Social Capital and Sport Governance in Europe Contributor(s): Groeneveld, Margaret (Editor), Houlihan, Barrie (Editor), Ohl, Fabien (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415876095 ISBN-13: 9780415876094 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
Dewey: 306.483 |
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 210 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although there is significant interest in the social role of sport in fostering civil society from both policymakers and academics, there is a lack of evidence of the specific role of sport federations in this system. This book critically presents the mechanisms and structures in a selection of sport federations within a variety of European countries that illuminate the varied relationships between not-for-profit sport federations, their members, governments and the citizens they represent. The contributors explore the contrasts and synergies between core social capital theoretical perspectives, and how these may be informed by and/or shape the realities of governance from different perspectives within the sport system. |