Dear all,
Last week the following items were published on idrottsforum.org (see below; language and publication dates, YYMMDD, in brackets). Click on the red headings to go to content. Utilize the Google Translate service to turn Scandinavian language pages into (some sort of) English.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Research Article
The emergence of a national sport event policy in Denmark
Christian Tolstrup Jensen’s peer reviewed article analyses the development of the sport event policy in the case of Denmark, a small, Western country with no mega sport event hosting experience. Based on an analysis of archival documents, media coverage and interviews with representatives of sport federations, municipalities, and the organisations carrying out the event policy, the paper traces the start of the policy to 1994 when the Danish sport confederation (DIF) founded the Sports Foundation Denmark. (Published in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum 240604.
Book Reviews
Idrettsetikk [Sports Ethics], by Sigmund Loland
What values should children and young people learn in sport? What does the ideal of fair play entail? How can we justify the ban on doping in sport? These are some of the ethical issues in sports that Sigmund Loland, sport philosophy professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences discusses in Idrettsetikk (Fagbokforlaget). Kutte Jönsson, our resident sport philosopher underlines the importance of continually considering ethics in sports, and he sees Sigmund Loland as an excellent interlocutor and cicerone for those discussions. (Book in Norwegian, review in English, published 240605.)
Female Olympian and Paralympian Athlete Activists: Breaking Records, Glass Ceilings, and Social Codes, by Linda K. Fuller
Athlete activism by female Olympians and Paralympians is wide-ranging, with a colorful, sometimes contentious history blending sport and society. Linda K. Fuller’s Female Olympian and Paralympian Athlete Activists highlights 800+ women from 90 countries (including the Refugee Olympic Team). Our reviewer Alan Bairner is duly impressed by the author’s effort, noting unexpected inclusions and surprising omissions, while at the same time being slightly puzzled as to the purpose of the book. (Review in English, published 240607.)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We’re currently reviewing this service, since it’s a rather time-consuming undertaking. In the meanwhile we’re presenting some of the journals in line with the Forum’s core mission.)
- The Sport Psychologist, Volume 38, 2024, Issue 2 (240608)
- International Journal of Sport Communication, Volume 17, 2024, No. 1 (240609)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Public defense of doctoral thesis | Sustainable Development Goals Through Sport: An analysis of Policy Implementation in Ghana by Derrick Okpoti Charway, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, June 12, 2024 (240607)
- New Study Examines Media Coverage of the Journey of the Finnish Ice Hockey Club Jokerit in the Russian-led Kontinental Hockey League (240608)
- Sport psychology dominates research on mindfulness in sports (240608)
- Adliga olympier i Arte et Marte (240608)
- Call for Papers | “Separate but Equal? Women-Identifying Athlete Experiences & Intersectionality in Intercollegiate Athletics”, Special Issue of Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education | Call ends August 1, 2024 (240608)
