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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.

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Author:   Margaret Groeneveld (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) ,  Barrie Houlihan (Loughborough University, UK) ,  Fabien Ohl (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780415876094

ISBN 10:   0415876095
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   26 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Social Capital, Governance and Sport Barrie Houlihan and Margaret Groeneveld 2. The EU and Sport Governance: Between Economic and Social Values Borja García 3. Czech Sport Governance Cultures and a Plurality of Social Capitals: Politicking Zone, Movement and Community Dino Numerato 4. Danish Sport Governance: Tradition in Transition H. Thomas R. Persson 5. Sport and Social Capital in England Andrew Adams 6. Social Capital and Sport Governance in France Cristina Fusetti 7. Sport, Divided Societies and Social Capital in Ireland David Hassan and Allan Edwards 8. The Social Capital of Sport: The Case of Italy Simone Baglioni 9. Governance and Social Capital: Democratic Effects and Policy Outcomes in a Nordic Sport Model Ørnulf Seippel 10. Conclusion: Understanding Social Capital as Both Metaphor and Traditional Form of Social Exchange Margaret Groeneveld and Fabien Ohl

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Margaret Groeneveld is Lecturer in Social Sciences of Sport at University of Ulster. Barrie Houlihan is Professor at the Institute of Sport & Leisure Policy at Loughborough University. Fabien Ohl is Professor at the University of Lausanne.

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