Social capital and sport governance in Europe / edited by Margaret Groeneveld, Barrie Houlihan and Fabien Ohl.

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.