... and unsustainable aspects of elite athlete careers are in constant interplay. Our research question is: What tensions do elite athletes encounter in their careers, and how do these tensions affect their career sustainability? Design/methodology/approach We use a narrative methodology, drawing on 21 in-depth...

...Kate Mackenzie Davey; Catherine Jones Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how refugees from a professional career domain restore a coherent narrative when confronting barriers to recognition of their former career status. It focuses in particular on the identity work in which...