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Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (2023)
Szerovay, M., Nevala, A., & Itkonen, H. (Eds.). (2023). Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Szerovay, Mihaly; Nevala, Arto; Itkonen, Hannu
ISBN: 978-1-032-24913-1
eISBN: 978-1-003-28072-9
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 20/04/2023
Number of pages in the book: 260
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: London
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729
Publication open access: Not open
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Abstract
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.
Keywords: football; football players; sports; Nordic people; volunteer work; professional sports; supporters; well-being; equality (values); leadership (activity); sociology of physical exercise; policy on physical training; societal effects; history
Free keywords: Nordic countries; Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Sweden; Norge; sociology of sport; sport and politics; sports policy; sports management
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2023
Preliminary JUFO rating: 3
This publication includes articles with JYU authors:
- Primus, R. S., Alsarve, D., & Svensson, D. (2023). Between Grassroots Democracy and Professional Commercialism in Sweden. In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 64-76). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-7
- Itkonen, H., Szerovay, M., & Nevala, A. (2023). Conclusion : Similarities, Differences and Future Research in Football in the Nordic Countries. In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 231-242). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-23
- Vehviläinen, H., Itkonen, H., Szerovay, M., & Nevala, A. (2023). Five Decades of Women's Football in Finland. In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 135-149). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-15
- Nevala, A., Itkonen, H., & Szerovay, M. (2023). Growing Participation and Slow Professionalisation in Finland. In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 25-37). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-4
- Szerovay, M., Nevala, A., & Itkonen, H. (2023). Introduction : Mapping Nordic Countries and Football. In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 1-7). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-1