Beschreibung:
"Lifts the analysis out of the nuts and bolts of sports policy and into some really thought-provoking areas which will equip the policy maker for the challenges of the 21st century"
- Dominic Malcolm, Loughborough University
"This is an excellent analysis of the significance of globalisation for national sport policy and especially of the impact of global processes at the local socio-cultural level"
- Barrie Houlihan, Loughborough University
Drawing upon a range of empirical case studies, Catherine Palmer situates sports policy within a broader consideration of global processes, practices and consequences, exploring the relationship between:
IntroductionPART ONE: KEY DEBATES IN GLOBALIZATION AND SPORTS POLICYGlobalization, Sport and PolicyThe Local and the Global in Sports PolicyGlobalization and the Governance of Sports PolicyNetwork Policy - New Technologies and Global Sports PolicySocial Theory, Globalization and Sports Policy in a Risk SocietyPART TWO: GLOBALIZATION AND SPORTING MEGA-EVENTS: POLICY IMPLICATIONSGlobalization, Policy and Sporting Mega-EventsSafety, Security and the Policing of Sporting Mega-EventsMega-Events, Sports Policy and Human RightsMega-Events, the Environment and Corporate ResponsibilityReflections on Global Sports Policy