Football in the Nordic countries practices, equality and influence / edited by Mihaly Szerovay, Arto Nevala and Hannu Itkonen.
| Other author | Szerovay, Mihaly. |
| Other author | Nevala, Arto. |
| Other author | Itkonen, Hannu. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical research in football |
| Contents | Part I: Changing football in the Nordic Countries -- Tradition and transformation in Denmark / S©ıren Bennike, Rasmus K. Storm, Karsten Elmose-©˜sterlund, Nikolaj Schelde and Laila Ottesen -- Growing participation and slow professionalisation in Finland / Arto Nevala, Hannu Itkonen and Mihaly Szerovay -- Preserving the balance between amateurism and professionalism in Iceland / Vidar Halldorsson and Omar Johannsson -- Inclusion, exclusion and modernisation in Norway / Arve Hjelseth, Bente Ovedie Skogvang, Frode Telseth and P©Æl Augestad -- Between grassroots democracy and professional commercialism in Sweden / Robert Svensson, Daniel Alsarve and Daniel Svensson -- Part II: specific issues and themes -- Professionalisation and changing practices -- Football companies in Sweden and their democratic framework / Bj©œrn Horgby and Christer Ericsson -- The professionalisation of Finnish football from the 1970s to 2000s: from amateurs to professionals / Jouni Lavikainen -- The professionalisation of youth football in Norway: implications for the "sport for all" ideal? / Anders Belling, Frode Telseth and P©Æl Augestad -- Football fitness: more of the same, or a path-breaking concept? / S©ıren Bennike, Morten B. Randers, Peter Krustrup and Laila Ottesen -- Equality and gender -- Five decades of women's football in Finland / Hanna Vehvil©Þinen, Hannu Itkonen, Mihaly Szerovay and Arto Nevala -- Breaking barriers in Norwegian women's football / Bente Ovedie Skogvang -- Women's football in Iceland: Don't wait for change, just do it / Da©ʻi Rafnsson and Hafr©ðn Kristj©Łnsd©đttir -- Supporters, audiences and culture -- Historical rivalries in Swedish club football / Torbj©œrn Andersson -- The development of supporter cultures in Norwegian football since / Arve Hjelseth and Hans K. Hognestad -- Nordic spectator studies: the literature on attendance and satisfaction at professional football matches / Morten Kringstad, Tor Georg Jakobsen and Rasmus K. Storm -- Ethnicity and aesthetics in Swedish football: playing like a Swede, fighting like a Kurd / Tiago Duarte Dias -- Conclusion: similarities, differences and future research in football in the Nordic countries / Hannu Itkonen, Mihaly Szerovay and Arto Nevala. |
| Abstract | "This book explores football culture, organisation and development in the five Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway. These countries represent an important case study in sport culture, policy and management, being shaped by unique traditions in their civil society and in social welfare and public policy. The first part of the book explores the development path of football in each country, looking at how football arrived in Scandinavia and how it has been transformed from a voluntary civic activity into a professional sport while becoming closely attached to the global football system. The second part highlights key issues - including historical, contemporary and critical aspects - across three themes: professionalisation and changing practices; equality and gender; and supporters, audiences and culture. Written by a team of authors with a blend of experience as academics and practitioners in football, the book traces the contours of the distinctive Nordic model that occupies a prominent position in the global football system. Shining fascinating new light on the relationship between football and wider society, this is invaluable reading for students and researchers interested in football, sport management, sport policy, or the history, culture or sociology of sport and for anyone involved in the game"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022061452 |
| ISBN | 9781032249131 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032249148 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |