Functions of sports clubs in European societies : a cross-national comparative study
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Functions of sports clubs in European societies : a cross-national comparative study
（Sports economics, management and policy, v. 13）
Springer, c2020
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Other editors, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen, Jeroen Scheerder
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This book takes a closer look at the societal functions of sports clubs by using the broad range of empirical data of a comparative study. There is a limited amount of up-to-date knowledge on the functions of sports clubs and their potential to promote public health, social cohesion and democratic participation through volunteering and thus contribute to public welfare in European societies. Most of the existing studies are country-specific and therefore do not allow for making comparisons from a cross-national perspective. In light of this, the project 'Social Inclusion and Volunteering in Sports Clubs in Europe' (SIVSCE) collected, analysed and discussed comparable data and knowledge across ten European countries and disseminated this knowledge to politicians, sports professionals and sports volunteers in Europe.
The SIVSCE project contains comparative data of clubs as well as of members in selected sports clubs. In each country chapter, the comparative data from the SIVSCE project is put together in a coherent way. Particularly, the data of the member survey give in-depth information about the fulfillment of the different functions of sports clubs (e.g. extension of democratic participation, social integration). Providing in-depth data related to policy issues, structure and management of clubs and individual member surveys, this book will be useful for students particularly those in sports management programmes as well as researchers and practitioners in social science and economics.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Analytical Framework of the SIVSCE Project.- Chapter 1: Belgium (Flanders).- Chapter 2: Denmark.- Chapter 3: England.- Chapter 4: Germany.- Chapter 5: Hungary.- Chapter 6: The Netherlands.- Chapter 7: Norway.- Chapter 8: Poland.- Chapter 9: Spain.- Chapter 10: Switzerland.- Chapter 11: A Cross-National Analysis of the Functions of Sport Clubs.- Chapter 12. Switzerland: Autonomous Sports Clubs as Contributors to Public Welfare.- Chapter 13. Exploring Pan-European Similarities and Differences in Club-Organised Sports.- Chapter 14. The Contribution of Sports Clubs to Public Welfare in European Societies. A Cross-National Comparative Perspective.
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