Browsing Norges idrettshøgskole by Journals "Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum"
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Ethno-politics and state sport policy : The case of how the Sámi Sport Association–Norway challenged the Norwegian confederation of sport’s monopoly for state subsidies to sport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper investigates how the Sámi Sport Association of Norway (SVL-N), with the support of the Sámi Parliament in Norway, challenged the Norwegian confederation of sport’s (NIF) monopoly to state funding to sport. Through ... -
From community based identities to individual benefits for volunteers: a comparison of three sporting events
(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), ... -
“I bow down in awe of them…”: Sports awards for Paralympic athletes and Olympic athletes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Paralympic athletes receive less media attention than Olympic athletes. Further, Olympic athletes are honoured for athletic achievements, whereas Paralympic athletes have been described as victims, suffering or heroic. ... -
Motives, motivation, and motivational climate of young Norwegian swimmers, and their parents’ belief
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Motivation is important for enjoyment, skill development, and persistence in swimming. The quality and direction of motivation is influenced by a swimmer’s perceived motivational climate, which is created by coaches and ... -
National and Organizational Culture in Norwegian Elite Sport: The Account of National Handball Head Coaches
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The present study looks at the organizational culture of Norwegian elite sport which we capture as the meeting point of the national and elite sport cultures. Two successful national teams, the women’s and men’s handball ... -
Norwegian elite-level coaches: who are they?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-18)Previous studies have shown that there is an underrepresentation of female coaches and a lack of opportunities for women to coach males, particularly at the elite-level. Very few studies, however, have focused on elite-level ... -
Norwegian human rights organisations and Olympic Games
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-28)In this article, an analysis is made of Norwegian Human Rights organisations (HROs), their involvement in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, and consequences for their involvement in subsequent Games. We attempt to ... -
Perceptions of leadership behavior and the relationship to athletes among Scandinavian coaches
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-25)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the perceptions of leadership behavior and coach–athlete relationship in Scandinavian coaches. A secondary purpose was to investigate if differences in ... -
Player migration and talent development in elite sports teams: a comparative analysis of inbound and outbound career trajectories in Danish and Norwegian women’s handball
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-28)The conditions for national sport systems and talent development efforts are changing with the globalisation of sports. In the present study we explored the relationship between domestic talent development and the ... -
Stable Cultures in Cyberspace: A study about equestrians’ use of social media as knowledge platforms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)New media habits in the era of digitalization challenge previous understandings of who and what receives media coverage. Research shows that practitioners in self-organized lifestyle sports consistently use social media ... -
Using court reports to enhance knowledge of sexual abuse in sport: A Norwegian case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Sport scientists face difficulties in gaining access to data on sexual abuse in sport through conventional research sources and also in verifying media reports of such cases. One potential alternative source of data is ...