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Structural and Cultural Othering: An Organizational Culture Perspective on Young People’s Participation in Decision-making in Sport Organizations
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2566-364X
Department for Sport and Physical Education, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7469-7395
Department of Education, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Umeå School of Sport Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Department for Sport and Physical Education, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9619-801X
Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway; Department of Education, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Umeå School of Sport Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2745-4841
2024 (English)In: Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research, ISSN 1103-3088, E-ISSN 1741-3222, Vol. 32, no 4, p. 360-377Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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 of organizations affiliated with the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederations of Sports (n = 10). Findings show that Norwegian sport organizations foster a cultural understanding of young people which takes its structural expression in the separation of elements that are ‘othering’ the youth. Youth have also limited access to resources of power as a result of a lack of trust in older leaders. Prevailing culture mirrors an adult society in which young people need to upgrade their level of professionalism through education before they are invited to decision-making processes.

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Sage Publications, 2024. Vol. 32, no 4, p. 360-377
Keywords [en]
Political participation, youth sport, sport governance, representation, organizational structure
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Sport and Fitness Sciences Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
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Sports Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-113585DOI: 10.1177/11033088241237386ISI: 001218543100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85193039589OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-113585DiVA, id: diva2:1857297
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The research was co-funded by the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and the Norwegian Research Center for Children and Youth Sport.

Available from: 2024-05-13 Created: 2024-05-13 Last updated: 2025-01-20Bibliographically approved

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