Dear all,
Welcome to idrottsforum.org’s weekly newsletter, especially those of you that are new subscribers and get it for the first time.
Welcome to idrottsforum.org’s weekly newsletter, especially those of you that are new subscribers and get it for the first time.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.
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Book Reviews
The rise and downfall of Germany’s only Tour de France winner
Daniel Frıebe’s Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was (Pan) is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France. Christoph Wagner read Friebe’s book with great interest and appreciation, finding it a refreshing account of the career of Jan Ullrich, as the author avoids judging but rather lets the facts speak for themselves. (Review in English, published 250916.)
The climate challenges of sport locally and globally – and how they are interpreted and tackled. An assessment of Madeleine Orr’s book Warming Up
The threat climate change poses to sport is clear, but with billions of participants and fans around the world who rely on the sector for entertainment, jobs, fitness and health, this is one industry we can’t afford to lose. In her book, Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport (Bloomsbury) Madeleine Orr shows it doesn’t have to be this way. Jan Ove Tangen points to some crucial deficiencies in the book in terms of absolutely necessary reflections on and discussions of the most central psychological, sociological, political and economic driving forces behind climate change. (Review in English, published 250917.)
Idrettens klimautfordringer lokalt og globalt – og hvordan de tolkes og takles. En vurdering av Madeleine Orrs bok Warming Up
Hotet som klimatförändringarna utgör för sporten är uppenbart, men med miljarder deltagare och fans runt om i världen som är beroende av sektorn för underhållning, jobb, fitness och hälsa, är detta en bransch vi inte har råd att förlora. I sin bok Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport (Bloomsbury) visar Madeleine Orr att det inte behöver vara så här. Jan Ove Tangen pekar på några avgörande brister i boken när det gäller absolut nödvändiga reflektioner över och diskussioner om de mest centrala psykologiska, sociologiska, politiska och ekonomiska drivkrafterna bakom klimatförändringarna. (Review in Norwegian, published 250917.)
A timely and interesting book on the football-racism nexus
In Football and Racism: How Colonialism Shaped the Modern Game (Pitch), journalist Ronny Blaschke digs for the truth in this groundbreaking study of racism in football and its roots spanning five continents, assessing the role played by colonialism and how a misguided notion of European superiority still persists. Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen has read a timely and well-researched book about the causes of racist structures and thinking in football, with a bottom-up focus. A book not only for readers interested in football, but also in post-colonialism, and anti-racism initiatives. (Review in English, published 250918.)
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.)
- Journal of Sport & Tourism, Volume 29, 2025, Issue 1 (250918)
News items (calls for papers, vacancies, etc.)
- Call for Papers | The 8th annual conference for the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research (CSSOR) | California State University, Fullerton, March 12–13, 2026. Call ends December 1, 2025 (250917)
