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Dr. Inge Claringbould is Associate Professor at Utrecht University's School of Governance within the Department of Public Administration and Organizational Science, specializing in Sport and Society research. Her academic career spans over two decades with consistent scholarly contributions focused on gender, diversity, and inclusion in sports contexts. She teaches courses on managing diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility in sport organizations, philosophy of social science, and qualitative research methods.
Claringbould's research interests center on issues of inclusion, diversity, integrity, and social justice in sports. She has extensively examined gender construction in sport governance, parental roles in reproducing gender norms, boundary-crossing behavior in sports, and the social construction of integrity in football. Her work consistently aims to improve equal access to sport participation and leadership positions while promoting 'sport for all' principles. Her approach integrates feminist perspectives with organizational sociology to address systemic inequalities in sports institutions.
Her recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate a clear research trajectory examining criminal interference in community sports, institutional heteronormativity, boundary-crossing behaviors, and integrity construction in Dutch sports contexts, particularly football. These works reveal her consistent focus on how organizational structures and cultural norms create barriers to inclusion while offering pathways for transformative change through governance reforms.
Scientific Recognition:
- Recipient of €20,000 grant in 2013 for 'Gender (In)equality in Sport and the Family' research project
- Frequent media commentator on gender equality in sports, including recent contributions to De Groene Amsterdammer regarding Olympic gender representation
- Editorial board member for European Journal for Sport and Society, Sport in Society, and Journal of Youth Studies
Claringbould actively supervises student research on diversity and inclusion topics in sports while maintaining strong connections with Dutch sports organizations. Her grant-funded research has directly informed policy discussions around sports integrity and inclusion practices. She is particularly noted for translating academic insights into practical organizational strategies for sports governing bodies.
Her work connects with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to gender equality and reduced inequalities, through her research on inclusive sports practices and organizational change.
