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Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a
community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education
and social integration. This book examines the relationships
between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare
policies across Europe. It argues that the success of campaigns for
the promotion of sport depend on the existence of dedicated welfare
policies promoted by the European states and explores variations in
cultural models and structures of governance across Europe.
Addressing the function of supranational institutions such as the
EU as well as voluntary networks, the book illuminates key issues
in European societies such as migration, financial austerity and
Brexit as they relate to sport policy. This is important reading
for scholars and students in the fields of European sport and
physical activity, sociology, political science and organisational
analysis, as well as operators and managers of the sport systems
involved in advanced training programmes.
Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched,
they have not yet been specifically linked to sport. Corruption,
Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this
new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach based mainly
on Pierre Bourdieu's praxeology, the book demonstrates that
corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the
Italian socio-political and economic system itself. Supported by
interviews with security agency officials, anticorruption
organisations and antimafia organisations, and analysing empirical
data obtained from a case study of 'Operation Dirty Soccer', this
important study explains why mafia groups are involved in soccer,
what the links are to political corruption and what might be done
to control the problem. It also examines the mechanisms that make
it possible for mafia groups and affiliates to enter the football
industry and discusses how mafia groups exploit and corrupt Italian
football. This is important reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers and academics working in the
areas of sociology, criminology, policing, anthropology, the
sociology of sport, sport deviance, sport management and organised
crime. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners in the
football industry.
Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched,
they have not yet been specifically linked to sport. Corruption,
Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this
new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach based mainly
on Pierre Bourdieu's praxeology, the book demonstrates that
corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the
Italian socio-political and economic system itself. Supported by
interviews with security agency officials, anticorruption
organisations and antimafia organisations, and analysing empirical
data obtained from a case study of 'Operation Dirty Soccer', this
important study explains why mafia groups are involved in soccer,
what the links are to political corruption and what might be done
to control the problem. It also examines the mechanisms that make
it possible for mafia groups and affiliates to enter the football
industry and discusses how mafia groups exploit and corrupt Italian
football. This is important reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers and academics working in the
areas of sociology, criminology, policing, anthropology, the
sociology of sport, sport deviance, sport management and organised
crime. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners in the
football industry.
As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim
populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions
at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam
becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through
a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about
contemporary Islam, globalisation, and the challenges faced by (in
particular young) Muslims in negotiating their place in global
society. With contributions from Muslim and non-Muslim authors, the
book approaches an array of contemporary issues, from the role of
sport in gender, youth and political identities in Islam and Muslim
societies to sport policy in Muslim countries, sport's role among
Muslim minorities and sport marketing's relationship to Muslim
cultures. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, political science,
Islamic studies and sport studies, Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities not only examines the significance of sport in Islam,
but helps to draw wider conclusions on religious identity in
sporting settings and the interplay between sport, gender,
political ideology and consumer culture.
Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a
community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education
and social integration. This book examines the relationships
between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare
policies across Europe. It argues that the success of campaigns for
the promotion of sport depend on the existence of dedicated welfare
policies promoted by the European states and explores variations in
cultural models and structures of governance across Europe.
Addressing the function of supranational institutions such as the
EU as well as voluntary networks, the book illuminates key issues
in European societies such as migration, financial austerity and
Brexit as they relate to sport policy. This is important reading
for scholars and students in the fields of European sport and
physical activity, sociology, political science and organisational
analysis, as well as operators and managers of the sport systems
involved in advanced training programmes.
As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim
populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions
at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam
becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through
a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about
contemporary Islam, globalisation, and the challenges faced by (in
particular young) Muslims in negotiating their place in global
society. With contributions from Muslim and non-Muslim authors, the
book approaches an array of contemporary issues, from the role of
sport in gender, youth and political identities in Islam and Muslim
societies to sport policy in Muslim countries, sport's role among
Muslim minorities and sport marketing's relationship to Muslim
cultures. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, political science,
Islamic studies and sport studies, Sport in Islam and in Muslim
Communities not only examines the significance of sport in Islam,
but helps to draw wider conclusions on religious identity in
sporting settings and the interplay between sport, gender,
political ideology and consumer culture.
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