Netherlands: Sports clubs at the heart of society and sports policy
| Autor: | Roest, J.W. van der, Hoeijmakers, R., Hoekman, R.H.A., Nagel, S., Elmose-Osterlund, K., Ibsen, B., Scheerder, J. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Nagel, S., Elmose-Osterlund, K., Ibsen, B., Scheerder, J. |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health education Policy initiatives Public relations Democracy Inequality cohesion and modernization Promotion (rank) Political science medicine Position (finance) Ongelijkheid cohesie en modernisering Sports activity Everyday life business human activities media_common |
| Zdroj: | Nagel, S.; Elmose-Osterlund, K.; Ibsen, B. (ed.), Functions of sports clubs in European societies, 183-209. Cham : Springer STARTPAGE=183;ENDPAGE=209;TITLE=Nagel, S.; Elmose-Osterlund, K.; Ibsen, B. (ed.), Functions of sports clubs in European societies Nagel, S.; Elmose-Osterlund, K.; Ibsen, B. (ed.), Functions of sports clubs in European societies, pp. 183-209 Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies ISBN: 9783030485344 |
| Popis: | Item does not contain fulltext Sports clubs in the Netherlands have an important societal position. They play a role in the everyday life of many Dutch people, and they are increasingly asked to take up roles in public health promotion and societal integration. Given their characteristics, it is not surprising that sports clubs are ascribed these roles in policies. On average, Dutch sports clubs have a relative large organisational capacity, because they have relatively large numbers of members and volunteers and they often possess their own sports facilities. These traits make them interesting potential partners for national and local policy-makers from different policy domains. Sports clubs also ascribe this societal position and role as policy partner to themselves. However, this chapter also shows that Dutch sports clubs are still mainly focused on organising their core sports activities, which is challenging enough for many clubs. Policy initiatives aimed at strengthening sports clubs could help to enrich their societal functions. In addition, this chapter illustrates that clubs have difficulty to get their members active in democratic decision-making and volunteering. New ways of designing the volunteering positions are needed to maintain the clubs' strengths. |
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