Nils Asle Bergsgard
Biographic Data
| ID | 324109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nils Asle Bergsgard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nils Asle |
| FAMILY NAME | Bergsgard |
| SIGNATURE | BERGSGARD N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South-Eastern Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pavement policies: Unraveling the Norwegian ban on skateboarding
This paper investigates the historical prohibition of skateboarding in Norway from 1977 to 1989, a unique instance of such a comprehensive ban globally. The study aims to understand the circumstances leading to this ban and the rationale behind it. Two primary explanations emerged around the ban: one from a bureaucratic perspective citing risk management, and the other from skateboarders seeing it as a regulation of their counterculture. We argue…
Does the power structure in local facility processes hinder sustainable solutions? Case studies from Norway (and Denmark)
Factors that determine the level of participation in sport and exercise—an analyze of public policy for sport and exercise in European countries
Introduction The burgeoning issue of physical inactivity on a global scale, prominently underscored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU), poses significant health challenges. This necessitates a concerted effort to elevate levels of physical activity. This paper delves into the public policies concerning sport and exercise within EU countries to identify pivotal factors that encourage sports and exercise participatio…
Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World
1. Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction Nils Asle Bergsgard, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Richard Giulianotti and Jan Ove Tangen 2. National structures for building and managing sport facilities: a comparative analysis of the Nordic countries Nils Asle Bergsgard, Katja Borodulin, Josef Fahlen, Jens Hoyer-Kruse and Evald Bundgard Iversen 3. Sport and civil society in the Nordic region Richard Giulianotti, Hannu Itkonen, Arto Nevala…
Open Tenders in Public Procurement of Welfare Services: Professionalization, Standardization, and Innovation among Civil Sector Providers
In the article we discuss the increased use of open tenders in the public procurement of welfare services in Norway in order to determine if this implies standardization, professionalization, and/or innovation among civil sector providers and if this differs between welfare areas. The study is based on a review of public documents over the last 40 years and interviews with both purchasers and providers of welfare services in two welfare areas: SU…
Outsiders? A sociological study of Norwegian artists with minority background
Why are there relatively few successful artists from a migrant background in Norway? Based on a study of artists of known migrant backgrounds, we explore this question from the artists’ points of view. We analyze both their social and cultural background, and the mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion at work in Norway’s art world, and especially the interaction between the two. We have concentrated on the dramatic arts: theater and dance. The art…
The legacy of Stavanger as Capital of Culture in Europe 2008: Watershed or puff of wind
When studying the impact of cultural mega events, researchers tend to scrutinise their economic benefits, cultural identity, competitive advantage in attracting the attention of important stakeholders or the effect on regional development and urban regeneration. The impact on the field of cultural production has received less attention. In this article, the authors highlight the latter. Stavanger, Norway, was the 2008 European Capital of Culture.…
Sport and Policy
Sport and Policy is the first book of its kind to critically analyse the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport and the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Offering a unique and comprehensive examination of how sport is affected by a range of government policy, each chapter uses an international comparative approach in order to facilitate a broad understanding of sport and policy in a global context. This b…
Sport Policy
Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of policy change and issues associated with policy convergence. In stark contrast to many other areas of public policy such as education, personal welfare and health care there is a paucity of theoretically informed comparative studies in sport. Over recent years t…
Sport Policy: A comparative analysis of stability and change
1: Introduction 2: Comparing sport policies in economically developed countries 3: Political and historical context 4: The structure of sport and the role of the voluntary sector 5: Sport policy: Structures and values 6: High performance sport 7: Sport for all 8: Sport policies compared
The Institutionalization of an Elite Sport Organization in Norway: The Case of “Olympiatoppen”
In this article, we argue that neoinstitutional theory can increase our understanding of the different ways nations develop structures for top-level sport. Theorists of the neoinstitutional school concentrate on how and to what degree organizations adapt to both formal and informal expectations in their institutional environment. Elite sports organizations participate in different organizational fields, and that pulls the organization in differen…
Sport and Politics: The Case of Norway
In recent decades welfare states have expanded into the areas of leisure and cultural life, and sport has become more involved with politics and policymaking. Consequently, sport managers and representatives of sport organizations have to take into account more seriously what happens in politics. The sport sector is frequently characterized as a mirror image of the modernization process in society at large, but is it really so? Is sport a forerun…
Doping in Norwegian Gyms: A Big Problem
At the end of 1993 there was carried out an investigation on the extent of doping in Norwegian gyms. The main results from the investigation are: Around 2% use or have used drugs and 20% reported knowledge of other using drugs at the gym. In this article we discuss the methodology that was used and the findings from the investigation in relation to other surveys, both Norwegian and foreign studies. The findings are also basis for a more sociologi…
Outsiders? A sociological study of Norwegian artists with minority background
Why are there relatively few successful artists from a migrant background in Norway? Based on a study of artists of known migrant backgrounds, we explore this question from the artists’ points of view. We analyze both their social and cultural background, and the mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion at work in Norway’s art world, and especially the interaction between the two. We have concentrated on the dramatic arts: theater and dance. The art…
The Institutionalization of an Elite Sport Organization in Norway: The Case of “Olympiatoppen”
In this article, we argue that neoinstitutional theory can increase our understanding of the different ways nations develop structures for top-level sport. Theorists of the neoinstitutional school concentrate on how and to what degree organizations adapt to both formal and informal expectations in their institutional environment. Elite sports organizations participate in different organizational fields, and that pulls the organization in differen…
The legacy of Stavanger as Capital of Culture in Europe 2008: Watershed or puff of wind
When studying the impact of cultural mega events, researchers tend to scrutinise their economic benefits, cultural identity, competitive advantage in attracting the attention of important stakeholders or the effect on regional development and urban regeneration. The impact on the field of cultural production has received less attention. In this article, the authors highlight the latter. Stavanger, Norway, was the 2008 European Capital of Culture.…
Sport and Politics: The Case of Norway
In recent decades welfare states have expanded into the areas of leisure and cultural life, and sport has become more involved with politics and policymaking. Consequently, sport managers and representatives of sport organizations have to take into account more seriously what happens in politics. The sport sector is frequently characterized as a mirror image of the modernization process in society at large, but is it really so? Is sport a forerun…
Doping in Norwegian Gyms: A Big Problem
At the end of 1993 there was carried out an investigation on the extent of doping in Norwegian gyms. The main results from the investigation are: Around 2% use or have used drugs and 20% reported knowledge of other using drugs at the gym. In this article we discuss the methodology that was used and the findings from the investigation in relation to other surveys, both Norwegian and foreign studies. The findings are also basis for a more sociologi…
Pavement policies: Unraveling the Norwegian ban on skateboarding
This paper investigates the historical prohibition of skateboarding in Norway from 1977 to 1989, a unique instance of such a comprehensive ban globally. The study aims to understand the circumstances leading to this ban and the rationale behind it. Two primary explanations emerged around the ban: one from a bureaucratic perspective citing risk management, and the other from skateboarders seeing it as a regulation of their counterculture. We argue…
Factors that determine the level of participation in sport and exercise—an analyze of public policy for sport and exercise in European countries
Introduction The burgeoning issue of physical inactivity on a global scale, prominently underscored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU), poses significant health challenges. This necessitates a concerted effort to elevate levels of physical activity. This paper delves into the public policies concerning sport and exercise within EU countries to identify pivotal factors that encourage sports and exercise participatio…
Open Tenders in Public Procurement of Welfare Services: Professionalization, Standardization, and Innovation among Civil Sector Providers
In the article we discuss the increased use of open tenders in the public procurement of welfare services in Norway in order to determine if this implies standardization, professionalization, and/or innovation among civil sector providers and if this differs between welfare areas. The study is based on a review of public documents over the last 40 years and interviews with both purchasers and providers of welfare services in two welfare areas: SU…
Doping in Norwegian Gyms: A Big Problem
At the end of 1993 there was carried out an investigation on the extent of doping in Norwegian gyms. The main results from the investigation are: Around 2% use or have used drugs and 20% reported knowledge of other using drugs at the gym. In this article we discuss the methodology that was used and the findings from the investigation in relation to other surveys, both Norwegian and foreign studies. The findings are also basis for a more sociologi…
The Institutionalization of an Elite Sport Organization in Norway: The Case of “Olympiatoppen”
In this article, we argue that neoinstitutional theory can increase our understanding of the different ways nations develop structures for top-level sport. Theorists of the neoinstitutional school concentrate on how and to what degree organizations adapt to both formal and informal expectations in their institutional environment. Elite sports organizations participate in different organizational fields, and that pulls the organization in differen…
Sport and Politics: The Case of Norway
In recent decades welfare states have expanded into the areas of leisure and cultural life, and sport has become more involved with politics and policymaking. Consequently, sport managers and representatives of sport organizations have to take into account more seriously what happens in politics. The sport sector is frequently characterized as a mirror image of the modernization process in society at large, but is it really so? Is sport a forerun…
Sport Policy: A comparative analysis of stability and change
1: Introduction 2: Comparing sport policies in economically developed countries 3: Political and historical context 4: The structure of sport and the role of the voluntary sector 5: Sport policy: Structures and values 6: High performance sport 7: Sport for all 8: Sport policies compared
Sport and Policy
Sport and Policy is the first book of its kind to critically analyse the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport and the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Offering a unique and comprehensive examination of how sport is affected by a range of government policy, each chapter uses an international comparative approach in order to facilitate a broad understanding of sport and policy in a global context. This b…
Sport Policy
Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of policy change and issues associated with policy convergence. In stark contrast to many other areas of public policy such as education, personal welfare and health care there is a paucity of theoretically informed comparative studies in sport. Over recent years t…
The legacy of Stavanger as Capital of Culture in Europe 2008: Watershed or puff of wind
When studying the impact of cultural mega events, researchers tend to scrutinise their economic benefits, cultural identity, competitive advantage in attracting the attention of important stakeholders or the effect on regional development and urban regeneration. The impact on the field of cultural production has received less attention. In this article, the authors highlight the latter. Stavanger, Norway, was the 2008 European Capital of Culture.…
Outsiders? A sociological study of Norwegian artists with minority background
Why are there relatively few successful artists from a migrant background in Norway? Based on a study of artists of known migrant backgrounds, we explore this question from the artists’ points of view. We analyze both their social and cultural background, and the mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion at work in Norway’s art world, and especially the interaction between the two. We have concentrated on the dramatic arts: theater and dance. The art…
Sport, Outdoor Life and the Nordic World
1. Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction Nils Asle Bergsgard, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Richard Giulianotti and Jan Ove Tangen 2. National structures for building and managing sport facilities: a comparative analysis of the Nordic countries Nils Asle Bergsgard, Katja Borodulin, Josef Fahlen, Jens Hoyer-Kruse and Evald Bundgard Iversen 3. Sport and civil society in the Nordic region Richard Giulianotti, Hannu Itkonen, Arto Nevala…
Open Tenders in Public Procurement of Welfare Services: Professionalization, Standardization, and Innovation among Civil Sector Providers
In the article we discuss the increased use of open tenders in the public procurement of welfare services in Norway in order to determine if this implies standardization, professionalization, and/or innovation among civil sector providers and if this differs between welfare areas. The study is based on a review of public documents over the last 40 years and interviews with both purchasers and providers of welfare services in two welfare areas: SU…
Pavement policies: Unraveling the Norwegian ban on skateboarding
This paper investigates the historical prohibition of skateboarding in Norway from 1977 to 1989, a unique instance of such a comprehensive ban globally. The study aims to understand the circumstances leading to this ban and the rationale behind it. Two primary explanations emerged around the ban: one from a bureaucratic perspective citing risk management, and the other from skateboarders seeing it as a regulation of their counterculture. We argue…
Does the power structure in local facility processes hinder sustainable solutions? Case studies from Norway (and Denmark)
Factors that determine the level of participation in sport and exercise—an analyze of public policy for sport and exercise in European countries
Introduction The burgeoning issue of physical inactivity on a global scale, prominently underscored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU), poses significant health challenges. This necessitates a concerted effort to elevate levels of physical activity. This paper delves into the public policies concerning sport and exercise within EU countries to identify pivotal factors that encourage sports and exercise participatio…
Political science (9 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Norwegian (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)