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.
And remember, if you’re not already hooked up to one of the social media outlets that we utilize, for now they are Facebook, LinkedIn and X, you’re missing quite a lot of information from idrottsforum.org that never appears on the website; this week no less than 32 updates on each, the same on all three. So, if that is the case, check out, by clicking on the names, our Facebook, LinkedIn and X accounts.
Have a great week,
Kjell Eriksson
Editor
Feature Article
Active Ageing Beyond Motivation: Why Access, Trust and Inclusion Matter in Community Physical Activity
Community physical activity is often discussed as though participation begins with motivation. Research suggests a more complicated picture, which Yiren Wang, MSc Sport Management student at Loughborough University, unfolds in this article for idrottsforum.org. In later life, being active can depend on transport, neighbourhood conditions, confidence, social relationships, cultural expectations and digital access. Effective programmes therefore need to be not only evidence-based, but genuinely accessible and worth returning to. (Published in English 261103.
Book Reviews
Stories Connect Us: A Significant Contribution to Sport Studies Methodological Literature
Full of real-world cases, data and examples and featuring the voices of researchers at all levels, from experienced professors to student researchers doing their thesis, Chris Mackintosh’s edited collection Qualitative Research Methods for Sport Studies (Routledge) introduces the reader to the qualitative methodological journey. Klara Boije af Gennäs, self-professed methods nerd at the end of her own PhD journey, enjoyed reading this book very much and for a number of reasons. She strongly recommends it as a companion on the doctoral journey, and not least for future reference. (Review in English, published 261102.)
Norm-Entrepreneurs and Top-Down Reform: Shifting the Narrative on Saudi Women’s Football
In Women, Football and Social Change in Saudi Arabia: Pioneer Player (Bloomsbury), Charlotte Lysa traces the emergence of women’s football in Saudi Arabia from the infancy of grassroots women’s team in 2005 to the launch of the first official, state-sponsored, competitions in 2020 – a period Saudi Arabia was going through rapid change. In his review, Payam Ansari especially highlights how the author recovers the agency of women whose efforts preceded the highly visible institutional transformation of recent years, while avoiding an overly simple story of either state-led modernisation or grassroots resistance. (Review in English, published 261105.)
Scholarly Journals
Since its inception 23 years ago, idrottsforum.org has been proudly presenting every new issue of almost all scholarly journals within the field of sport studies, widely defined. However, after carefully considering the whole situation – with increasing number of journals and number of issues per journal – we have decided to let go of the original ambition; it has become too time-consuming. Henceforth we will publish alerts about new journal issues on our social media accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn and X), and also special alerts when particularly interesting articles in scholarly journals are published online, giving priority to open access publications. The Scholarly Journals page will list all journals within the extended sport studies field for your information, and we will endeavor to update it with any new titles being launched.
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Call for Chapter Abstracts | DIAPHORA: Sport, Human Rights, and the Ethics of Difference, edited volume | Call ends January 15, 2027 (261103)
- Call for Papers | “Understanding the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games: sport, politics, culture”, International workshop and edited volume | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, May 27–28, 2027. Call ends December 1, 2026 (261103)
- Call for Chapter Proposals | Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Sport: Transformations in Culture, Identity, and Experience, an edited collection | Call ends January 19, 2027 (261104)
- Call for Papers | Physical Cultures Of The Body VII, A Hybrid Event | H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Austin, TX, January 7-8, 2027, Call ends November 16, 2026 (261105)
