Sport and Body Culture
The Research Unit for Sport and Body Culture works within a humanities and social sciences framework. We focus on the study of sports and body culture based on historical, pedagogical, philosophical, psychological and sociological theories and methods. Our research falls within the following research areas:
- Doping in elite sport
- Drug use in recreational sport
- The history of sports policy and politics
- Current issues in sport politics
- Talent development
- Mental health in sport
- Sociology of sport
- Sociology of the body
- Sport ethics and philosophy
In addition, we are responsible for and teach on the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Sports Science.
The research unit has an international focus and currently hosts and manages the International Network for Doping Research, INDR.
Recent publications
Krieger, J. (2024, Jul 23). An Olympics without flags - a road to innovation? PlaytheGame. https://www.playthegame.org/news/an-olympics-without-flags-a-road-to-innovation/
Krieger, J. (2024). Athlete representation. In P. M. Pedersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sport Management (2nd ed., pp. 61-63). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Krieger, J. & Henning, A. (2024). Drug Testing. In P. M. Pedersen (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sport Management (2nd ed., pp. 289-291).
Tucker, R., Hilton, E. N., McGawley, K., Pollock, N., Millet, G. P., Sandbakk, Ø., Howatson, G., Brown, G. A., Carlson, L. A., Chen, M. A., Heron, N., Kirk, C., Murphy, M. H., Pringle, J., Richardson, A., Santos-Concejero, J., Christiansen, A. V., Jones, C., Alonso, J.-M. ... Lundberg, T. R. (2024). Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(8), e14715. Article e14715. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14715
Deschamps, Y., Krieger, J. & Chernii, K. (2024). Introduction: Towards a History of International Sport Economy. International Journal of the History of Sport, 41(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2024.2339647
Krieger, J. (2024). Knowledge, care, and discipline: the Dane Ingeborg Paul-Petersen as a pioneer in women’s swimming coaching. Sport in History, 44(2), 216-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/17460263.2024.2355462
