Sport, welfare and social policy in the European Union

Author(s)

• Porro, Nicola
• Martelli, Stefano
• Testa, Alberto

Bibliographic Information

Sport, welfare and social policy in the European Union

edited by Nicola Rinaldo Porro, Stefano Martelli and Alberto Testa

（Routledge research in sport, culture and society）

Routledge, 2020

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: sport and the citizens of a disenchanted Europe Nicola R. Porro, Stefano Martellli, Alberto Testa Part I: Sports Policies, Non-Profit and Social Issues 2. Migrants' social integration through movement practices? Stefano Martelli 3. Sport and the 'question' of Islam in Europe Mahfoud Amara 4. European sport systems and the voluntary sector: non-profit organisations race for sport development Nico Bortoletto and Alessandro Porrovecchio 5. Sport in jail: a sociological comparative perspective Maurizio Esposito Part II: The Sport of Citizenship: An Incipient Europeanisation? 6. The Europeanisation of sport: sociology of a new European public action William Gasparini 7. The organisation of sport and sports policies in Germany Michel Koebel 8. Sports organisations and policies in France William Gasparini 9. Sport and welfare in Britain Ivan Waddington 10. Welfare and sports policies in contemporary Italy Nicola R. Porro 11. Physical activity and sport in Spain Juan Antonio Simon Sanjurjo 12. Sport and welfare in central and eastern European countries Simona Kustec and Simon Licen 13. In the homeland of sport for all: the Scandinavian countries Irene Masoni 14. Conclusion: established models of European sport revisited from a socio-politological approach Jeroen Scheerder Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BC00037723
• ISBN:
  • 9780815360513
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 178 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 796.094
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sports -- Social aspects -- European Union countries
  • LCSH : Exercise -- Social aspects -- European Union countries
  • LCSH : Well-being -- European Union countries
  • LCSH : Social integration -- European Union countries
  • LCSH : Sports and state -- European Union countries
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB01071322