A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Working-class Sports Clubs as Agents of Political Socialisation in Finland, 1903-1923
Authors: Lauri Keskinen
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2011
Journal: International Journal of the History of Sport
Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SPORT
Journal acronym: INT J HIST SPORT
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
First page : 853
Last page: 875
Number of pages: 23
ISSN: 0952-3367
eISSN: 1743-9035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2011.557908
Abstract
This article focuses on political socialisation in Finnish working class sports clubs during the years 1903-1923. These sports clubs, which often were subdivisions of workers' associations, were expected to teach their members about socialism and its implications for local and national politics. This article examines individual cases in which a member of a working class sports club could acquire information about socialism and, in more general terms, about the traditions of the working class. Concurrently, this paper provides a survey of socialist, and in some cases communist, ideology, which the sports clubs embodied and disseminated to their members. Research revealed that working-class sports clubs differed widely in the means and levels of political socialisation.
This article focuses on political socialisation in Finnish working class sports clubs during the years 1903-1923. These sports clubs, which often were subdivisions of workers' associations, were expected to teach their members about socialism and its implications for local and national politics. This article examines individual cases in which a member of a working class sports club could acquire information about socialism and, in more general terms, about the traditions of the working class. Concurrently, this paper provides a survey of socialist, and in some cases communist, ideology, which the sports clubs embodied and disseminated to their members. Research revealed that working-class sports clubs differed widely in the means and levels of political socialisation.
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