The starting point of this course is the fact that international organizations and international cooperation are having a greater impact than ever on the organization of sports within national societies. International organizations and their roles in the sporting area will be described. The course will not only examine the functioning of international sporting bodies such as the IOC, but also international organizations such as the EU and the UN, with an overall goal of locating sports within an international context.

The students will:

• Understand the key aspects of globalization.
• Explain how international organizations such as the IOC, WADA and international sporting federations operate.
• Conduct an analysis of how the Olympic system (IOC, international federations and national Olympic societies) works.
• Make comparisons between international and national sports federations.
• Make comparisons between different international federations based upon competition structures, and the elaboration of these structures.
• Understand how to analyze change in international sports organizations in terms of two different theoretical perspectives (institutional theory and stakeholder theory).
• Explain how the national and international sports area is influenced by governmental institutions such as the EU, the Council of Europe and UNESCO.
• Be able to conduct an analysis of the role of international organizations in areas such as doping and in regulating international transfers.
• Understand the Nordic sports systems and how they affect the elite sports system.
  

The course will be taught through various lectures and discussions and will involve a number of case studies.

An individual oral exam (50 %), an essay (five pages, 30 %) and weekly reviews (20 %) will be graded A-F. The reviews must be passed before the students can take the oral exam.

Norwegian students can write the essay and the reviews, and take the oral exam in Norwegian. Guidelines for how to write the essay and reviews are handed out in the first lecture.

All papers must be submitted via Fronter and will be run through ePhorus for plagiarism control.

Recourses/materials which may be used in the oral exam: none

NB! To open electronic articles off campus, you must use the following VPN connection:
http://www.nih.no/bibliotek/ressurser/tilgang-hjemmefra

Compulsory reading:
Andersen, S. S. (2012). Olympiatoppen in the Norwegian sports cluster. In: S. S. Andersen & L.T. Rongland (eds.), Nordic elite sport: same ambitions: Different tracks. (pp. 237-256). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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Andersen, S.S. & Ronglan, L.T. (2012). A comparative perspective on Nordic elite sport: Filling a gap. In: S.S. Andersen & L.T. Rongland (eds.), Nordic elite sport: same ambitions: Different tracks. (pp. 259-284). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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Bergem, E.J., Granli, T.C., Boodhun, V., Hestman, I.M., & Larsen, S. (2011). Project rails: Reviewing and analyzing the international level of snowboarding. Master Thesis: University of Oslo, Oslo.
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Chapplet, J.-L. & Kübler-Mabbot, B. (2008). The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic system. (Global institutions series; 27). London: Routledge.
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Commission of the European Communities (2007). White paper: White paper on sport. Brussels: EU.
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García, B. (2007). UEFA and the European Union: From confrontation to cooperation.
Journal of Contemporary European Research, 3(3), 202-223.
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Green, M. & Oakley, B. (2001). Elite sport development systems and playing to win: uniformity and diversity in international approaches. Leisure Studies, 20, 247-267.
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Hanstad, D.V., Smith, A. & Waddington, I. (2008). The establishment of the World Anti-Doping Agency: A study of the management of organisational change and unplanned outcomes. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 43, 227-249.
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Horne, J, & Whannel, G. (2012). Politics and the Olympics. In: J.Horne & G. Whannel, Understanding the Olympics. (pp.126-145) London: Routledge.
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Mason, D.S., Thibault, L. & Misener, L. (2006). An agency theory perspective on corruption in sport: The case of the International Olympic Committee. Journal of Sport Management, 20, 52-73
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Morrow, S. & Idle, C. (2008). Understanding change in professional road cycling. European Journal of Sport Management, 8 (4), 315-335
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Mäkinen, J. (2012). The anatomy of elite sports organization in Finland. In: S.S. Andersen & L.T. Rongland (eds.), Nordic elite sport: same ambitions: Different tracks. (pp. 209-223) Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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O`Brien, D. & Slack, T. (2003). An analysis of change in organizational field: the professionalization of English Rugby Union. Journal of Sport Management, 17, 417-448
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Panagiotopoulos, D.P, Mournianakis, I., Alexandrakis, V. & Manarakis, S. (2010). Prospects for EU action in the field of sport after the Lisbon Treaty. International Sports Law Review Pandektis, 8, 301-310.
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Siekmann, R. & Soek, J. (2010). Models of sport governance in the European Union: The Relationship between State and Sport Authorities. International Sports Law Review, Pandektis 8, 93-102.
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Sjöblom, P. & Fahlén, J. (2012). Swedish elite sport: Contested terrain. In: S.S. Andersen & L.T. Rongland (eds.), Nordic elite sport: same ambitions: Different tracks. (pp. 193-208). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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Soule, B., & Lestrelin, L. (2011). The Puerto Affair: Revealing the difficulties of the fight against doping. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 35(2), 186-208.
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Steen-Johnsen, K. (2007). Globalized fitness in the Norwegian context. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 42, 343-362.
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Storm, R.K. (2012). Danish elite sport and Team Denmark: New trends? In: S.S. Andersen & L.T. Rongland (eds.), Nordic elite sport: Same ambitions: Different tracks. (pp. 224-236). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
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Compulsory reading in compendium:
Tokarski, W., Petry, K., Groll, M. & Mittag, J. (2009). Sport politics and policies at the European level. In: W. Tokarski, K. Petry, M. Groll & J. Mittag, A perfect match? Sport and the European Union (2nd ed.). (pp. 54-87). Oxford: Meyer & Meyer.
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One additional article/book chapter on globalization will be presented in the first lecture.

* Lessons and power point presentations used in lessons are part of the compulsory reading in the course

Recommended reading:
Callery, C. & McArdle, D. (2011). Doping, European law and the implications of Meca-Medina. International journal of sport policy and politics, 3(2), 163-175.
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Christiansen, A. V. (2005). The legacy of Festina: Patterns of drug use in European cycling since 1998. Sport in History, 25(3), 497-514
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Gardiner, S. & Welch, R. (2011). Nationality and protectionism in football: Why are FIFA`s "6+5 rule" and UEFA`s "home-grown player rule" on the agenda? Soccer & Society, 12(6), 774-787.
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Hanstad, D. V. (2008). Drug scandal and organizational change within the International Ski Federation: A figurational approach. European Sport Management Quarterly, 8, 379-398.
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Horne, J, & Whannel, G. (2012). The internationalist spirit and national contestation. In: J.Horne & G. Whannel, Understanding the Olympics. (pp.109-125) London: Routledge.
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IOC (1999). Report by the IOC 2000 Commission to the 110th IOC Session.
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Maguire, J., Jarvie, G., Mansfield, L. & Bradley, J. (2002). Sport and globalization. In: J. Maguire, G. Jarvie, L. Mansfield & J. Bradley, Sport worlds: A sociological perspective. (pp. 3-23). Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics.
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Payne, M. (2006). Olympic turnaround: How the Olympic Games stepped back from the brink of extinction to become the world's best known brand. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers.
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Pound, R. W. (2004). Inside the Olympics: A behind-the-scenes look at the politics, the scandals, and the glory of the games. Canada: Wiley.
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Waddington, I. (2000). Doping in sport: A case study of cycling and the 1998 Tour de France, In: I. Wassington, Sport, health and drugs: a critical sociological perspective. (pp.153-168). London: E & FN Spon.
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Weatherill, S. (2010). Fairness, openness and the specific nature of sport: Does the Lisbon Treaty change EU sports law? International Sports Law Review Pandektis, 8, 11-17.
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* Additional articles or chapters in books may be added to the compulsory reading during the course