Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Hanstad, Dag Vidar"
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Anti-doping in sport : a study of policy development since 1998
Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Doctoral thesis, 2009)The aim of this study is to analyze in a systematic and critical way the many more or less interconnected processes shaping anti-doping work at different levels since the doping scandal in the Tour de France cycle race in ... -
Attitudes towards use of performance-enhancing substances and body modification techniques : a comparison between elite athletes and the general population
Breivik, Gunnar; Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Loland, Sigmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-08)Medical and technological developments open up new possibilities for modifying the body and enhancing performance in various areas of life. This study compares attitudes among Norwegian elite athletes (n ¼ 234) with ... -
Brand creation in international recurring sports events
Parent, Milena; Eskerud, Line; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-05)Although recurring sports events are held more frequently and by a larger number of cities than one-off events, little research has examined the branding process within recurring events. This paper addresses this gap by ... -
The challenges of producing popular sports contests: a comparative study of biathlon and cross-country skiing
Solberg, Harry Arne; Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)This article analyses how different configurations of stakeholders create opportunities for the production of popular TV sports contests. Based on qualitative methodologies, biathlon and cross-country skiing are used as ... -
Comparing the expectations, experiences and legacies of volunteers at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo 2011 and Val di Fiemme 2013
Schnitzer, Martin; Kristiansen, Elsa; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Volunteers play an important role in delivering events, especially events over a longer period of time. For example, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (Nordic WSC) take place every two years in a member country of the ... -
"Den som er godt forberedt, har ikke uflaks": norsk OL-deltakelse i Vancouver - risiko, forberedelse og resultater
Andersen, Svein S.; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-11)In Norway, the central elite sport organization, Olympiatoppen, has the overall responsibility for coordinating and supporting all elite sport efforts. Part of this is the responsibility for the Norwegian participation in ... -
Det olympiske maktspillet: hvordan Tromsøs triumf ble snudd til nederlag
Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-03)Det så ut til å gå på skinner for OL- entusiastene i Tromsø. Oslo og Trondheim var slått i konkurransen om å bli norsk søkerby til vinterlekene i 2018, og en statsgaranti virket som et overkommelig hinder ettersom sentrale ... -
Does elite sport develop mass sport? : a Norwegian case study
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skille, Eivind Å. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-31)The notion that elite sport generates mass sport,seems to be a social fact among many and influential members of the society. The issue is, however, under-researched, and the little research which actually exists does not ... -
Doping in elite sport – do the fans care? : public opinion on the consequences of doping scandals
Solberg, Harry Arne; Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Thøring, Thor Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-04)There are indications that commercial stakeholders are reluctant to associate with sports involved in doping scandals. A survey of 925 Norwegian sports consumers supports this reluctance, showing no tolerance for pure ... -
Elite athletes' duty to provide information on their whereabouts: Justifiable anti-doping work or an indefensible surveillance regime?
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Loland, Sigmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)In this article, we explain and reflect critically upon the athlete whereabouts reporting system in top-level sports initiated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This system makes it compulsory for athletes who are ... -
Elite athletes' perspectives on providing whereabouts information : a survey of athletes in the Norwegian registered testing pool
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skille, Eivind Å.; Thurston, Miranda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-03)This paper reports on the perspectives of elite athletes on anti-doping work in general and on the whereabouts system in particular, and uses a figurational perspective to explore the unintended consequences of the planned ... -
Facilitating sustainable outcomes for the organization of youth sports through youth engagement
Strittmatter, Anna-Maria; Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skirstad, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this study was to explore how a youth sport development programme in connection with a major event may facilitate sustainable outcomes for the organization of youth sports in Norway. The context of the study ... -
Fit for the fight? illnesses in the norwegian team in the Vancouver olympic games
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Rønsen, Ola; Andersen, Svein S.; Steffen, Kathrin; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03-09)Background The development of strategies to prevent illnesses before and during Olympic Games provides a basis for improved health and Olympic results. Objective (1) To document the efficacy of a prevention programme ... -
Forskjeller mellom journalistikk og forskning
Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06)Forholdet mellom journalistikk og forskning har vært gjenstand for omfattende debatt det siste året, blant annet i kjølvannet av forskeren Jørn Hurums formidling av sine vitenskapelige funn i media og humoristen Harald ... -
Fra motspiller til medspiller: EU og norsk profesjonell fotball 1995-2010
Andersen, Svein S.; Anker, Elisabeth; Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Sitter, Nick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12)I 1995 fastslo EU-domstolen at profesjonell fotball var en del av det indre marked. Dette førte til sterke negative reaksjoner fra fotballklubber og -forbund i hele Europa. Bosmandommen presset samtidig EU-kommisjonen til ... -
From community based identities to individual benefits for volunteers: a comparison of three sporting events
Kristiansen, Elsa; Skille, Eivind Å.; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-28)The purpose of this paper is to explore and identify different types of volunteers at three major sporting events: the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria; the 2012 GöteborgsVarvet (a half-marathon race), ... -
Gender matters in sport event volunteering
Skirstad, Berit; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-01)The theoretical framework of Hustinx and Lammertyn on reflexive and traditional styles of volunteering is used to examine the differences between female and male volunteers at a sport event. Our study of the Nordic Skiing ... -
Harmonization of anti-doping work: myth or reality?
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skille, Eivind Å.; Loland, Sigmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-11)In order to examine the implementation of the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) policy of global harmonization of anti-doping work, a survey was conducted among the members of the Association of National Anti-Doping ... -
Journalisters syn på samarbeidet med den norske OL-troppen under vinterlekene i Vancouver 2010
Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Skille, Eivind Å. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12)Using web-based surveys, we study how Norwegian sports reporters perceived their relationship to the Norwegian team during the Olympic winter games in 2010. It was revealed that (i) the working conditions of journalists ... -
Journalists and Olympic athletes: a Norwegian case study of ambivalent relationship
Kristiansen, Elsa; Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-06)This case study explores the relationship between media and sport. More specifically, it examines the association (i.e., the contact and communication) between Norwegian journalists and athletes during the 2010 Olympic ...