Niels Boysen Feddersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 178565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niels Boysen Feddersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niels Boysen |
| FAMILY NAME | Feddersen |
| SIGNATURE | FEDDERSEN N B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian School of Sport Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3670-9981 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The inability to detect change in sport organisations
Distancing and discrediting among persons with an acquired spinal cord injury
This study examines how individuals with acquired spinal cord injury maintain, contest, and dissolve boundaries within their peer community, with a particular focus on the roles of distancing and discrediting others. Carrying out a 26-month ethnography generated data from participant observation, interviews, social media, crowdfunding initiatives, news stories, government policies, reports, and related research. Drawing on theories of symbolic bo…
Making mistakes in ethnography
Starting from the question: "How do mistakes arise in ethnography and how do they influence research trajectories?" this article makes a methodological and practical contribution to the literature on ethnography. I draw on three ethnographic studies spanning 2014 to 2020 carried out in sport organisations. Here, I consider mistakes as charged revelatory moments to unpack three interwoven aspects of mistakes: (a) wishful thinking, (b) the influenc…
Beyond Health and Happiness
Meaning in movement is an enduring topic in sport social sciences, but few studies have explored how sport is meaningful and for whom. The authors examined the relationships between demographic variables, meaningfulness of sport, and craftsmanship. Athletes ( N = 258, 61.6% male, age ≥18) from the United Kingdom completed a demographic questionnaire, the Work and Meaning Inventory modified for sport, and the Craftsmanship Scale. Older age and ind…
Making mistakes in ethnography
Starting from the question: "How do mistakes arise in ethnography and how do they influence research trajectories?" this article makes a methodological and practical contribution to the literature on ethnography. I draw on three ethnographic studies spanning 2014 to 2020 carried out in sport organisations. Here, I consider mistakes as charged revelatory moments to unpack three interwoven aspects of mistakes: (a) wishful thinking, (b) the influenc…
Beyond Health and Happiness
Meaning in movement is an enduring topic in sport social sciences, but few studies have explored how sport is meaningful and for whom. The authors examined the relationships between demographic variables, meaningfulness of sport, and craftsmanship. Athletes ( N = 258, 61.6% male, age ≥18) from the United Kingdom completed a demographic questionnaire, the Work and Meaning Inventory modified for sport, and the Craftsmanship Scale. Older age and ind…
Distancing and discrediting among persons with an acquired spinal cord injury
This study examines how individuals with acquired spinal cord injury maintain, contest, and dissolve boundaries within their peer community, with a particular focus on the roles of distancing and discrediting others. Carrying out a 26-month ethnography generated data from participant observation, interviews, social media, crowdfunding initiatives, news stories, government policies, reports, and related research. Drawing on theories of symbolic bo…
Beyond Health and Happiness
Meaning in movement is an enduring topic in sport social sciences, but few studies have explored how sport is meaningful and for whom. The authors examined the relationships between demographic variables, meaningfulness of sport, and craftsmanship. Athletes ( N = 258, 61.6% male, age ≥18) from the United Kingdom completed a demographic questionnaire, the Work and Meaning Inventory modified for sport, and the Craftsmanship Scale. Older age and ind…
The inability to detect change in sport organisations
Distancing and discrediting among persons with an acquired spinal cord injury
This study examines how individuals with acquired spinal cord injury maintain, contest, and dissolve boundaries within their peer community, with a particular focus on the roles of distancing and discrediting others. Carrying out a 26-month ethnography generated data from participant observation, interviews, social media, crowdfunding initiatives, news stories, government policies, reports, and related research. Drawing on theories of symbolic bo…
Making mistakes in ethnography
Starting from the question: "How do mistakes arise in ethnography and how do they influence research trajectories?" this article makes a methodological and practical contribution to the literature on ethnography. I draw on three ethnographic studies spanning 2014 to 2020 carried out in sport organisations. Here, I consider mistakes as charged revelatory moments to unpack three interwoven aspects of mistakes: (a) wishful thinking, (b) the influenc…
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Athletes (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 work) · Craft (1 work)