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Sport Policy Systems and Sport Federations

A Cross-National Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Jeroen Scheerder

    1. Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium

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  2. Annick Willem

    1. Department of Movement & Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

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  3. Elien Claes

    1. Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium

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  • Focuses on the relationship between sport (con)federations and sport government agencies
  • Provides a broad international overview
  • Draws on up-to-date data

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Does It Take Two to Tango? The Position and Power of National Sport bodies Compared to Their Public Authorities

    • Jeroen Scheerder, Elien Claes, Annick Willem
    Pages 1-17

  3. Australia: Evolution and Motivators of National Sport Policy

    • Camilla Brockett
    Pages 19-40

  4. Belgium: Flanders — Sport Federations and Governmental Sport Bodies

    • Elien Claes, Jeroen Scheerder, Annick Willem, Sandrine Billiet
    Pages 41-63

  5. Canada: An Evolving Sport System

    • Lucie Thibault
    Pages 65-87

  6. Denmark: The Dissenting Sport System in Europe

    • Bjarne Ibsen
    Pages 89-112

  7. Finland: From Steering to the Evaluation of Effectiveness

    • Hanna Vehmas, Kalervo Ilmanen
    Pages 113-134

  8. France: Organisation of Sport and Policy Towards Sport Federations

    • Nicolas Scelles
    Pages 135-155

  9. Germany: Autonomy, Partnership and Subsidiarity

    • Christoph Breuer, Tobias Nowy
    Pages 157-178

  10. Lithuania: The Organisation and Governance of Sport

    • Vilma Čingienė
    Pages 179-199

  11. The Netherlands: How the Interplay Between Federations and Government Helps to Build a Sporting Nation

    • Koen Breedveld, Remco Hoekman
    Pages 201-219

  12. Slovenia: Towards a Social Configuration of the Sport System

    • Gregor Jurak
    Pages 221-241

  13. Spain: Putting the Pieces of the Sport System in Place — The Role of the Sport Federations

    • Ramón Llopis-Goig
    Pages 243-262

  14. Switzerland: The Organisation of Sport and Policy Towards Sport Federations

    • Emmanuel Bayle
    Pages 263-282

  15. UK: England — National Governing Bodies of Sport and Government Agencies

    • Vassil Girginov
    Pages 283-302

  16. Conclusion: The Role of Sport Policies and Governmental Support in the Capacity Building of Sport Federations

    • Annick Willem, Jeroen Scheerder
    Pages 303-320

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 321-334
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About this book

This book explores the organisation and structure of sport in and beyond Europe. Drawing upon up-to-date data, the collection’s main focus lies on the relationship between public sport policy structures and sport (con)federations. The authors present thirteen country-specific contexts wherein sport policy systems are embedded. This evidence provides in-depth descriptions and analyses within a solid academic and theoretical framework. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars of Sociology of Sport, Sport Management and Sport Policy.

Reviews

“The book is well-written. The exposition is self-contained, intelligent and well-paced. The book will appeal to people working in fractal geometry and dynamical systems as well as people working in number theory.” (Lars Olsen, Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung, Vol. 121, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, KU Leuven, Belgium

    Jeroen Scheerder, Elien Claes

  • Department of Movement & Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

    Annick Willem

About the editors

Jeroen Scheerder is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Head of the Policy in Sports and Physical Activity Research Group at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Between 2014 and 2016 he was President of the European Association for Sociology of Sport (EASS).

Annick Willem is Associate Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Movement and Sport Sciences at Ghent University, Belgium, and holder of the Olympic Chair Henri de Baillet Latour-Jacques Rogge. She is Academic Coordinator of the Belgian Olympic Academy.

Elien Claes is Scientific Researcher within the Policy in Sports and Physical Activity Research Group at the University of Leuven, Belgium. She is involved in research projects on sport policy and sport management.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sport Policy Systems and Sport Federations

  • Book Subtitle: A Cross-National Perspective

  • Editors: Jeroen Scheerder, Annick Willem, Elien Claes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60222-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60221-3Published: 07 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95634-0Published: 15 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60222-0Published: 25 January 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 334

  • Number of Illustrations: 65 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sport, Sports Economics

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