Kati Lehtonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3747515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kati Lehtonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kati |
| FAMILY NAME | Lehtonen |
| SIGNATURE | LEHTONEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9709-1644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A systems thinking approach for examining the turning points in the Finnish public sport policy
Background and study aim This study proposes a longitudinal analysis of the Finnish public sports policy and explores the dynamics between turning points from a systems thinking perspective. We argue that a better understanding of the dynamics and relationships between turning points, interruptions, and new paths in the policy process can guide future options for public sports policies. Material and methods Documentary and interview-based materia…
Being second among the second
This article reports on a study investigating the struggle for influence in an Indigenous community. With an eye on the potential further subordination on certain subgroups, we studied how Sámi sports club officials outside Sámi core areas perceive their relationship with clubs in core Sámi areas and the federative Sámi sports organization. Methodologically, we performed interviews with representatives of Indigenous sports clubs and employed Bour…
The art of balance
The governance of Indigenous people is in many contexts a combination of political ambitions to promote self-governance, and more traditional policies and governance practices. These combinations often carry unintended contradictions and exclusionary processes. In this article, we investigate the consequences of one such contradiction: the aspiration for self-determination and self-governance on the one hand and the aspiration for broader politic…
How Do Networks Reflect Collaborative Governance? The Case of a Sport Policy Program
This study examines the extent to which collaborative governance thinking is realized in a government-funded sport policy program. Our main argument is that this conversion requires the analysis and interpretation of meso-governance and related networks. In the analysis of meso-level sports policy governance networks, we apply social network analysis and theme interviews. The empirical analysis conducted in this study involves the network-based s…
Building of the legitimacy of a sports organization in a hybridized operating environment
During the past few years, Finland has seen the reform of the Finnish Olympic Committee (OC), the dissolution of three major sports organizations and the establishment of two new central sports organizations: first, Valo (Finnish Sports Confederation) and two years later, the merged Valo-OC. The focus of this article lies on the building of Valo-OC's organizational legitimacy in a hybridized environment. The research material has been collected b…
Building of the legitimacy of a sports organization in a hybridized operating environment
During the past few years, Finland has seen the reform of the Finnish Olympic Committee (OC), the dissolution of three major sports organizations and the establishment of two new central sports organizations: first, Valo (Finnish Sports Confederation) and two years later, the merged Valo-OC. The focus of this article lies on the building of Valo-OC's organizational legitimacy in a hybridized environment. The research material has been collected b…
Building of the legitimacy of a sports organization in a hybridized operating environment
During the past few years, Finland has seen the reform of the Finnish Olympic Committee (OC), the dissolution of three major sports organizations and the establishment of two new central sports organizations: first, Valo (Finnish Sports Confederation) and two years later, the merged Valo-OC. The focus of this article lies on the building of Valo-OC's organizational legitimacy in a hybridized environment. The research material has been collected b…
How Do Networks Reflect Collaborative Governance? The Case of a Sport Policy Program
This study examines the extent to which collaborative governance thinking is realized in a government-funded sport policy program. Our main argument is that this conversion requires the analysis and interpretation of meso-governance and related networks. In the analysis of meso-level sports policy governance networks, we apply social network analysis and theme interviews. The empirical analysis conducted in this study involves the network-based s…
The art of balance
The governance of Indigenous people is in many contexts a combination of political ambitions to promote self-governance, and more traditional policies and governance practices. These combinations often carry unintended contradictions and exclusionary processes. In this article, we investigate the consequences of one such contradiction: the aspiration for self-determination and self-governance on the one hand and the aspiration for broader politic…
A systems thinking approach for examining the turning points in the Finnish public sport policy
Background and study aim This study proposes a longitudinal analysis of the Finnish public sports policy and explores the dynamics between turning points from a systems thinking perspective. We argue that a better understanding of the dynamics and relationships between turning points, interruptions, and new paths in the policy process can guide future options for public sports policies. Material and methods Documentary and interview-based materia…
Being second among the second
This article reports on a study investigating the struggle for influence in an Indigenous community. With an eye on the potential further subordination on certain subgroups, we studied how Sámi sports club officials outside Sámi core areas perceive their relationship with clubs in core Sámi areas and the federative Sámi sports organization. Methodologically, we performed interviews with representatives of Indigenous sports clubs and employed Bour…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works)