Sport, welfare and social policy in the European Union / edited by Nicola Rinaldo Porro, Stefano Martelli and Alberto Testa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porro, Nicola, editor.

Martelli, Stefano, editor.

Testa, Alberto, editor.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Social aspects--European Union countries.

Sports.

Exercise--Social aspects--European Union countries.

Exercise.

Well-being--European Union countries.

Well-being.

Social integration--European Union countries.

Social integration.

Sports and state.

Exercise--Social aspects.

Sports--Social aspects.

European Union countries.

Sports and state--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

viii, 178 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : sport and the citizens of a disenchanted Europe / Nicola Rinaldo Porro, Stefano Martellli, Alberto Testa

Migrants' social integration through movement practices? / Stefano Martelli

Sport and the 'question' of Islam in Europe / Mahfoud Amara

European sport systems and the voluntary sector : non-profit organisations race for sport development / Nico Bortoletto and Alessandro Porrovecchio

Sport in jail : a sociological comparative perspective / Maurizio Esposito

The Europeanisation of sport : sociology of a new European public action / William Gasparini

The organisation of sport and sports policies in Germany / Michel Koebel

Sports organisations and policies in France / William Gasparini

Sport and welfare in Britain / Ivan Waddington

Welfare and sports policies in contemporary Italy / Nicola Rinaldo Porro

Physical activity and sport in Spain / Juan Antonio Simón Sanjurjo

Sport and welfare in central and eastern European countries / Simona Kustec and SimonLičen

In the homeland of sport for all : the Scandinavian countries / Irene Masoni

Conclusion : established models of European sport revisited from a socio-politological approach / Jeroen Scheerder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sport, welfare and social policy in the European Union

ISBN:

9780815360513

0815360517

OCLC:

1129786019