Theorizing the form and impact of sport scandals
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Theorizing the form and impact of sport scandals. / Wagner, Ulrik; Storm, Rasmus.
I: International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Bind 57, Nr. 6, 2022, s. 821-844.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Theorizing the form and impact of sport scandals
AU - Wagner, Ulrik
AU - Storm, Rasmus
N1 - CURIS 2022 NEXS 186
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Sport scandals have attracted significant interest within and beyond the sociology of sport. However, developing a theoretical understanding of sport scandals has so far been neglected. Therefore, the two-fold purpose of this conceptual paper is to outline a theoretical model for understanding the form of a sport scandal, and to construct two typical sport scandals that can assist us in theorizing and differentiating how sport scandals may have varying effects on society. In our work, we rely on insights on form formulated by the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann combined with notions of ideal types derived from Max Weber. Accordingly, scandals are described as examples of paradoxical forms where excluded meaning re-enters to create spaces of temporary liminality. Despite their common characteristics, we are able to construct two ideal types of scandals – bureaucratic fallacy and charismatic failure – to understand why scandals may have varying impacts on the environment.
AB - Sport scandals have attracted significant interest within and beyond the sociology of sport. However, developing a theoretical understanding of sport scandals has so far been neglected. Therefore, the two-fold purpose of this conceptual paper is to outline a theoretical model for understanding the form of a sport scandal, and to construct two typical sport scandals that can assist us in theorizing and differentiating how sport scandals may have varying effects on society. In our work, we rely on insights on form formulated by the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann combined with notions of ideal types derived from Max Weber. Accordingly, scandals are described as examples of paradoxical forms where excluded meaning re-enters to create spaces of temporary liminality. Despite their common characteristics, we are able to construct two ideal types of scandals – bureaucratic fallacy and charismatic failure – to understand why scandals may have varying impacts on the environment.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Luhmann
KW - Weber
KW - Meaning
KW - Ideal types
KW - Bureaucratic fallacy
KW - Charismatic failure
U2 - 10.1177/10126902211043999
DO - 10.1177/10126902211043999
M3 - Journal article
VL - 57
SP - 821
EP - 844
JO - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
JF - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
SN - 1012-6902
IS - 6
ER -
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