A Systematic Review of Research on Sport Migration

Rojo, Jeferson Roberto; Marques, Renato Francisco Rodrigues; Starepravo, Fernando Augusto

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“…A possible factor related to this issue arises from the difficulties an athlete may face when migrating from one place to another 30,31 , such as possible adaptation difficulties 32 , social and economic challenges 17 , or even the power struggles involved between athletes, administrators and sports agents in general, which involve economic, political, geographic factors, among others 16 .…”

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Influência do tamanho das cidades de nascimento e residência na carreira desportiva: uma análise por meio do Programa Bolsa-Atleta

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O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar se o tamanho dos municípios em que os atletas brasileiros de rendimento nascem ou residem gera influência na obtenção de subsídio pelo governo federal, além de apontar se fatores como índices de desenvolvimento humano, densidade demográfica e investimento municipal no esporte também exercem influência. A amostra consistiu em 2033 municípios brasileiros que apresentaram atletas nascidos ou residentes contemplados pelo programa de incentivo brasileiro Bolsa-Atleta. Por meio da análise, pode-se verificar que o tamanho dos municípios influência na quantidade e no nível de bolsa obtido, demonstrando que quanto menor o tamanho da população, menor a chance de se obter um nível mais alto de bolsa. Além disto, pode-se notar que fatores como índices de desenvolvimento humano, densidade demográfica e investimento no esporte exercem influência na aquisição de bolsas pelos atletas, principalmente, por parte de atletas residentes, o que evidencia uma migração esportiva interna no país.

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Influência do tamanho das cidades de nascimento e residência na carreira desportiva: uma análise por meio do Programa Bolsa-Atleta

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“…Various social, political, economic, cultural and athletic factors lead elite Iranian athletes to consider migrating to other countries and, in some cases, even changing their nationality (Rojo, Marques & Starepravo, 2022). Among these, economic conditions play a particularly significant role.…”

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Causes and Consequences of Iranian Elite Athletes’ International Migrations

Salimi,

Khodaparast,

Nikou

2023

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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This study aimed to identify the causes and consequences of international migrations of Iranian elite athletes. This research was conducted using the qualitative method and Glaser grounded theory approach. The statistical population included senior managers in the Ministry of Sports and Youth and national sports federations, expert researchers in this field, professional athletes who have emigrated or were on the verge of emigration, and coaches in professional sports teams in Iran. Twenty-six people were selected through theoretical sampling and snowball methods. The data collection tool was a semi-structured individual interview. The Glaser approach was used to analyse the data, including two main stages of actual and theoretical coding. During the actual coding process, 468 primary statistical codes were identified, and 68 subcategories and 11 main categories were subsequently identified. The categories were divided into three general dimensions: “Factors affecting”, “Consequences”, and “Strategies” concerning “elite athletes’ emigration “; in the theoretical coding stage, the final model of the research was outlined. Identifying the causes and consequences of the emigration of elite athletes can significantly help the authorities to recognise problems in this area and provide appropriate solutions to retain adequate human capital in the country. We attempted to examine and present the causes and consequences of the emigration of Iranian elite athletes in the form of a model.

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Coping within the interstices of the neoliberal sports market: Using de Certeau to analyse the migration of African mixed martial arts fighters in South Africa

Roșianu,

Presset

2024

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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This paper focuses on African migrant mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters enrolled in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), a leading MMA organization established in 2009 in South Africa. It highlights their precarious work and living conditions, which are counterbalanced by the promise of real but rare career possibilities. Drawing from Michel de Certeau’s conceptual framework – notably his concepts of strategies, tactics and lieu propre (proper place) – we analyse what it is to struggle, cope and sometimes thrive, as a migrant fighter in South Africa. We rely on 61 semi-structured interviews with 35 professional EFC fighters from four Sub-Saharan countries who migrated to South Africa. Our results highlight the various tactics – which rely on social networks, their bodily stature, fighting skills and EFC media presence – that fighters mobilize to cope with the hardships of migratory status and unstable work conditions. We thus reveal the dialectic power relations that tie fighters to promoters and contribute to understanding migrants’ work conditions in the neoliberal sports market. Our research highlights the need to move away from migrant athletes’ caricatured representations as silent and passive victims unaware of the mechanisms of oppression to a more dynamic understanding of power relations that takes coping mechanisms and career trajectories into account.

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A Systematic Review of Research on Sport Migration

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Influência do tamanho das cidades de nascimento e residência na carreira desportiva: uma análise por meio do Programa Bolsa-Atleta

Influência do tamanho das cidades de nascimento e residência na carreira desportiva: uma análise por meio do Programa Bolsa-Atleta

Causes and Consequences of Iranian Elite Athletes’ International Migrations

Coping within the interstices of the neoliberal sports market: Using de Certeau to analyse the migration of African mixed martial arts fighters in South Africa

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