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An examination of the utility of the concept of governance in relation to the sports of swimming, football and cricket
thesis
posted on 2010-10-22, 11:27 authored by David HindleyMuch has been written in recent years about governance in the areas of political
science, public policy, local government, and international relations. However, social
scientific usage of the governance concept has been eclectic, diverse and at times
contradictory (Jessop, 1998: 29) as well as confusing and sometimes misleading. In
addition, despite the burgeoning literature on governance, little research effort has to
date been devoted to examining the term in relation to the organisation,
administration and management of sports organisations. This thesis is concerned
with reviewing the range of applications of the concept, and in particular evaluating
the utility of governance in understanding aspects of the management and policy
process of sport. For the purpose of this study a case study approached is adopted,
focusing on three sports: cricket, association football and swimming, and within these
the pattern of interrelationships between the government and related agencies, the
media and broadcasters, athlete-representative groups and supporter organisations,
as well as focusing on issues relating to gender. The study concludes by arguing that
governance broadens our conceptual repertoire, introduces greater sensitivity and
subtlety into policy analysis, and highlights problems of coordination both in
government and across a range of agencies, organisations and policy actors.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Publisher
© David HindleyPublication date
2002Notes
Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.250888Language
- en