Workshop POLIS in Molde, Norway

We are happy to invite you to the POLIS workshop hosted by Molde University College on February 10th, 2026. The aim of the workshop is to renew and deepen our discussions on polity, politics and policies in the field of sport. 

The workshop will offer the opportunity to present ongoing research, discuss new ideas about collaborative research and identify topics and agendas.

Molde University College will provide meeting facilities and catering, but the participants will have to pay for their own transport and accommodation. 

Presentations could explore - but are not limited to – the following themes:

  • Sport infrastructures / Facilities and Sport politics
  • Sport in urban planning
  • Sport for development
  • Sport for All
  • Athlete welfare and social security
  • Ideas for future research collaborations and funding.

Programme for the day

TimeWhatWhere
9.00-9.15Welcome to Molde. Introduction by Oskar Solenes B-137
9.15-9.30POLIS-presentation by Jeroen ScheerderB-137
9.30-11.00

Session 1: Sport for all

9.30-09.55 - Tim Bindel (GER) A social perspective on conceptualizing children and youth sport offers

10.00-10.25 - Frithiof Svensson (GER) Social Equity, and Sport for All - Trust and Transformation through Cross-Cultural Governance Research

10.30-10.55 - Till Müller-Schoell (GER) Analyzing Institutional Change in Local Sport Policies for Marginalised Groups: Path dependency and Disruption as Key to Understanding Representation and Ownership and vice versa

B-137
11.00-11.15Coffee breakB-137
11.15-12.45

Session 2: Sport governance

11.15-11.40 - Hallgeir Gammelsæter (NOR) Will an increase in public scrutiny and controversy move international sport governing organizations to change their policies?

11.45-12.10 - Cecilia Stenling & Josef Fahlen (SWE) Exploring novel questions and contributions at the governance-HRM nexus

12.15-12.40 - Torsten Wojciechowski (GER) Strategies of Political Steering and their Relevance for Sport Policy Research

B-137
12.45-13.45Lunch breakHiMolde Canteen
13.45-15.15

Session 3: Sport Infrastructure

13.45-14.10 - Remco Hoekman (NL) An overview of the academic contributions on the social and financial value of sport facilities

14.15-14.40 - Ken Nguyen (BEL) Reconceptualising Accessibility to Sport Infrastructure: A Spatial Analysis of Swimming Pool Provision in Flanders (Belgium)

14.45-15.10 - Oneda Reci (NOR) Integrating Sport for Development in Urban Planning: A scoping review.

B-137
15.15-15.30Coffee breakB-137
15.30-17.00

Session 4: Sport and participation

15.30-15.55 - Lara Deniz Alper (ESP) How judging institutions shape fairness, trust and the distribution of prizes.

16.00-16.25 - Jelle Muraille, Jeroen Scheerder, Peter Thijssen & Peter Van Aelst (BEL) Playing the Field, Voting the Party: A Quantitative Study of Sports Participation and Political Identity in Belgium.

16.30-16.55 - Louise Lindquist (SWE) Is volunteering what we think it is?

B-137
17.00-17.30What’s next for POLIS? – by Till Müller-SchoellB-137
19.30Dinner in town (Glass restaurant) 

 

How to get to Molde University College

How to get to Molde University College

Contact

Picture of Oskar Solenes
Dean
Email
oskar.solenes@himolde.no
Phone
+47 99 01 12 13
Published Oct. 20, 2025 10:59 AM - Last modified Feb. 9, 2026 2:08 PM