in English by Mats Greiff, published 230411)

Proletären FF – en del av världen, 50 år Bengt Frejd & alia Göteborg: Proletären Fotboll Förening 2024 (review in Swedish by Torbjörn Andersson, published 250108)

Rethinking Olympic Legacy Vassil Girginov Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2018 (Jon Helge Lesjø 181207)

Rethinking Sports and Integration: Developing a Transnational Perspective on Migrants and Descendants in Sports Sine Agergaard Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2018 (Sepand Mashreghi Blank 190116)

The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition Harry Edwards Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2017 (Jorid Hovden 181128)

Routledge Handbook of Sports Event Management Milena M. Parent & Jean-Loup Chappelet (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2017 (review in English by Christian Tolstrup Jensen, published 190215)

Rugby, Soccer and Irish Society: 1921-1990 Conor Murray Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Conor Curran, published 250214)

Skjebnekamp: Norsk idrett under okkupasjonen 1940–1945 Matti Goksøyr & Finn Olstad Oslo: Aschehoug 2017 (Johnny Wijk 180404)

Soccer Diplomacy: International Relations and Football since 1914 Heather L. Dichter (ed.) Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky 2020 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 220119)

Soccer in the Middle East Alon Raab & Issam Khalidi (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2015 (Bill Sund 151221)

The Sochi Predicament: Contexts, Characteristics and Challenges of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 Bo Petersson & Karina Vamling (red) Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2013 (Jørn Hansen 141023)

Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe Margaret Groeneveld, Barrie Houlihan & Fabien Ohl (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2011 (Bjarne Ibsen 130110)

Social Control and Disorder in Football: Responses, Regulation, Rupture Mark Turner & Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Hans Kristian Hognestad, published 250618)

Softpower, Soccer, Supremacy: The Chinese Dream J.A. Mangan, Peter Horton & Christian Tagsold (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2020 (review in English by Oliver Rick, published 230602)

Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations Ramón Llopis-Goig London: Palgrave Macmillan 2015 (review by Matti Goksøyr, published 190509)

Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations Jim O’Brien, Russell Holden & Xavier Ginesta (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Christer Ericsson, published 240404)

Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World Mahfoud Amara Basingstoke, Hamps.: Palgrave Macmillan 2012 (Halvdan Haugsbakken 121031)

Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present Yair Galily & Amir Ben-Porat (red) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2009 (Hans Bolling 111012)

Sport. Politics, and Society in the Middle East Danyel Reiche & Tamir Sorek (red) London: Hurst Publishers 2019 (review in English by Dan-Erik Andersson, published 200312)

Sport, Rhetoric, and Political Struggle Daniel A. Grano & Michael L. Butterworth (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2019 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 230417)

Sport and Neoliberalism: Politics, Consumption, and Culture David L. Andrews & Michail L. Silk (red) Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press 2012 (Russell Holden 161013)

Sport and Secessionism Mariann Vaczi & Alan Bairner (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2021 (review in English by Matti Goksøyr, published 230331)

Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society Ramón Spaaij, Jonathan Magee & Ruth Jeanes Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2014 (Anders Östnäs 150408)

Sport and the Environment: Politics and Preferred Futures Brian Wilson & Brad Millington (red) Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing 2020 (review in English by Daniel Svensson, published 210310)

Sport for Social Cohesion: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives Karen Petry & Louis Moustakas (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 250409)

Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History Tony Collins Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2013 (Tobias Stark 140207)

Sports and Modernity in Late Imperial Ethiopia Katrin Bromber Martlesham, Sf: James Currey 2024 (review in English by Erkki Vettenniemi, published 250903)

Sports Diplomacy: Sports in the Diplomatic Activities of States and Non-State Actors Michał Marcin Kobierecki Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2020 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 220908)

Sports Policy and Politics in the Western Balkans Marko Begović Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Aage Radmann, published 250602)

Supporter Ownership in English Football: Class, Culture and Politics Chris Porter London: Palgrave Macmillan 2019 (review in English by Arve Hjelseth, published 200221)

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Global and Local Perspectives Nikolay Kozhanov, Mahfoud Amara & Mahjoob Zweiri (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Arve Hjelseth, published 250516)

The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money, and the State Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop & Michael M. Goldman (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Harald Dolles, published 241018)

The Olympic Games, Sports Law and Human Rights Alexandre Miguel Mestre Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 251028)

The Politics of Football Christos Kassimeris Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Mads Skauge, published 240521)

The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity Győző Molnár & Rachael Bullingham (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Anna Sätre, published 250425)

The Safe Standing Movement in Football: Fan Networks, Tactics, and Mobilisations Mark Turner Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Jonas Havelund, published 250429)

Waikīkī Dreams: How California appropriated Hawaiian beach culture Patrick Moser Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2024 (review in English by Michael J. Roberts, published 241216)

The Whole World was Watching: Sport in the Cold War Robert Edelman & Christopher Young (eds.) Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press 2020 (review in English by Kristian Gerner, published 220323)

Why We Kneel, How We Rise Michael Holding London: Simon & Schuster 2021 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 211209)

Winters of Discontent: The Winter Olympics and a Half Century of Protest and Resistance Russell Field (ed.) Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press 2025 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 250422)