Practices of German voluntary sports clubs to include refugees

Tuchel, Jacqueline; Burrmann, Ulrike; Nobis, Tina; Michelini, Enrico; Schlesinger, Torsten

doi:10.1080/17430437.2019.1706491

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“…With regard to organizational dispositions willingness and ability (Agergaard, 2011; Skille, 2008), the significance of the “explicit will” for digital usage in VSCs seems to be less relevant than the ability, pictured out by the organizational capacity, to implement the process currently. The fact that the willingness is vitiate by the organizational capacity was also shown in other areas, such as integration of refugees in VSCs (Tuchel et al , 2020). It is also interesting that the organizational goal “promotion of conviviality” does not show an inhibitory effect on the use of digital instruments for all clubs.…”

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Digitalization in organized sport – usage of digital instruments in voluntary sports clubs depending on club's goals and organizational capacity

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PurposeThe intention of this paper is to identify the scope and purpose of the use of digital tools in voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) and to identify club-specific factors that influence their usage behavior.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was conducted among VSCs in Austria and in Germany (n = 787). To answer the key questions, patterns of digital use in VSCs were analyzed in relation to the overall organizational goals and organizational capacity. In addition to the description of the clubs' usage behavior patterns, a multiple linear regression model (blockwise) and quantile regression models were estimated.FindingsThe descriptive results show that digital instruments are most used in the areas of “internal/external communication” (93.7%) and “to report membership data to federations” (82.1%). The OLS and quantile regression models indicate that user behavior is primarily influenced by the following factors: the goals of “commitment/success in competitive sports” and “cooperation with other institutions”; the organizational factors “digital processes do not fit with our club culture”, “proportion of volunteers with administrative tasks”, “we do not yet have a clear digitalization strategy for our club” and “lack of financial resources for necessary IT investments”.Originality/valueDigital technologies appear to be promising for organizational development in VSCs. However, what the usage behavior of digital instruments in VSCs currently is, and by which factors this usage is influenced, has not been the focus of empirical analysis yet. The study provides initial insights into the understanding of digitalization in VSCs that can be used for consulting and ongoing research.

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Digitalization in organized sport – usage of digital instruments in voluntary sports clubs depending on club's goals and organizational capacity

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“…Further, recent research emphasizes that the integration of refugees does not happen automatically (Doidge et al 2020;Flensner et al 2020;Michelini et al 2018;Nowy et al 2020;Stura 2019;Tuchel et al 2021). Characteristic of these studies is that they do not only focus on barriers but also on specific enablers that can enhance integration processes in sports clubs.…”

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Escaping the position as ‘other’: a postcolonial perspective on refugees’ trajectories into volunteering in Danish sports clubs

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The influx of refugees into Europe around 2015 has led to increasingly restrictive immigration policies and a rising political interest in using sport to promote such newcomers' state of health and integration into European communities. This perspective is echoed in both research and programmes that are often one-sided in focusing on refugees' sports participation in the receiving context, while their former experiences and specific interests in sport and physical activity are often neglected. Contributing with transnational and postcolonial perspectives, this article is based on a series of life history interviews with four newly arrived refugees who have taken up roles as volunteers in sports clubs in Denmark. Such trajectories are identified as bearing on their homeland experiences, while taking up volunteering also appears as an escape from their current position as 'Others'. Further, we discuss how newcomers may challenge dominant discourses on sports-specific volunteering and develop new hybrid forms of civic involvement.

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Typology of European Sports Programmes for Welcoming Migrants: Contrasting Political Philosophies

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Practices of German voluntary sports clubs to include refugees

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

Digitalization in organized sport – usage of digital instruments in voluntary sports clubs depending on club's goals and organizational capacity

Digitalization in organized sport – usage of digital instruments in voluntary sports clubs depending on club's goals and organizational capacity

Escaping the position as ‘other’: a postcolonial perspective on refugees’ trajectories into volunteering in Danish sports clubs

Typology of European Sports Programmes for Welcoming Migrants: Contrasting Political Philosophies

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