Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence (Critical Research in Football)

By: Mihaly Szerovay and Arto Nevala and Hannu Itkonen

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000900842
Related ISBNs:: 9781003280729, 9781032249148, 9781032249131
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/21/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Mihaly Szerovay, Arto Nevala and Hannu Itkonen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Business and Finance, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Mihaly Szerovay
Edited by:: Arto Nevala
Edited by:: Hannu Itkonen