Sport clubs in Europe. A cross-national comparative perspective

Breuer, Christoph; Hoekman, Remco; Nagel, Siegfried; van der Werff, Harold (eds.) (2015). Sport clubs in Europe. A cross-national comparative perspective. Sports economics, management and policy: Vol. 12. New York, Heidelberg, London: Springer 10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2

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​This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and their role in society and the national sport system. Furthermore, it offers a cross-national comparative perspective of sport clubs in twenty European countries. Containing both empirical data and information on the political and historical backgrounds of sport clubs, the book is organized in three parts. First, the authors provide an overview of the theoretical approach of the book and a description of the framework used for the country chapters. Second, the country chapters, written by experts within the field, provide a systematic overview of the available information on sport clubs in each country. These chapters are structured to answer the following questions: (1) What is the position of sport clubs within the national sport structure? (2) Which role do they fulfil in policy and society? (3) What are their basic characteristics and what factors influence the development of sport clubs? The book is concluded with a systematic comparison of the participating countries with the purpose of forging a clear link between the functioning of policy systems, observed problems, and possible solutions, and with a future research agenda on sport clubs. In an era of increased collaboration between European states, sport provides a natural vehicle through which to compare changes in culture, economics, and policy across nations. Sport Clubs in Europe will appeal to scholars of nonprofit management, sports management and sports sociology as well as administrators and policy makers in the international sports community.

Item Type:	Book (Edited Volume)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Sociology and Management
UniBE Contributor:	Nagel, Siegfried
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
ISBN:	978-3-319-17634-5
Series:	Sports economics, management and policy
Publisher:	Springer
Language:	English
Submitter:	Siegfried Nagel
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2016 09:34
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:53
Publisher DOI:	10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/79046