Doctoral thesis defence Therese Waerner

On 23 May, doctoral student Therese Waerner will defend her thesis "Having a voice in the stable – a conditional right for young equestrians?.

The doctoral thesis

The aim of the thesis is to investigate and analyze the conditions for young equestrians to exercise their rights to participate and make their voices heard. The four questions of the study are about young equestrians, leaders, and the contexts they find themselves in.

The results show that the young equestrians seem satisfied, and express that they are involved, but that there are both stated and unstated conditions for participation. The young equestrians want to be more involved around the horse and adapt in different ways to gain access to it. The way adults view young people and how norms and values at riding schools are traded and maintained, conditions participation.

The Swedish title of the thesis is "Unga ryttares rätt till delaktighet - en villkorad rättighet?".

The public defence

The defence will occur on Friday, May 23, at 13.15 pm. in GIH´s auditorium.

The opponent is Professor Susanna Hedenborg External link, opens in new window., Malmö University.

The principal supervisor is Professor Karin Redelius, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences. The co-supervisors are senior lecturer Britta Thedin Jakobsson, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, and Associate Professor Karin Morgan External link, opens in new window., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

The grading committee consists of: