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.
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.And remember, if you’re not already hooked up to one of the social media outlets that we utilize, for now they are Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X, you’re missing quite a lot of information from idrottsforum.org that never appears on the website. So, if that is the case, check out, by clicking on the names, our Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn and X accounts.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Research Article
“I Can Only Participate in Free Sports”: Leisure-Time Physical Activity of Low-Income Working People in Finland
Drawing on a precarization framework, this peer review 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. (Published in English in Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, 260320.
Book Reviews
A breakthrough: Sport as explanans in management and business history
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. (Review in English, published 260317.)
En bog med god indsigt i den norske idrætsmodel, men mangler kritiske perspektiver [A book with good insight into the Norwegian sports model, but lacks critical perspectives]
In Idretten organisasjoner i et samfunn i endring (Fagbokforlaget), author Dag Vidar Hanstad takes as his starting point social changes, such as class differences, child poverty, exclusion, drug abuse and increasing violence in youth environments. There is much to address for the authorities, who expect sport to be part of the solution. Our reviewer, the Danish sports scholar Bjarne Ibsen, is well suited for the assignment, he has deep knowledge of the Norwegian sports model and how it works, and he questions whether the model from 1946 should not be revised to suit the society in which it now operates. (Book in Norwegian, review in Danish, published 260319.)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
Vacancy | Associate senior lecturer in sport sciences with focus on sustainability, at Malmö University | Apply no later than May 3, 2026 (260317)
Call for Papers | “Sustainability in Global Sport: Environmental, Social, and Economic Futures and Governance”, Special Issue of Journal of Global Sport Management | Call ends October 31, 2026 (260317)
Call for Participation | “Name Image, and Likeness: Past Battles, Present Complexities, and the Future of College Sports”, with Sarah K. Fields | Iowa Colloquium on Sport and Culture, the 2026 Birrell-Parratt Lecture | Webinar on Zoom, Friday April 3, 2026, 4:00pm CST / 10:00pm CEST (260319)
