Jyri Backman
Senior Lecturer
Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies
School of Business and Economics
We are accredited
The School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Bjärsholm, D., Backman, J. (2025). Possibilities for tax optimization in Swedish sport? The case of football and ice hockey. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 28 (4). 630-646.
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Carlsson, B., Backman, J. (2023). Juridification of fandom : dealing with spectators’expressions of ‘too much joy’ in Swedish football. Soccer & Society. 24 (3). 364-377.
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Carlsson, B., Backman, J., Stark, T. (2022). The hegemonic impact of the NHL and the ‘Americanization’ of Swedish ice hockey and resistance : Rögle BK as ‘hockey culture’. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 25 (6). 1125-1141.
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Backman, J., Carlsson, B. (2020). Jokerit's move to KHL : an odd momentum in the commercialization of Nordic elite ice hockey. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 23 (3). 505-522.
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Backman, J., Carlsson, B. (2020). The progress of SHL Sport Ltd, in light of ‘Americanization’, juridification and hybridity. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 23 (3). 452-468.
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Carlsson, B., Backman, J. (2015). The blend of normative uncertainty and commercial immaturity in Swedish ice hockey. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 18 (3). 290-312.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Backman, J. (2025). The Establishment of Collective Agreement in Swedish men’s elite football – A Historic Retrospect. Presented at the International Football History Conference 2025, Held at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, June 13-14, 2025.
- Bjärsholm, D., Backman, J. (2023). Possiblities for Tax Optimization in Swedish Sport. EASM BELFAST 2023 CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS : 31st European Association for Sport Management Conference, September 12-15, 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 371-372.
- Backman, J., Bjärsholm, D. (2022). Venture Capital in Swedish Sport: The Swedish 51 %-rule – An Obstacle or Possibility?. Presented at: The EASM Conference 2022, The 30th European Sport Management Conference hosted September 5-8, in Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria.. 486-487.
- Backman, J. (2019). Corporation In Swedish (Men's) Elite Ice Hockey - A Way Forward?. Presented at the 27th European Sport Management Conference (EASM): Connecting Sport Practice & Science, Seville, Spain, September 3-6, 2019.
- Backman, J. (2018). New Times in Swedish and Finnish Elite Ice Hockey : Business Groups Instead of Non-profit Sport Clubs. EASM 2018 Abstracts. 425-426.
- Backman, J. (2017). Elite Ice Hockey – A Pleasure Only in Major Cities? : a comparison of Swedish and Finnish Elite Ice Hockey Clubs Geographical Location 2015/2016. Presented at the Global Issues and New Ideas in Sport Management, 2nd International Conference of World Association for Sport Management, Kaunas, Lithuania, June 20–23, 2017.
- Backman, J. (2017). Multi arenas in Swedish elite ice hockey : a tax challenge?. The 25th EASM Conference, 5–8 September 2017, Bern and Magglingen, Switzerland, Challenges and Developments of Sport Organisations, book of abstracts. 302-303.
- Backman, J. (2016). The Finnish (and Nordic) ice hockey map is redrawn : Jokerit moves to KHL. .
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Backman, J. (2017). KHL : en rysk ishockeybjörn reser sig ur den sovjetiska ishockeyns ruiner. Idrott, historia och samhälle : Svenska idrottshistoriska föreningens årsskrift. 2017. Svenska Idrottshistoriska Föreningen. 7-30.
Article in journal (Other academic)
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Carlsson, B., Backman, J., Stark, T. (2020). Introduction : the progress of elite ice hockey beyond the NHL. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 23 (3). 355-360.
Status: Published
Book (Other academic)
- Backman, J. (2008). Idrottsjuridik : En introduktion. Malmö, Idrottsforum.org.
- Backman, J. (2008). Idrottens skatteregler : En introduktion. Malmö, Idrottsforum.org.
- Backman, J. (2006). Idrottsjuridisk rättsfallssamling : Med kommentarer och lästips. Lund, KFS i Lund.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Backman, J. (2021). Ishockeyns affärer : en jämförelse mellan svensk och finsk elitishockey. Vårt gemensamma innanhav : finskt och svenskt kring Östersjön. Göteborg och Helsingfors, Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg och Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten. 101-127.
- Carlsson, B., Backman, J. (2021). Employing ´Sports Law´as a critical asset to grasp the concept(ions) of sport. Artikelsamling 2021 Idrottsjuridisk skriftserie Nr 26. Stockholm, Svensk IdrottsJuridisk Förening. 33-53.
- Backman, J., Carlsson, B. (2019). SHL – en kluven hybrid av kommersiell ambition och normativ dualism. Styrning och samhällsengagemang inom svensk idrott. Stockholm, SISU Idrottsböcker. 104-135.
- Backman, J. (2009). Fotbollens avtalsstabilitet – en teoretisk reflektion. Artikelsamling. 2009. Stockholm, SISU idrottsböcker. 19-32.
Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Backman, J. (2018). Ishockeyns amerikanisering : En studie av svensk och finsk elitishockey. Doctoral Thesis. Malmö, Malmö University. 414.
Licentiate thesis, monograph (Other academic) (Other academic)
- Backman, J. (2012). I skuggan av NHL : en organisationsstudie av svensk och finsk elitishockey. Licentiate Thesis. Göteborgs universitet, Göteborgs universitet. 100.