Overview
- 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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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.
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Editors and Affiliations
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