Browsing Norges idrettshøgskole by Subject "culture"

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    • Adventure cultures: An international comparison 

      Lynch, Philippa; Moore, Kevin; Minchington, Lyn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-08-17)
      In previous work, Lynch and Moore theorised that the current popularity of adventure in recreation and education contexts is deeply paradoxical at social, economic and technological levels. Extending this thesis, we ...

    • '... far to the north' : geography and football in Norway 

      Goksøyr, Matti; Olstad, Finn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-05)
      From an international football perspective football in Norway may be considered as a 'different sort of country'. This essay concerns itself with the tension between the interest in football in Norway and the geographical ...

    • Swedish supporter culture: Restrictions, conflicts, resistance 

      Karlén, Sara; Radmann, Aage (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study investigates the conflict between, on the one hand, the Swedish police and law enforcement and, on the other, supporters, football clubs, and the organization of Swedish Elite Football. The core of this conflict ...

    • The Youth Olympic Games: the best of the Olympics or a poor copy? 

      Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Parent, Milena; Kristiansen, Elsa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-04)
      This paper explores the new event in the Olympic Movement, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2012, and examines the similarities and differences between the winter editions of the YOG and the Olympic ...