The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: Sport Participation a Human Right for Persons with a Disability

   • Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, Ian Brittain

   Pages 1-23

3. Understanding Disability, Disability Sport and Inclusion

   • Ian Brittain, Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder

   Pages 25-53

4. Participation in Sport and Physical Activity Amongst People with a Disability: A Pan-European Comparative Approach

   • Jeroen Scheerder, Kobe Helsen, Caroline van Lindert, Ian Brittain

   Pages 55-78

5. Denmark: Disability Sports Policy at Arm’s Length

   • Christian Røj Voldby, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund

   Pages 79-100

6. Finland: Facts Behind the Long and Complicated Process of Disability Inclusion in Sports

   • Kati Lehtonen, Aija Saari

   Pages 101-123

7. Disability and Sport in Iceland

   • Ingi Þór Einarsson, Vidar Halldorsson

   Pages 125-143

8. Norway

   • Marit Sørensen, Nina Kahrs

   Pages 145-168

9. Beyond Inclusion: Opportunity Structures in Sports for All in Sweden

   • Kim Wickman, Linda Torége

   Pages 169-192

10. Ireland

    • Catherine Carty, Paul Kitchin

    Pages 193-215

11. Northern Ireland: Disability Sport in a Shared Space

    • Paul Kitchin, Catherine Carty

    Pages 217-236

12. United Kingdom: An Inclusionary Approach to Sport

    • Matej Christiaens, Ian Brittain, Christopher Brown

    Pages 237-266

13. Austria: Half Way to Inclusion?

    • Torsten Wojciechowski, Claudia Stura

    Pages 267-294

14. Disability Sport in Belgium/Flanders: From a Fragmented Mosaic Towards a More Inclusive Landscape

    • Debbie Van Biesen, Jeroen Scheerder

    Pages 295-324

15. Complexity and Coexistence: Disability Sport in Germany

    • Jürgen Mittag

    Pages 325-348

16. The Netherlands: Towards Inclusive Sport for People with a Disability

    • Caroline van Lindert, Maxine de Jonge

    Pages 349-384

17. Switzerland

    • Julia Albrecht, Siegfried Nagel, Christoffer Klenk

    Pages 385-410

18. Hungary: Rise of Attention Given to Disability Sports

    • Szilvia Perényi, Zsuzsanna Szilárd

    Pages 411-435

19. Disability Sport in Lithuania

    • Jurate Pozeriene, Diana Reklaitiene

    Pages 437-459

20. Structure of the Analysis on the Development and Situation of Disability Sports Policy in Slovenia

    • Mojca Doupona, Simona Kustec

    Pages 461-483

This handbook explores the various ways in which disability sport is governed and organised across Europe, as well as examining the extent to which persons with a disability participate in sport at the grassroots level. Based upon a solid theoretical framework and up-to-date data, the 19 country-specific chapters in this handbook give a comparative overview of the structuring, steering and supporting elements of disability sport policy and sport participation levels amongst persons with a disability, as well as the extent to which countries adopt policies to promote inclusion in sport in this population. A multitude of authors also identify the various methods and challenges in collecting sport participation data with regard to persons with a disability. This handbook will be a valuable resource for academic study across a range of sport and disability related programs, as well as a point of reference for researchers and policymakers working in this area.

• disability sport
• disability studies
• paralympics
• grassroots sport
• sport policy

“This volume is likely to fill a large gap in the market and is set to become the ‘go to’ text on sports participation among people with disabilities. The book is very well structured around a similar organising principle which eases the task of reading and comparing between the multiple European case studies presented.” (Jonathan Grix, Professor of Sport Policy and Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

 

“This handbook will make an important contribution by enabling the development and exchange of knowledge in the areas of sport participation and policies and inclusion of persons experiencing disability among practitioners, policy makers and researchers." (David Legg, Professor at the Department of Health and Physical Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada, and President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity)

 

• Mulier Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  Caroline van Lindert

• Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  Jeroen Scheerder

• Coventry University, Centre for Business in Society, Coventry, UK

  Ian Brittain

Caroline van Lindert is Senior Researcher at the Mulier Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Jeroen Scheerder is Professor in the Faculty of Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium, and head of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group.

Ian Brittain is Associate Professor (Research) in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, UK.