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
Hästsportens miljöarbete: Viljan finns – men också stora utmaningar [Environmental sustainability in Equestrian Sports: Motivation and major challenges]
The purpose of this article by Susanna Hedenborg, Mathilde Kronborg, Anna Sätre, Aage Radmann, Gabriella Thorell Palmquist and Petra Andersson is to map and analyze how people within equestrian sports in Sweden and Norway define the environmental challenges of the sport, as well as, with a starting point in the COM-B model, identify capabilities, opportunities, and motivation to develop a more environmentally sustainable horse sector. The study is based on a questionnaire answered by 697 people. In summary, the horse sector has developed a stronger environmental commitment than it had 15 years ago. (Published in Swedish 231024; English abstract available.)
Book Review
Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical Perspectives on Digital Guru Media, by Stefan Lawrence (ed.)

Stefan Lawrence’s edited collection Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical Perspectives on Digital Guru Media (Routledge) examines the phenomenon of ‘digital guru media’ (DGM)who post on the themes of wellness, health and fitness. Arélien Daudi finds that some chapters contribute with important insights into this increasingly nonignorable social avenue, while others simply lack the novelty, ingenuity, and scope to say much of meaning. He was left equal parts frustrated and educated. (Review in English, published 231026.)
New Issues of Scholarly Journals
(We rely heavily on journal publishers delivering on their promises of new issue alerts. Sometimes they don’t.)
International Journal of Sport Management, Vol. 24, 2023, No. 2 (231023)
- Communication & Sport, Vol. 11, 2023, No. 4 (231024)
- Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, Volume 14, 2023, Issue 2 (231025)
- Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Volume 42, 2023, Issue 3 (231025)
- Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Volume 40, 2023, Issue 3 | Global Matrix of 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities (Open Access) (231028)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)

- Call for Papers | 7th International Sport & Discrimination Conference | Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, May 31, 2024. Call ends January 26, 2024 (231023)
- Call for Abstracts | “How does Sport Repair Injustice (or not)?”, Special Issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy | Call ends February 1, 2024 (231024)
- Call for Papers | The 1st International Transdisciplinary Martial Arts Conference in Taiwan | Chinese Culture University, Taipei, May 22–25, 2024. Call ends January 15, 2024 (231025)
- Podcast: Transgender Athletes and the Olympic Games (231025)
- Vacancy | Funded Ph.D., “Dressed for the Field: Gender, Bodies, and Society through the Material Culture of Field Hockey, 1880 to the present” | Call ends November 30, 2023 (231027)