Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education and social integration. This book examines the relationships between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare policies across Europe. It argues that the success of campaigns for the promotion of sport depend on the existence of dedicated welfare policies promoted by the European states and explores variations in cultural models and structures of governance across Europe. Addressing the function of supranational institutions such as the EU as well as voluntary networks, the book illuminates key issues in European societies such as migration, financial austerity and Brexit as they relate to sport policy. This is important reading for scholars and students in the fields of European sport and physical activity, sociology, political science and organisational analysis, as well as operators and managers of the sport systems involved in advanced training programmes.
ISBN: | 9780815360513 |
Publication date: | 28th April 2020 |
Author: | Nicola Porro |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 178 pages |
Series: | Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society |
Genres: |
Sports Sociology: sport and leisure |