Swen Koerner
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3749669 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Swen Koerner |
| NOMBRES | Swen |
| APELLIDO | Koerner |
| FIRMA | KOERNER S |
| AFILIACIONES | German Sport University Cologne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1938-082X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
How much less is enough? A reflexive perspective on the theory of simplified information processing by Voigt et al. (2025)
Voigt et al. (2025) propose a unified theory of simplified information processing during sportive actions by integrating two concepts: motor heuristics (decision strategies) and movement analogies (execution strategies). Their central argument is that both constructs fulfil functionally equivalent roles-namely, reducing cognitive load under performance pressure-and can therefore be subsumed under a shared framework of bounded rationality. The aim…
Together, alongside or against each other? A qualitative content analysis on the intersystem sensitivity of coaches and physiotherapists in German elite sport support teams
This study examines the systemic dynamic of collaboration and the role of intersystem sensitivity between coaches and physiotherapists in German elite sport support teams. Based on a heuristic that integrates theories of society, conflict, and professionalisation within the framework of Niklas Luhmann’s sociological systems theory, the study employs qualitative content analysis of expert interviews with representatives of both professional groups…
Unlocking Learning
This pilot study examined the effectiveness of instructional videos compared to traditional demonstrations for teaching Aikido techniques in a university setting. Forty-one sports science students learned two techniques using both methods in a counterbalanced design. Learning outcomes were assessed using standardized movement criteria, and motivation was measured via a validated questionnaire. Both instructional formats led to substantial learnin…
Conducted Energy Weapons are not a Generally Safe Intervention Option
‘Us vs. them’ – the role of dichotomous thinking and organizational identification in police conflict management
Police conflict management is shaped by multiple personal and organizational factors. This study extends prior research by examining how dichotomous thinking, organizational identification, and police socialization influence recruits’ preferences for communication-based, control-oriented, and force-related strategies. Drawing on survey data from 525 German police recruits across three years of training, we explored whether dichotomous thinking an…
Toward a paradox-oriented paradigm of knowing
We develop a form-theoretical account of knowing in empirically oriented sciences and argue for a paradox-oriented understanding of epistemic quality. Drawing on Spencer-Brown and Luhmann, we start from the idea that observation always operates by drawing a distinction and indicating one side. What appears as an object or “phenomenon” is thus the marked side of a form; its unmarked side persists as horizon. This implies an origin paradox of knowi…
Evidence Based Policing as Epistemic Self-Reference
Controlling control
Police responses to psychosocial crises frequently unfold in ambiguous, emotionally charged situations. While many encounters are handled professionally, others escalate, sometimes fatally. This paper observes such outcomes through a systemic lens rather than isolated individual decisions. Drawing on systems theory, we argue that the dominant model of officer safety, what we term Officer Safety 1.0, relies on three core assumptions: that safety i…
Intersystem conflicts between sports and health in elite sports support teams
Learning Self-Defence on the Go? A Review of Mobile Applications
The increasing number of available mobile applications and their everyday use direct the focus of pedagogical research towards terms like mobile learning. This includes mobile applications in the area of martial arts and self-defence. Nevertheless, mobile learning has not yet emerged as a relevant object of research in the field of martial arts studies itself. Following keyword-based research and categorization of mobile applications related to s…
The pedagogy of evangelicalism
There Is No Sex (or Gender)
Handbuch Polizeipsychologie
Das Buch bietet aktuelles Wissen und Erfahrungen der Polizeipsychologie innerhalb der Polizeiarbeit von führenden Expert*innen aus Praxis und Wissenschaft
The (in-)visibility of difference
While modern police organizations have included diversity in their portfolio of guiding orientations, there has been little research on the sexual identity of police officers and their perceptions in Germany. Based on current scientific discourses on the construction and impact of human categories, this article provides an explorative empirical-qualitative analysis of views, perceptions, and experiences of German police officers with gay and lesb…
Kontrolle der KontrolleSystemtheoretische Überlegungen zur Gewalt im System der Polizei
Ausgehend von der Funktionsbestimmung der Polizei als Organisation zur Kontrolle von Gewalt identifiziert der Beitrag mit Hilfe der Luhmannschen Systemtheorie die besondere Herausforderung bei der Behandlung von Gewalt im System der Polizei: Weil die Polizei auf der Ebene basaler Selbstreferenz mit einem strukturell eingebauten Gewaltpotenzial ausgestattet ist, bedarf polizeiliche Gewaltanwendung in sehr grundsätzlicher Weise der eigenen Reflexio…
We do bad things to bad people' – Krav Maga's German career in the light of social systems theory
Despite its worldwide popularity, Israel originated Krav Maga is still remarkably unexplored. With regards Krav Maga ́s global spread, the article focuses on the social career of Krav Maga in Germany and asks about the conditions for its success. Beginning in the 2000s, Krav Maga has rapidly resonated throughout Germany, nowadays showing a high degree of social connectivity and differentiation. Analysed through the lenses of social systems theory…
Handbuch polizeiliches Einsatztraining
Sport
(Non-)learning to police
For professional policing, learning is key. Since learning can be viewed as a complex process between the individual and information, learning takes place both within and outside the police system as well as during and before employment. The current conceptual analysis delineates different areas of (non-)learning related to policing and argues for the management of learning as a key issue for the police’s professionalization. According to this as…
Topics, Sources and Applicability of Coaching Knowledge in Police Training
The current study explored police trainers’ perceptions of their actual and preferred methods of acquiring new coaching knowledge; the types of knowledge they currently require and/or desire; and how they apply new knowledge. A total of 163 police trainers from Germany and Austria participated in the study. The responses were analysed using an inductive approach. The results showed that police trainers thought they needed knowledge of pedagogy, p…
“It has Changed, Quite Clearly.” Exploring Perceptions of German Police Trainers on Police Recruits
The individual views and attitudes of trainers responsible for equipping police officers for operational demands have rarely been subject to international research. Geared toward the German situation, the following case study focuses on the particular question of how police trainers at a German state police training site perceive police recruits as the target group of their coaching. The data set consisted of n = 8 interviews with police trainers…
“The Situation is Quite Different.” Perceptions of Violent Conflicts and Training Among German Police Officers
Being a police officer bears the inherent risk of encountering violent conflicts while on duty. Federal reports on violence against German police officers document an increase in registered acts since 2011. However, apart from statistical data, little is known about the qualitive specifics of violent encounters within police operations. At the same time, national and international data point to problems of transfer between training and the field.…
Steuerung im Netzwerk Schule und Spitzensport. Zwischen schulischer Eigenlogik und politischer Programmatik
Verbundmodelle von Schule und Spitzensport wie die NRW-Sportschule sind als Netzwerke mit vielfältigen Akteuren und Erwartungen zu beobachten, in denen programmatische Zielvorstellungen in die Gestaltung und Durchführung von Maßnahmen und die Arbeit diverser Organisationen und Personen übertragen werden sollen. Die Herausforderung für eine zielgerichtete Steuerung des Netzwerks liegt deshalb in der Koordination des Handelns einzelner Personen und…
Der/die reflektierte Praktiker*in
Claim vs. Reality”—A German Case Study on Modes and Functions of Sports-Pedagogical Communication
Academic sports pedagogy continuously assures itself of its disciplinary foundations and determines its position in the structure of modern sciences. While communication is based on differences, the distinction between claim and reality plays a crucial role in sports pedagogy. However, the forms and functions in which the distinction appears have not been more closely investigated in sports pedagogic. This article starts with this in mind, exempl…
From Realism to Representativeness
Physical assaults are an inherent problem of modern society. One strategy available to try to prevent violence is to strengthen one’s personal capacities to defend oneself. This is the scope of various self-defence programs and systems within the civil domain. While training in self-defence facilitates the use of self-protective strategies in real life situations, it is important to ascertain whether individuals learn the skills taught in self-de…
Evidence-based policing or reflexive policing
This paper comments on a recent article by Koziarski and Huey in which the authors argue for the adoption of an evidence-based approach within policing. While we generally agree with the argument that police reform is an ongoing need of professional policing, we disagree that solely “evidence-based policing” is the solution within this approach. In our commentary we argue, that police reform should be underpinned and driven by reflexivity. As the…
Ego depletion and the use of force
The current study aims to investigate corresponding self‐control and self‐control failures that are the result of ego depletion and its impact on police officers’ decision to use force. For that purpose, a total of 200 German police recruits were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. Ego depletion was manipulated using the “e” crossing task. Participants then worked through a video‐based scenario exercise, in which they en…
The Creation of Wing Tsun – A German Case Study
Ip Man’s immigration to Hong Kong in 1949, followed by Bruce Lee’s sudden fame as a martial arts superstar after 1971, ensured that wing chun kung fu, a previously obscure hand combat style from Guangdong Province, would become one of the most globally popular Chinese martial arts. Yet this success has not been evenly distributed. Despite its cultural and geographic distance from Hong Kong, Germany now boasts a number of wing chun practitioners t…
Dicke Kinder - revisited
Immer neue Zahlenparaden belegen, was uns im Alltag 'natürlich' vertraut zu sein scheint: Deutsche Kinder haben ein Gewichts- und Fitnessproblem. Die Studie vollzieht den Switch von kommunizierter Aufgeregtheit und Betroffenheit auf die theoriegeleitete Analyse ihrer Erfolgsbedingungen. Im Anschluss an die Systemtheorie Luhmanns werden die vielfältigen gesellschaftlichen Diskurse über Bewegungsarmut und Übergewicht bei Kindern einer kommunikation…
In-Form durch Re-Form
Die empirische Dauerproduktion immer neuer Zahlenkolonnen lässt kaum Zweifel am Ernst der Lage: Deutsche Kinder stecken in einer nie da gewesenen Fett- und Fitnessmisere. Beachtliche Resonanzwerte bezieht diese alarmierende Befundlage nicht zuletzt im Revier sportpädagogischer Kommunikation, die feldgerecht auf unverzichtbare Lösungspotenziale verweisen kann. Der vorliegende Beitrag bringt „inkongruente Perspektiven“ (Luhmann) in Anschlag: Nach e…
Die Entwicklung von Leistung und Erfolg im Wettkampfsport der Medialen Moderne – Ein Vergleich mit den Prinzipien der Ökonomie
Alles Inklusion, oder was
Der Inklusionsbegriff hat sich in den letzten Jahren gesellschaftlich etabliert. Inklusion tritt dabei vor allem auf als Forderung. Die Sportwissenschaft und hier insbesondere die Sportpädagogik haben den fordernden Inklusionsbegriff insgesamt eher ungebrochen übernommen. Inklusion versteht man hier vor allem als gesellschaftlichen Auftrag und ist mit dessen Umsetzung befasst. Lange vor dieser Konjunktur hat die soziologische Systemtheorie einen …
Evaluation der NRW-Sportschulen
Nachwuchsleistungssportler in Deutschland stehen in einer wichtigen Phase ihrer schulischen und sportlichen Entwicklung im Spannungsfeld einer doppelten Erwartung: Sie sollen sportlich und schulisch erfolgreich sein. Zur Entschärfung dieser Situation wurde im Jahr 2006 in Nordrhein-Westfalen ein eigenes Verbundmodell gestartet. Die "NRW-Sportschulen" verfolgen das Ziel, Sporttalente sowohl sportlich als auch schulisch optimal zu fördern und duale…
Threat-Related Attentional Biases in Police Officers and Martial Artists
In this study, we investigated the possible development of threat-related attentional bias due to the work as a police officer. For this purpose, we compared four groups, differing with regard to their experience in policing and martial arts: (a) police officers with no experience in martial arts ( n = 74), (b) martial artists ( n = 50), (c) police officers with martial arts experience ( n = 33), and (d) a control group ( n = 48). Participants co…
From Realism to Representativeness
Physical assaults are an inherent problem of modern society. One strategy available to try to prevent violence is to strengthen one’s personal capacities to defend oneself. This is the scope of various self-defence programs and systems within the civil domain. While training in self-defence facilitates the use of self-protective strategies in real life situations, it is important to ascertain whether individuals learn the skills taught in self-de…
Soziale Funktionen von Sportvereinen
Der organisierte Sport bindet traditionell unterschiedlichste soziale Funktionen an sich. In gleicher Weise gehören eben diese gesellschaftlichen Nutzenerwartungen zu den Standardargumenten, mit denen Staat und Politik vielfältige Subventionsleistungen an den Sport rechtfertigen. Der vorliegende Band unternimmt den Versuch, die aktuelle sportwissenschaftliche Evidenzbasis ausgewählter Zuschreibungsroutinen systematisch zu ordnen, in eine möglichs…
The Creation of Wing Tsun – A German Case Study
Ip Man’s immigration to Hong Kong in 1949, followed by Bruce Lee’s sudden fame as a martial arts superstar after 1971, ensured that wing chun kung fu, a previously obscure hand combat style from Guangdong Province, would become one of the most globally popular Chinese martial arts. Yet this success has not been evenly distributed. Despite its cultural and geographic distance from Hong Kong, Germany now boasts a number of wing chun practitioners t…
Ego depletion and the use of force
The current study aims to investigate corresponding self‐control and self‐control failures that are the result of ego depletion and its impact on police officers’ decision to use force. For that purpose, a total of 200 German police recruits were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. Ego depletion was manipulated using the “e” crossing task. Participants then worked through a video‐based scenario exercise, in which they en…
Beyond Technique
The depiction and description of body techniques of combat have always been a part of martial arts culture. For example, self-defence techniques of the Israeli system of Krav Maga have routinely been depicted and described in books. More recently, the dissemination of similar knowledge has been presented within emerging modern technologies such as online videos and blogs. We argue, however, that such approaches limit and may even harm the develop…
Komplexe Gewaltprävention
Maßnahmen zur Gewaltprävention sind wichtige Aspekte zur Reduzierung interindividueller Gewalt. Auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen dienen sie dazu, (a) das Auftreten einer möglichen Gewaltproblematik zu verhindern, (b) mit Gewalt umzugehen, wenn diese unmittelbar bevorsteht oder bereits aufgetreten ist, und (c) ihrem Wiederauftreten vorzubeugen. Evaluationen etablierter Schulungsprogramme zur Gewaltprävention legen nahe, dass teilweise reduktionistisch…
Claim vs. Reality”—A German Case Study on Modes and Functions of Sports-Pedagogical Communication
Academic sports pedagogy continuously assures itself of its disciplinary foundations and determines its position in the structure of modern sciences. While communication is based on differences, the distinction between claim and reality plays a crucial role in sports pedagogy. However, the forms and functions in which the distinction appears have not been more closely investigated in sports pedagogic. This article starts with this in mind, exempl…
Evidence-based policing or reflexive policing
This paper comments on a recent article by Koziarski and Huey in which the authors argue for the adoption of an evidence-based approach within policing. While we generally agree with the argument that police reform is an ongoing need of professional policing, we disagree that solely “evidence-based policing” is the solution within this approach. In our commentary we argue, that police reform should be underpinned and driven by reflexivity. As the…
Handbuch polizeiliches Einsatztraining
Sport
(Non-)learning to police
For professional policing, learning is key. Since learning can be viewed as a complex process between the individual and information, learning takes place both within and outside the police system as well as during and before employment. The current conceptual analysis delineates different areas of (non-)learning related to policing and argues for the management of learning as a key issue for the police’s professionalization. According to this as…
Topics, Sources and Applicability of Coaching Knowledge in Police Training
The current study explored police trainers’ perceptions of their actual and preferred methods of acquiring new coaching knowledge; the types of knowledge they currently require and/or desire; and how they apply new knowledge. A total of 163 police trainers from Germany and Austria participated in the study. The responses were analysed using an inductive approach. The results showed that police trainers thought they needed knowledge of pedagogy, p…
“It has Changed, Quite Clearly.” Exploring Perceptions of German Police Trainers on Police Recruits
The individual views and attitudes of trainers responsible for equipping police officers for operational demands have rarely been subject to international research. Geared toward the German situation, the following case study focuses on the particular question of how police trainers at a German state police training site perceive police recruits as the target group of their coaching. The data set consisted of n = 8 interviews with police trainers…
“The Situation is Quite Different.” Perceptions of Violent Conflicts and Training Among German Police Officers
Being a police officer bears the inherent risk of encountering violent conflicts while on duty. Federal reports on violence against German police officers document an increase in registered acts since 2011. However, apart from statistical data, little is known about the qualitive specifics of violent encounters within police operations. At the same time, national and international data point to problems of transfer between training and the field.…
Steuerung im Netzwerk Schule und Spitzensport. Zwischen schulischer Eigenlogik und politischer Programmatik
Verbundmodelle von Schule und Spitzensport wie die NRW-Sportschule sind als Netzwerke mit vielfältigen Akteuren und Erwartungen zu beobachten, in denen programmatische Zielvorstellungen in die Gestaltung und Durchführung von Maßnahmen und die Arbeit diverser Organisationen und Personen übertragen werden sollen. Die Herausforderung für eine zielgerichtete Steuerung des Netzwerks liegt deshalb in der Koordination des Handelns einzelner Personen und…
Der/die reflektierte Praktiker*in
Handbuch Polizeipsychologie
Das Buch bietet aktuelles Wissen und Erfahrungen der Polizeipsychologie innerhalb der Polizeiarbeit von führenden Expert*innen aus Praxis und Wissenschaft
The (in-)visibility of difference
While modern police organizations have included diversity in their portfolio of guiding orientations, there has been little research on the sexual identity of police officers and their perceptions in Germany. Based on current scientific discourses on the construction and impact of human categories, this article provides an explorative empirical-qualitative analysis of views, perceptions, and experiences of German police officers with gay and lesb…
Kontrolle der KontrolleSystemtheoretische Überlegungen zur Gewalt im System der Polizei
Ausgehend von der Funktionsbestimmung der Polizei als Organisation zur Kontrolle von Gewalt identifiziert der Beitrag mit Hilfe der Luhmannschen Systemtheorie die besondere Herausforderung bei der Behandlung von Gewalt im System der Polizei: Weil die Polizei auf der Ebene basaler Selbstreferenz mit einem strukturell eingebauten Gewaltpotenzial ausgestattet ist, bedarf polizeiliche Gewaltanwendung in sehr grundsätzlicher Weise der eigenen Reflexio…
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