ISBN:
9789189504455
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9189504453
Language:
English
Pages:
141 S., 15, 17, 18, 16, 20, 14 S.
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illustrationer
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25 cm
Series Statement:
Södertörn doctoral dissertations 220
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Blomqvist Mickelsson, Tony A Nordic sports social work in the context of refugee reception
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Södertörns högskola 2023
DDC:
306.48309485
Keywords:
Sport
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Flüchtling
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Flüchtlingshilfe
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Integration
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Schweden
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Ukraine
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Ukraine
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migration
;
sports
;
social work
;
Ukraina
;
idrott
;
socialt arbete
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Avhandlingar
Abstract:
Sports facilitate a range of positive outcomes, such as health, social networks and more, and have increasingly been considered a movement that is addressing social issues. This dissertation, consisting of six published articles, examines the necessary conditions for including underrepresented populations in Swedish sports clubs, such as people with migrant backgrounds. This is done, partially, in the context of the current conflict in Ukraine, where approximately 50.000 Ukrainians reside in Sweden. In summary, the studies show that sports clubs, often in underserved areas, have much work ahead of them. Time, consistency, and different types of capital are needed in order for the sports clubs to work in a sustainable fashion with social inclusion. Sports clubs need one, or more, individuals with personal drive, local anchoring, and with the ability to initiate collaborations with other important actors. Within this context, I argue that sports clubs should be more explicitly discussed in conjunction with what is known as 'community work' to more clearly carve out and conceptualize the role of sports within social work research. In the dissertation's latter part, I explore the inclusion of Ukrainian migrants, and how this has been experienced by the sports clubs. This is done with both a practical, and critical, perspective in the dissertation's two final studies. Almost all sports clubs are overwhelmingly positive towards Ukrainian migrants and how these have been welcomed into the sports clubs, but in a few instances, there have been frictions relating to ideas of training between Ukrainian youths' parents and Swedish coaches. In the final study, I show how Ukrainian migrants often are talked about as more 'deserving' of being included compared to other migrant groups. This is grounded in ideas on Ukrainians as being more culturally similar to Swedes, that they do not pose the same security threat as other migrant groups are believed to do, and that Ukrainians are more willing to contribute to Swedish society compared to other groups. In summary, the dissertation maps out a range of critical factors to consider for sports clubs when they work with underrepresented populations, but also shows that sports clubs occasionally treat different groups differently - this conflicts with the idea that sports should be, equally, available to everyone; a guiding principle of the Swedish sports movement
Note:
Sammanfattning jämte 6 uppsatser
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