Sport Policy Systems and Sport Federations A Cross-National Perspect

This book explores the organisation and structure of sport in and beyond Europe. Drawing upon up-to-date data, the collection’s main focus lies on the relationship between public sport policy structures and sport (con)federations. The authors present thir

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Jeroen Scheerder Annick Willem Elien Claes

Sport Policy Systems and Sport Federations

Jeroen Scheerder • Annick Willem • Elien Claes Editors

Sport Policy Systems and Sport Federations A Cross-National Perspective

Editors Jeroen Scheerder Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group KU Leuven Belgium

Annick Willem Department of Movement & Sport Sciences Ghent University Belgium

Elien Claes Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group KU Leuven Belgium

ISBN 978-1-137-60221-3    ISBN 978-1-137-60222-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-60222-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958881 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © RTimages / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom

Contents

Does It Take Two to Tango? The Position and Power of National Sport bodies Compared to Their Public Authorities 1 Jeroen Scheerder, Elien Claes, and Annick Willem Australia: Evolution and Motivators of National Sport Policy 19 Camilla Brockett Belgium: Flanders — Sport Federations and Governmental Sport Bodies41 Elien Claes, Jeroen Scheerder, Annick Willem, and Sandrine Billiet Canada: An Evolving Sport System 65 Lucie Thibault Denmark: The Dissenting Sport System in Europe 89 Bjarne Ibsen Finland: From Steering to the Evaluation of Effectiveness 113 Hanna Vehmas and Kalervo Ilmanen v

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France: Organisation of Sport and Policy Towards Sport Federations 135 Nicolas Scelles Germany: Autonomy, Partnership and Subsidiarity 157 Christoph Breuer and Tobias Nowy Lithuania: The Organisation and