(Not) being granted the right to belong-Amateur football clubs in Germany

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ID2378720
AutoresTina Nobis (0000-0002-8959-8437, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, autor correspondente), Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (0000-0001-8610-4828, University of Zurich), C Nesseler (0000-0001-7900-4175, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Helmut Dietl (0000-0003-3134-6891, University of Zurich)
Ano2022
Volume57
Fascículo7
Páginas1157-1174
Data de publicação2022-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10126902211061303
PMID36161094
OpenAlexW4200456701
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas74

Empirical studies show that first- and second-generation immigrants are less likely to be members of sports clubs than their non-immigrant peers. Common explanations are cultural differences and socioeconomic disadvantages. However, lower participation rates in amateur sport could be at least partly due to ethnic discrimination. Are minority ethnic groups granted the same right to belong as their non-immigrant peers? To answer this question, this paper uses publicly available data from a field experiment in which mock applications were sent out to over 1,600 football clubs in Germany. Having a foreign-sounding name significantly reduces the likelihood of being invited to participate. The paper concludes that amateur football clubs are not as permeable as they are often perceived to be. It claims that traditional explanations for lower participation rates of immigrants need to be revisited

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