Daniel Alsarve

About Daniel Alsarve

Daniel Alsarve is an Associate Professor in Sport Science (2021), holds a PhD in History (2014), and is a certified upper-secondary school teacher in Swedish and History. He has also worked as an expert on gender equality and masculinity at RF-SISU Örebro County.

Research

Daniel Alsarve’s research focuses primarily on sport, gender, violence, democracy, and power, from the early twentieth century to the present day. A recurring interest in his research is how norms, power relations, and societal change are expressed within or through sport – in organisations, leadership, everyday practices, and interactions between people.

His research is interdisciplinary and draws on a range of materials and methods, including interviews, historical sources, and analyses of conversation and interaction. In recent years, Alsarve has also worked as an accompanying researcher in violence prevention and gender equality projects, combining research with development work in close collaboration with organisations and other societal actors.

This interdisciplinary approach has resulted in publications across several research fields, including sport science, history, gender studies, organisational studies, and the social sciences.

Teaching

Since 2007, Daniel Alsarve has taught in several areas at the university. Much of his teaching has been linked to the Sport Management Programme, but he has also taught at doctoral level, in teacher education, history and education, as well as on freestanding courses.

His teaching covers topics such as the organisation and societal role of sport, research methods, gender and gender equality, and historical and social scientific perspectives on sport.

Networks and collaborations

Alsarve is co-editor of Sports, History and Society. He has held a postdoctoral position at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Alsarve is part of the research team CVS - The Centre for Violence Studies and ReSHAPE.

An important part of his work involves collaboration between research and wider society. Alsarve regularly gives lectures on sport, gender equality, violence, masculinity norms, democracy, and history, both within and outside the university.