Observations on sport and eSport from a systems theory perspective : theoretical reflections on differentiating sport and eSport and on the functions and consequences of an integration

dc.contributor.authorBorggrefe, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-09T09:31:48Z
dc.date.available2025-01-09T09:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2024de
dc.date.updated2024-12-02T20:05:30Z
dc.description.abstractThis article takes up the sport policy and sports science debate on the recognition of competitive computer and video games - so-called eSport - as sport and pursues the goal of differentiating sport and eSport on the basis of systems theory considerations and reflecting on the functions and consequences of recognizing eSport as sport. It begins by addressing the questions of how sport can be observed at all with the help of theories and which epistemological position underlies the systems theory approach. This is followed by a consideration of sport in terms of systems theory as a social functional system and by reflection on forms of structural coupling between the sport system and other social functional systems. In light of these theoretical considerations, the connectivity of eSport to the sport system as well as the functions and consequences of such an integration for structural couplings between the sport system and the systems of health, education, the economy, mass media, and politics are analyzed. The article concludes with an outline of perspectives for future scientific observation of sport and eSport.en
dc.identifier.issn1461-7218
dc.identifier.issn1012-6902
dc.identifier.other1919981810
dc.identifier.urihttp://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-ds-155046de
dc.identifier.urihttp://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/15504
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18419/opus-15485
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.uridoi:10.1177/10126902241253449de
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/de
dc.subject.ddc300de
dc.subject.ddc796de
dc.titleObservations on sport and eSport from a systems theory perspective : theoretical reflections on differentiating sport and eSport and on the functions and consequences of an integrationen
dc.typearticlede
ubs.fakultaetWirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftende
ubs.institutInstitut für Sport- und Bewegungswissenschaftde
ubs.publikation.seiten1192-1210de
ubs.publikation.sourceInternational review for the sociology of sport 59 (2024), S. 1192-1210de
ubs.publikation.typZeitschriftenartikelde

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