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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

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Krieger, J. & Hao, Y. A. (2025). A Disillusion with the Olympic Fantasy: Olympic Identity Card-Related Controversies from 1972 to 1984. Paper presented at 2025 Conference of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) , Gatineau, Canada.
Krieger, J. (2025). Athletes from ‘Nowhere’: The Faroe Islands’ Quest for Olympic Recognition. International Journal of the History of Sport. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2025.2479451
Jain, S. & Krieger, J. (2025). Beyond the Boycotts: A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Enable Sporting Participation of Afghan Women. Paper presented at Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society, Melbourne, Australia. https://cgscholar.com/cg_event/events/R25en/proposal/79881
Møller, V. (2025). Can the enhanced games be defended, and are they a good idea? Performance Enhancement & Health, 13(4), Article 100373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2025.100373
Christiansen, A. V. & Møller, V. (2025). Epistemic racism—An epistemic catastrophe. Performance Enhancement and Health, 13(1), Article 100310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2024.100310
Krieger, J., Christiansen, A. V., Ekdahl, D., Thomsen, K. R., Møller, V. & Vinther, A. S. (2025, Sept 18). Forskere: Henrik Brandts dystre billede af humanistisk idrætsvidenskab er en stramning. Monitormedier A/S. https://idraetsmonitor.dk/nyheder/debat/article18544655.ece
Krieger, J. & Goretti, L. (2025). Il doppio standard e lo sport. AffarInternazionali, 1-2. https://www.affarinternazionali.it/il-doppio-standard-e-lo-sport/

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