Care as a strategy to navigate political tensions within the China-Norway sports coaching collaboration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2378859 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Tjønndal (0000-0002-8579-1539, Nord University, corresponding author), Heidi Østbø Haugen (0000-0001-6719-9235, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1032-1053 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10126902241247579 |
| OpenAlex | W4396675753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
This study investigates the experiences of Norwegian coaches involved in a winter sports collaboration between Norway and China leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Our analysis delves into the complexities of coach-athlete relationships in collaborations between nations with vastly different sports systems and cultures. Methodologically, the study is based on qualitative interviews with Norwegian coaches involved in the collaboration. Emphasizing the concept of 'care,' we examine how Norwegian coaches navigated the cultural, bureaucratic, and political tensions that encompassed their relations with the Chinese winter sports athletes. The findings reveal that prioritizing care and athlete welfare serves not only as a coaching philosophy for the Norwegian coaches, but also as both a shield and a justification for their involvement, effectively sidelining broader ethical, and political considerations in the Norway-China winter sports collaboration. This research contributes to understanding the dynamics of international sports collaborations and coaches' strategies for maintaining integrity while engaging in international partnerships marked by different values and traditions
Athletes · Bureaucracy · China · Coaching · Norwegian · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Sociology of sport · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |