Cecilia Stenling
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4151554 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cecilia Stenling |
| PRENOMES | Cecilia |
| SOBRENOME | Stenling |
| ASSINATURA | STENLING C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9619-801X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Paid work in voluntary sport clubs
This study unpacks the conditions for, characteristics of, and consequences of employed ‘background’ work/ers in grassroots sport. Contrary to existing knowledge on ‘off-field’ sport staff, it applies an organisational sociology lens to address paid work as a basic yet neglected form of professionalisation. Drawing on institutional role theory and semi-structured interviews with sport club staff, we show the distinctiveness of paid work in otherw…
Willingness of voluntary sports clubs to implement integration programmes – A construction of organisational identity ideal types
Integration of migrants is currently among the most relevant political issues in Western societies. In this context, voluntary sport clubs (VSCs) have been granted substantial trust to bring people together in joint sport activities. However, despite ambitious programmes launched by public authorities and/, or sport federations, a relatively small proportion of VSCs engage with such targeted initiatives. The existing literature provides explanati…
Developing athletes into cooperative learners
Talent development environments are usually group-based, meaning athletes comprise each other’s learning context. Consequently, athletes’ ability to learn with and from each other is essential. This implies that there is a key role for coaches to play in cultivating reciprocal, cooperative athletes and creating talent environments in which participants can ‘learn to learn’. The aim of this study was to create knowledge on day-to-day coaching cond…
Sport integrity systems’ organizational footprint
The purpose of this paper is to explore the typifications surrounding the emerging Integrity Officer role, and to discuss the potential side-effects of the ways in which integrity measures are shaped and implemented. Drawing on 31 semi-structured interviews with Integrity Officer role incumbents and staff in direct interaction with this role, our analysis shows how the typification of the role is characterised by three contextually shaped contrad…
(Re)Asserting organization as a lens in sport sociology
The purpose of this article is to (re)assert the importance of an organizational lens in the socio-cultural study of sport. Specifically, we aim to demonstrate the often self-perpetuating and always value-infused nature of rational design, and the organizational processes through which problems, objectives, structures, roles, identities, and knowledges are (re)constituted and privileged in the context of sport. Drawing on an institutional underst…
Structural and Cultural Othering
The purpose of this article is to examine the role played by organizational culture in young people’s continuing underrepresentation in decision-making bodies, despite structural changes, in the context of Norwegian sport organizations. Data is based on a questionnaire centred on the experiences of young people in sport governance ( n = 32 youth representatives) and semi-structured interviews with young (under 26 years) and older representatives …
Private football academies—friend or foe? An analysis of Norwegian media's framing of arguments about private football academies and the monopoly of organized sport
Private football academies challenge the monopoly of Norwegian voluntary and democratic sport. Using field theory and framing approach as analytical perspectives, this article presents a media analysis that reveals that, first, association football and private academies agree on the fact that Norwegian football is not good enough and must improve. Second, they disagree on whether to improve it within association football exclusively or supplement…
Integrity governance
Globally, 'integrity' has emerged as a critical concept for sport, with scholars, government agencies and NGOs proposing the establishment of 'integrity systems', comprising measures such as new policy units, ombudsmen and mediation services. The purpose of this study is to assess the coherence of this reform agenda, to determine its core features and gauge whether it constitutes a new governing paradigm and departure from 'professionalisation'. …
The meaning of democracy in an era of good governance
Contemporary sport governance contexts are marked by a trend towards efficiency-based board composition and an increasing use of instruments aimed to (re)shape boards. Yet, democratic governance is integral to many countries' sport systems, and research tells us that representation still matters in sport governance. Considering this, the aim with this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with a vocabulary to understand and address is…
Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport
While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization - including their relationship to sport - remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper is concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes to creating a situation, which includes the Norwegian sports confederation (NIF) but excludes the indigenous people Sámi's sports organisation. Based on existing data…
Sport club consultants as street-level bureaucrats in sport policy processes
The focus of this paper is sport club consultants, an under-researched role that is uniquely situated at the interface of sport policy systems and clubs. Incumbents of this role—the label of which varies between countries—conduct club-directed developmental work to align clubs with centrally issued policies and programmes. Conceptualising sport club consultants as a sport-specific street-level bureaucrat, the paper’s purpose is, first, to analyse…
Sport Advocacy
Despite an increase of advocacy by established nongovernmental sport organizations, little is known about how advocacy is enacted and with what effects. Building conceptually on frame alignment theory and empirically on interview data from 19 Swedish Regional Sport Federations, this article investigates how advocates politicize sport to gain “insider status” and analyses the by-products of such efforts. This research demonstrates that the archite…
Inside-out and outside-in
The aim of this article is to enrich theoretically the analysis of processes of policy implementation through sport clubs. Subsequent to reviewing previous theoretical contributions on this topic, we make the case that available conceptualizations are marked by an inside-out perspective and that they conceptually and empirically stop short at the end implementer, i.e. the sport club. Consequently, analyses of policy implementation through sport c…
Same same, but different? Exploring the organizational identities of Swedish voluntary sports
The aim of this study is to contribute to the ongoing discussion of sports clubs' propensity to act as policy implementers. Theoretically, we conceptualize this propensity as contingent on an alignment between a sports club's organizational identity and the cultural material, that is, ends and means of a given policy. Building on data from short, qualitative interviews with representatives of 218 randomly selected sports clubs, we construct 10 or…
The order of logics in Swedish sport – feeding the hungry beast of result orientation and commercialization
The purpose of this study was to analyse the dominant logics (Bettis & Pralahad, 1995) that set the stage for the Swedish sports movement. The study was made within the conceptual framework of institutional theory (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983) and the concept of design archetypes (Greenwood & Hinings, 1988). Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with six respondents representing six Swedish voluntary sports clubs. The results reveal a …
Money talks – A qualitative analysis of the organizational change connected with the corporation formation of a voluntary sport club / Money talks – Eine qualitative Analyse des organisationalen Wande…
The purpose of this study was to illustrate and analyze the organizational change the Swedish voluntary sports club IF Björklöven went through in connection with the corporation formation of its representative team. The study was made with institutional theory as a theoretical frame of reference. Particularly important for the shaping of the study was a theoretical model by Greenwood and Hinings (1996). The data was collected using semi-structure…
The order of logics in Swedish sport – feeding the hungry beast of result orientation and commercialization
The purpose of this study was to analyse the dominant logics (Bettis & Pralahad, 1995) that set the stage for the Swedish sports movement. The study was made within the conceptual framework of institutional theory (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983) and the concept of design archetypes (Greenwood & Hinings, 1988). Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with six respondents representing six Swedish voluntary sports clubs. The results reveal a …
Same same, but different? Exploring the organizational identities of Swedish voluntary sports
The aim of this study is to contribute to the ongoing discussion of sports clubs' propensity to act as policy implementers. Theoretically, we conceptualize this propensity as contingent on an alignment between a sports club's organizational identity and the cultural material, that is, ends and means of a given policy. Building on data from short, qualitative interviews with representatives of 218 randomly selected sports clubs, we construct 10 or…
Sport club consultants as street-level bureaucrats in sport policy processes
The focus of this paper is sport club consultants, an under-researched role that is uniquely situated at the interface of sport policy systems and clubs. Incumbents of this role—the label of which varies between countries—conduct club-directed developmental work to align clubs with centrally issued policies and programmes. Conceptualising sport club consultants as a sport-specific street-level bureaucrat, the paper’s purpose is, first, to analyse…
Sport Advocacy
Despite an increase of advocacy by established nongovernmental sport organizations, little is known about how advocacy is enacted and with what effects. Building conceptually on frame alignment theory and empirically on interview data from 19 Swedish Regional Sport Federations, this article investigates how advocates politicize sport to gain “insider status” and analyses the by-products of such efforts. This research demonstrates that the archite…
The meaning of democracy in an era of good governance
Contemporary sport governance contexts are marked by a trend towards efficiency-based board composition and an increasing use of instruments aimed to (re)shape boards. Yet, democratic governance is integral to many countries' sport systems, and research tells us that representation still matters in sport governance. Considering this, the aim with this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with a vocabulary to understand and address is…
Inside-out and outside-in
The aim of this article is to enrich theoretically the analysis of processes of policy implementation through sport clubs. Subsequent to reviewing previous theoretical contributions on this topic, we make the case that available conceptualizations are marked by an inside-out perspective and that they conceptually and empirically stop short at the end implementer, i.e. the sport club. Consequently, analyses of policy implementation through sport c…
Integrity governance
Globally, 'integrity' has emerged as a critical concept for sport, with scholars, government agencies and NGOs proposing the establishment of 'integrity systems', comprising measures such as new policy units, ombudsmen and mediation services. The purpose of this study is to assess the coherence of this reform agenda, to determine its core features and gauge whether it constitutes a new governing paradigm and departure from 'professionalisation'. …
Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport
While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization - including their relationship to sport - remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper is concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes to creating a situation, which includes the Norwegian sports confederation (NIF) but excludes the indigenous people Sámi's sports organisation. Based on existing data…
Sport integrity systems’ organizational footprint
The purpose of this paper is to explore the typifications surrounding the emerging Integrity Officer role, and to discuss the potential side-effects of the ways in which integrity measures are shaped and implemented. Drawing on 31 semi-structured interviews with Integrity Officer role incumbents and staff in direct interaction with this role, our analysis shows how the typification of the role is characterised by three contextually shaped contrad…
(Re)Asserting organization as a lens in sport sociology
The purpose of this article is to (re)assert the importance of an organizational lens in the socio-cultural study of sport. Specifically, we aim to demonstrate the often self-perpetuating and always value-infused nature of rational design, and the organizational processes through which problems, objectives, structures, roles, identities, and knowledges are (re)constituted and privileged in the context of sport. Drawing on an institutional underst…
Money talks – A qualitative analysis of the organizational change connected with the corporation formation of a voluntary sport club / Money talks – Eine qualitative Analyse des organisationalen Wande…
The purpose of this study was to illustrate and analyze the organizational change the Swedish voluntary sports club IF Björklöven went through in connection with the corporation formation of its representative team. The study was made with institutional theory as a theoretical frame of reference. Particularly important for the shaping of the study was a theoretical model by Greenwood and Hinings (1996). The data was collected using semi-structure…
The order of logics in Swedish sport – feeding the hungry beast of result orientation and commercialization
The purpose of this study was to analyse the dominant logics (Bettis & Pralahad, 1995) that set the stage for the Swedish sports movement. The study was made within the conceptual framework of institutional theory (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983) and the concept of design archetypes (Greenwood & Hinings, 1988). Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with six respondents representing six Swedish voluntary sports clubs. The results reveal a …
Same same, but different? Exploring the organizational identities of Swedish voluntary sports
The aim of this study is to contribute to the ongoing discussion of sports clubs' propensity to act as policy implementers. Theoretically, we conceptualize this propensity as contingent on an alignment between a sports club's organizational identity and the cultural material, that is, ends and means of a given policy. Building on data from short, qualitative interviews with representatives of 218 randomly selected sports clubs, we construct 10 or…
Inside-out and outside-in
The aim of this article is to enrich theoretically the analysis of processes of policy implementation through sport clubs. Subsequent to reviewing previous theoretical contributions on this topic, we make the case that available conceptualizations are marked by an inside-out perspective and that they conceptually and empirically stop short at the end implementer, i.e. the sport club. Consequently, analyses of policy implementation through sport c…
Sport Advocacy
Despite an increase of advocacy by established nongovernmental sport organizations, little is known about how advocacy is enacted and with what effects. Building conceptually on frame alignment theory and empirically on interview data from 19 Swedish Regional Sport Federations, this article investigates how advocates politicize sport to gain “insider status” and analyses the by-products of such efforts. This research demonstrates that the archite…
Sport club consultants as street-level bureaucrats in sport policy processes
The focus of this paper is sport club consultants, an under-researched role that is uniquely situated at the interface of sport policy systems and clubs. Incumbents of this role—the label of which varies between countries—conduct club-directed developmental work to align clubs with centrally issued policies and programmes. Conceptualising sport club consultants as a sport-specific street-level bureaucrat, the paper’s purpose is, first, to analyse…
Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport
While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization - including their relationship to sport - remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper is concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes to creating a situation, which includes the Norwegian sports confederation (NIF) but excludes the indigenous people Sámi's sports organisation. Based on existing data…
Private football academies—friend or foe? An analysis of Norwegian media's framing of arguments about private football academies and the monopoly of organized sport
Private football academies challenge the monopoly of Norwegian voluntary and democratic sport. Using field theory and framing approach as analytical perspectives, this article presents a media analysis that reveals that, first, association football and private academies agree on the fact that Norwegian football is not good enough and must improve. Second, they disagree on whether to improve it within association football exclusively or supplement…
Integrity governance
Globally, 'integrity' has emerged as a critical concept for sport, with scholars, government agencies and NGOs proposing the establishment of 'integrity systems', comprising measures such as new policy units, ombudsmen and mediation services. The purpose of this study is to assess the coherence of this reform agenda, to determine its core features and gauge whether it constitutes a new governing paradigm and departure from 'professionalisation'. …
The meaning of democracy in an era of good governance
Contemporary sport governance contexts are marked by a trend towards efficiency-based board composition and an increasing use of instruments aimed to (re)shape boards. Yet, democratic governance is integral to many countries' sport systems, and research tells us that representation still matters in sport governance. Considering this, the aim with this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with a vocabulary to understand and address is…
Structural and Cultural Othering
The purpose of this article is to examine the role played by organizational culture in young people’s continuing underrepresentation in decision-making bodies, despite structural changes, in the context of Norwegian sport organizations. Data is based on a questionnaire centred on the experiences of young people in sport governance ( n = 32 youth representatives) and semi-structured interviews with young (under 26 years) and older representatives …
Developing athletes into cooperative learners
Talent development environments are usually group-based, meaning athletes comprise each other’s learning context. Consequently, athletes’ ability to learn with and from each other is essential. This implies that there is a key role for coaches to play in cultivating reciprocal, cooperative athletes and creating talent environments in which participants can ‘learn to learn’. The aim of this study was to create knowledge on day-to-day coaching cond…
Sport integrity systems’ organizational footprint
The purpose of this paper is to explore the typifications surrounding the emerging Integrity Officer role, and to discuss the potential side-effects of the ways in which integrity measures are shaped and implemented. Drawing on 31 semi-structured interviews with Integrity Officer role incumbents and staff in direct interaction with this role, our analysis shows how the typification of the role is characterised by three contextually shaped contrad…
(Re)Asserting organization as a lens in sport sociology
The purpose of this article is to (re)assert the importance of an organizational lens in the socio-cultural study of sport. Specifically, we aim to demonstrate the often self-perpetuating and always value-infused nature of rational design, and the organizational processes through which problems, objectives, structures, roles, identities, and knowledges are (re)constituted and privileged in the context of sport. Drawing on an institutional underst…
Paid work in voluntary sport clubs
This study unpacks the conditions for, characteristics of, and consequences of employed ‘background’ work/ers in grassroots sport. Contrary to existing knowledge on ‘off-field’ sport staff, it applies an organisational sociology lens to address paid work as a basic yet neglected form of professionalisation. Drawing on institutional role theory and semi-structured interviews with sport club staff, we show the distinctiveness of paid work in otherw…
Willingness of voluntary sports clubs to implement integration programmes – A construction of organisational identity ideal types
Integration of migrants is currently among the most relevant political issues in Western societies. In this context, voluntary sport clubs (VSCs) have been granted substantial trust to bring people together in joint sport activities. However, despite ambitious programmes launched by public authorities and/, or sport federations, a relatively small proportion of VSCs engage with such targeted initiatives. The existing literature provides explanati…
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