I Idrættens kulturelle pol analyserer forfatterne danske idrætslederes holdninger til idrættens natur. Bogen undersøger hvorledes idrætten søger at opretholde sin autonomi i spændingsfeltet mellem statens, markedets og pædagogikkens krav.

Gennem analysen illustrerer forfatterne mulighederne for at anvende den franske samfundstænker Pierre Bourdieus omfattende teoriapparat - navnlig begrebet om felter og deres relative autonomi - til at analysere specifikke sociale sammenhænge - som her idrætten - og afdække karakteren af deres relation til samfundets overordnede mekanismer.

Martin D. Munk, der er initiativtager til bogen, er ansat ved Socialforskningsinstituttet.
Jakob Broberg Lind er cand.scient.pol. fra Københavns Universitet.

English
In Idrættens kulturelle pol (The Cultural Pole of Athletics) the authors analyze the attitudes towards the nature of athletics of leaders within Danish athletics. The publication examines how the discipline Athletics attempts to maintain its autonomy in the tense field between the demands of the government, the market and the field of education.

Through the analysis, the authors illustrate the possibilities of applying the comprehensive theoretical system of Pierre Bourdieu - in particular the concept of fields and their relative autonomy - for analyzing specific social contexts - here athletics - and uncovering the nature of their relation to the general mechanisms of society.

Martin D. Munk, who is the originator of the project, is with the Danish National Institute of Social Research.
Jakob Broberg Lind has an MA in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen.