Overview
- Investigates the reasons behind countries’ success in elite sport
- Identifies a new framework that explains the macro, meso and micro level factors that lead to national success in sport
- Offers a comprehensive literature review
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About this book
This book takes a deep dive into the factors that lead to countries’ success in elite sport. While some researchers have suggested looking at the political, economic, demographic, geographic and cultural characteristics of a country, other scholars have advocated that meso-level strategies such as financial support, governance, and talent identification systems are the factors that need to be taken into consideration. Taking into account the two sides of this debate, the authors review and evaluate these various components. They go on to use this review to propose a new holistic framework of analysis that includes the macro, meso and micro-level factors that lead to national success in elite sport. This is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in sport management, particularly the subject of sport governance. In addition, sports consultants and policymakers will find this to be an eye-opening read.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Nadim Nassif is an Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sports at Notre Dame University – Louaize (NDU), Lebanon. His research interests encompass sport history, coaching, and sport management. Aside of his academic career, he is also an international coach in both futsal and Mixed Martial Arts. He was appointed physical education ambassador by the International Federation of Physical Education and Sports (FIEPS). He is also a consultant for the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF)
Michel Raspaud is Emeritus Professor at Université Grenoble Alpes. He is a founding member of the French Society of Sport Sociology, and board member of the journal ‘Sciences sociales et sport’. His research focus on sport policy and sport organizations, mainly related to national and international football, mega sport events, mountaineering, and high altitude sport tourism destinations. He published five books (two of them as co-author), articles in peer reviewed journals and chapters in books.
Michel Raspaud is Emeritus Professor at Université Grenoble
Alpes (former Université Joseph Fourier). He is
a founding member of the French Language Society of Sport Sociology (3SLF) and
is member of the French peer review ‘Sciences sociales et sport’, edited by
3SLF. His researche focus on sport policy and sport organizations, mainly about
national and international football, mega sport events, mountaineering, and
high altitude sport tourism destinations. He published five books (two as
co-author) and articles in peer journals and chapters in collective books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: National Success in Elite Sport
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Factors that Lead to Success
Authors: Nadim Nassif, Michel Raspaud
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38997-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-38996-2Published: 13 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-38999-3Due: 13 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-38997-9Published: 12 August 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 154
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Management, Industries