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Social capital and sport governance in Europe / edited by Margaret Groeneveld, Barrie Houlihan and Fabien Ohl. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - vi, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 3. . - Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social capital, governance and sport / Barrie Houlihan, Margaret Groeneveld -- The EU and sport governance: between economic and social values / Borja Garcia -- Czech sport governance cultures and a plurality of social capitals: politicking zone, movement and community / Dino Numerato -- Danish sport governance: tradition in transition / H. Thomas R. Persson -- Sport and social capital in England / Andrew Adams -- Social capital and sport governance in France / Cristina Fusetti -- Sport, divided societies and social capital in Ireland / David Hassan Allan Edwards -- The social capital of sport: the case of Italy / Simone Baglioni -- Governance and social capital: democratic effects and policy outcomes in a Nordic sport model / ¢rnulf Seippel -- Conclusion: understanding social capital as both metaphor and traditional form of social exchange / Margaret Groeneveld, Fabien Ohl.

ISBN: 9780415876094 0415876095

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports and state--Europe.
Sports--Social aspects--Europe.
Social capital (Sociology)--Europe.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: GV706.35 / .S52 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 796.094