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Special issue: Agency and Institutions in Sport

Integrating emotions into legitimacy work: an institutional work perspective on new sport emergence

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Pages 72-92 | Received 14 Nov 2022, Accepted 20 Nov 2023, Published online: 05 Jan 2024

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