Simon Ličen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5050112 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Ličen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Ličen |
| SIGNATURE | LIČEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7261-7013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Newspaper Coverage of Sport in China, Slovenia and the United States
This study offers a quantitative comparison of newspaper coverage of sport in three countries with distinct social and economic systems. The study is guided by the concepts of agenda setting, international news flow, and globalization/glocalization frameworks. In each country, three newspapers (a quality, popular, and regional daily) were monitored over two artificial weeks between April and July 2021 for variables including newspaper section, ar…
A Public Service? Mediatization of the Olympic Games in Croatia and Slovenia
The Olympic Games are the largest mediated sporting mega-event, and broadcasters are instrumental in ensuring their exposure and financial viability. In the digital era, the Olympics navigate technological and societal changes that contest the values of sport, carry political and economic implications, and shape the relationship between the organizers and nation states. These interdependencies vary by global regions. This study examines the media…
Rediscovering Mediatization of Sport
Sustainable development principles in U.S. sport management graduate programs
This study assesses the engagement of academic programs in sport management with global problems by using the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a proxy measure of these problems, and gauges the degree to which sport management programs are positioning themselves as providers of knowledge and expertise in the area of sustainable development. To this end, the authors examined the program descriptions, learning outcomes and curricula …
The role of newspapers in the formation of gendered national identity
This study examines how newspapers in post-communist Poland nurture a gendered national identity through their disparate coverage of men’s and women’s European basketball championships. Agenda-setting, framing and social identity theories were used to analyse 502 articles published between 2009–2013. Results show that men’s tournaments received 3.5 times more coverage than women’s events; the gap further widened when Poland hosted the championshi…
Influence of hosting a major sports event on patriotic attitudes
Countries with short histories of nationhood often resort to sport to (re-)invent a national identity. This study uses the nationalizing nationalism and social identity frameworks to examine whether hosting a major event such as the European basketball championship for men influenced national identification in Slovenia. Readers of the Slovenian public service website were surveyed at three points in time to determine changes in patriotism, nation…
International Newspaper Coverage of the 2013 EuroBasket for Men
This study examines international newspaper coverage of the 2013 European Basketball Championship for men. Generalist broadsheet newspapers in 13 countries on five continents were examined over the course of 1 year (from August 2012 until September 2013) to understand the amount and content of coverage dedicated to this major event. Results show that the host country, Slovenia, dedicated the most extensive coverage to the EuroBasket, followed by …
The eternal talent, the French Senegalese and the coach’s troop
Over the past 20 years, soccer in Slovenia has experienced a shift in role and perception from ‘Balkanite’ to mainstream. The purpose of this study is to understand how identity is negotiated in televised broadcasts of the domestic soccer league in this former Yugoslav country. The study uses content and discourse analyses to examine the commentary spoken during national soccer championship broadcasts on Slovenian public television and the ways p…
Black as Kenenisa Bekele in a tunnel’
Western/international media often portray African athletes in stereotypical terms similar to those applied to most other topics related to Africa. This study analyses how the identity, ethnicity and nationality of African athletes are negotiated in Olympic broadcasting in Slovenia, a post-socialist member of the European Union. The author conducted a critical analysis of the commentary by network reporters during 44 hours of athletics and swimmin…
From Pride to Smugness and the Nationalism Between
To measure relationships between Olympic media viewing and nation-based attitudes, 6 nations (Australia, Bulgaria, China, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United States) were surveyed in the 5 days immediately after the 2012 London Olympics. A total of 1,025 respondents answered questions pertaining to four measures of nationalism: patriotism, nationalism, internationalism, and smugness. The amount of Olympic viewing resulted in significantly h…
Cheering for ‘our’ champs by watching ‘sexy’ female throwers
Television is a cultural service and its national renderings of the Olympic Games contribute to the viewers’ understanding of themselves and the world. This study examines the representation of nationality and gender within Slovenian broadcasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Results show that evaluative commentary comprised as much as 44% of the dialogue. ‘Home’ athletes were given more prominence, while foreign athletes were largely portrayed thr…
Affirming nationality in transnational circumstances
Sports broadcasts showing national teams frequently have been found to engage in biased and patriotic coverage. However, little is known about the announcers’ discourse in club franchise competitions. This study examines discursive framing of nationality within Slovenian broadcasts of international men’s basketball and women’s team handball matches. Results show that announcers devote Slovenian-based teams just under 60% of all team-related comme…
From Pride to Smugness and the Nationalism Between
To measure relationships between Olympic media viewing and nation-based attitudes, 6 nations (Australia, Bulgaria, China, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United States) were surveyed in the 5 days immediately after the 2012 London Olympics. A total of 1,025 respondents answered questions pertaining to four measures of nationalism: patriotism, nationalism, internationalism, and smugness. The amount of Olympic viewing resulted in significantly h…
The eternal talent, the French Senegalese and the coach’s troop
Over the past 20 years, soccer in Slovenia has experienced a shift in role and perception from ‘Balkanite’ to mainstream. The purpose of this study is to understand how identity is negotiated in televised broadcasts of the domestic soccer league in this former Yugoslav country. The study uses content and discourse analyses to examine the commentary spoken during national soccer championship broadcasts on Slovenian public television and the ways p…
International Newspaper Coverage of the 2013 EuroBasket for Men
This study examines international newspaper coverage of the 2013 European Basketball Championship for men. Generalist broadsheet newspapers in 13 countries on five continents were examined over the course of 1 year (from August 2012 until September 2013) to understand the amount and content of coverage dedicated to this major event. Results show that the host country, Slovenia, dedicated the most extensive coverage to the EuroBasket, followed by …
Cheering for ‘our’ champs by watching ‘sexy’ female throwers
Television is a cultural service and its national renderings of the Olympic Games contribute to the viewers’ understanding of themselves and the world. This study examines the representation of nationality and gender within Slovenian broadcasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Results show that evaluative commentary comprised as much as 44% of the dialogue. ‘Home’ athletes were given more prominence, while foreign athletes were largely portrayed thr…
Rediscovering Mediatization of Sport
The role of newspapers in the formation of gendered national identity
This study examines how newspapers in post-communist Poland nurture a gendered national identity through their disparate coverage of men’s and women’s European basketball championships. Agenda-setting, framing and social identity theories were used to analyse 502 articles published between 2009–2013. Results show that men’s tournaments received 3.5 times more coverage than women’s events; the gap further widened when Poland hosted the championshi…
Affirming nationality in transnational circumstances
Sports broadcasts showing national teams frequently have been found to engage in biased and patriotic coverage. However, little is known about the announcers’ discourse in club franchise competitions. This study examines discursive framing of nationality within Slovenian broadcasts of international men’s basketball and women’s team handball matches. Results show that announcers devote Slovenian-based teams just under 60% of all team-related comme…
Influence of hosting a major sports event on patriotic attitudes
Countries with short histories of nationhood often resort to sport to (re-)invent a national identity. This study uses the nationalizing nationalism and social identity frameworks to examine whether hosting a major event such as the European basketball championship for men influenced national identification in Slovenia. Readers of the Slovenian public service website were surveyed at three points in time to determine changes in patriotism, nation…
A Public Service? Mediatization of the Olympic Games in Croatia and Slovenia
The Olympic Games are the largest mediated sporting mega-event, and broadcasters are instrumental in ensuring their exposure and financial viability. In the digital era, the Olympics navigate technological and societal changes that contest the values of sport, carry political and economic implications, and shape the relationship between the organizers and nation states. These interdependencies vary by global regions. This study examines the media…
Black as Kenenisa Bekele in a tunnel’
Western/international media often portray African athletes in stereotypical terms similar to those applied to most other topics related to Africa. This study analyses how the identity, ethnicity and nationality of African athletes are negotiated in Olympic broadcasting in Slovenia, a post-socialist member of the European Union. The author conducted a critical analysis of the commentary by network reporters during 44 hours of athletics and swimmin…
From Pride to Smugness and the Nationalism Between
To measure relationships between Olympic media viewing and nation-based attitudes, 6 nations (Australia, Bulgaria, China, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United States) were surveyed in the 5 days immediately after the 2012 London Olympics. A total of 1,025 respondents answered questions pertaining to four measures of nationalism: patriotism, nationalism, internationalism, and smugness. The amount of Olympic viewing resulted in significantly h…
Cheering for ‘our’ champs by watching ‘sexy’ female throwers
Television is a cultural service and its national renderings of the Olympic Games contribute to the viewers’ understanding of themselves and the world. This study examines the representation of nationality and gender within Slovenian broadcasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Results show that evaluative commentary comprised as much as 44% of the dialogue. ‘Home’ athletes were given more prominence, while foreign athletes were largely portrayed thr…
Affirming nationality in transnational circumstances
Sports broadcasts showing national teams frequently have been found to engage in biased and patriotic coverage. However, little is known about the announcers’ discourse in club franchise competitions. This study examines discursive framing of nationality within Slovenian broadcasts of international men’s basketball and women’s team handball matches. Results show that announcers devote Slovenian-based teams just under 60% of all team-related comme…
The eternal talent, the French Senegalese and the coach’s troop
Over the past 20 years, soccer in Slovenia has experienced a shift in role and perception from ‘Balkanite’ to mainstream. The purpose of this study is to understand how identity is negotiated in televised broadcasts of the domestic soccer league in this former Yugoslav country. The study uses content and discourse analyses to examine the commentary spoken during national soccer championship broadcasts on Slovenian public television and the ways p…
International Newspaper Coverage of the 2013 EuroBasket for Men
This study examines international newspaper coverage of the 2013 European Basketball Championship for men. Generalist broadsheet newspapers in 13 countries on five continents were examined over the course of 1 year (from August 2012 until September 2013) to understand the amount and content of coverage dedicated to this major event. Results show that the host country, Slovenia, dedicated the most extensive coverage to the EuroBasket, followed by …
The role of newspapers in the formation of gendered national identity
This study examines how newspapers in post-communist Poland nurture a gendered national identity through their disparate coverage of men’s and women’s European basketball championships. Agenda-setting, framing and social identity theories were used to analyse 502 articles published between 2009–2013. Results show that men’s tournaments received 3.5 times more coverage than women’s events; the gap further widened when Poland hosted the championshi…
Influence of hosting a major sports event on patriotic attitudes
Countries with short histories of nationhood often resort to sport to (re-)invent a national identity. This study uses the nationalizing nationalism and social identity frameworks to examine whether hosting a major event such as the European basketball championship for men influenced national identification in Slovenia. Readers of the Slovenian public service website were surveyed at three points in time to determine changes in patriotism, nation…
Sustainable development principles in U.S. sport management graduate programs
This study assesses the engagement of academic programs in sport management with global problems by using the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a proxy measure of these problems, and gauges the degree to which sport management programs are positioning themselves as providers of knowledge and expertise in the area of sustainable development. To this end, the authors examined the program descriptions, learning outcomes and curricula …
A Public Service? Mediatization of the Olympic Games in Croatia and Slovenia
The Olympic Games are the largest mediated sporting mega-event, and broadcasters are instrumental in ensuring their exposure and financial viability. In the digital era, the Olympics navigate technological and societal changes that contest the values of sport, carry political and economic implications, and shape the relationship between the organizers and nation states. These interdependencies vary by global regions. This study examines the media…
Rediscovering Mediatization of Sport
Newspaper Coverage of Sport in China, Slovenia and the United States
This study offers a quantitative comparison of newspaper coverage of sport in three countries with distinct social and economic systems. The study is guided by the concepts of agenda setting, international news flow, and globalization/glocalization frameworks. In each country, three newspapers (a quality, popular, and regional daily) were monitored over two artificial weeks between April and July 2021 for variables including newspaper section, ar…
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (12 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Advertising (7 works) · Media studies (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works)