ABSTRACT

Research Question

The authors studied the complexity surrounding the organization of sport in nations without nation-state status, exploring three research questions: (1) How do representatives of Sámi sport organizations in Finland and Norway perceive and act upon the proposal to reorganize Sámi sport? (2) How do representatives of the Sámi parliaments in Finland and Norway perceive and act upon the proposal to reorganize Sámi sport? (3) How do representatives of the state bureaucracy in Finland perceive and act upon the proposal to reorganize Sámi sport?

Research Methods

We interviewed representatives of the Sámi parliaments and Sámi sport in Norway and Finland, an external consultant in Norway and a state official of Finland constituting a total of eight key actor interviews.

Results and Findings

The analysis revealed the dominant role of the Norwegian side of Sámi sport, largely based on the institutional power of the Sámi parliament in Norway. In that respect, voluntary sport organizations in both Finland and Norway were reluctant to consider or were even negative towards an ongoing reorganization of Sámi sport since it was initiated by the Norwegian authorities and by the Norwegian Sámi parliament.

Implications

Decision-makers in government agencies involved in cross-border and cross-sectoral issues should consider the opinions of all parties involved. Moreover, concerning indigenous groups striving for self-determination in post-colonial contexts, it is important to create a unified voice in matters important to the group as a collective.

中文翻译：

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组织本土体育运动的政治——跨境和跨部门的复杂性

摘要

研究问题

作者研究了围绕没有民族国家地位的国家体育组织的复杂性，探索了三个研究问题：(1) 芬兰和挪威的萨米体育组织的代表如何看待重组萨米体育的提议并采取行动？(2) 芬兰和挪威的萨米议会代表如何看待重组萨米体育运动的提议并采取行动？(3) 芬兰国家官僚机构的代表如何看待重组萨米体育的提议并采取行动？

研究方法

我们采访了挪威和芬兰的萨米议会和萨米运动的代表、挪威的一名外部顾问和芬兰的一名国家官员，共构成了八个主要参与者的采访。

结果和发现

分析揭示了挪威方面在萨米体育运动中的主导作用，这主要是基于挪威萨米议会的制度权力。在这方面，芬兰和挪威的志愿体育组织都不愿考虑甚至反对正在进行的萨米体育重组，因为它是由挪威当局和挪威萨米议会发起的。

启示

涉及跨境和跨部门问题的政府机构决策者应考虑所有相关方的意见。此外，对于在后殖民背景下争取自决权的土著群体，重要的是在对群体作为一个集体的重要事项上发出统一的声音。