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Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies

A Cross-National Comparative Study

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Editors:
  1. Siegfried Nagel

    1. Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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  2. Karsten Elmose-Østerlund

    1. Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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  3. Bjarne Ibsen

    1. Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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  4. Jeroen Scheerder

    1. Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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  • Provides comparative knowledge on the contribution of sports clubs to health promotion, social cohesion and democratic participation through volunteering in European societies
  • Supplies country-specific data on the structural characteristics, goals, resources and management of sport clubs as well as the engagement and attitudes of the members
  • Presents original research data collected from club and member surveys of various sport clubs in ten European countries

Part of the book series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy (SEMP, volume 13)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Siegfried Nagel, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen, Jeroen Scheerder
    Pages 1-7

  3. Conceptual Framework and Research Design

    • Siegfried Nagel, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen, Jeroen Scheerder
    Pages 9-33

  4. Belgium/Flanders: The Evolution of Flemish Sports Clubs as the Cornerstone of Society from Past to Present to Future

    • Joris Corthouts, Bart Verschueren, Elien Claes, Jeroen Scheerder
    Pages 35-64

  5. Denmark: High Participation at the Expense of Democratic and Social Engagement?

    • Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen
    Pages 65-91

  6. England: A Long Tradition, Adapting to Changing Circumstances

    • Geoff Nichols, Matthew James
    Pages 93-120

  7. Germany: Sports Clubs as Important Players of Civil Society

    • Svenja Feiler, Christoph Breuer
    Pages 121-149

  8. Hungary: Potentials for Civil Initiatives in Sports

    • Szilvia Perényi
    Pages 151-182

  9. Netherlands: Sports Clubs at the Heart of Society and Sports Policy

    • Jan-Willem van der Roest, Resie Hoeijmakers, Remco Hoekman
    Pages 183-209

  10. Norway: The Ambiguity of Sports Clubs and Nonsports Social Functions

    • Ørnulf Seippel
    Pages 211-234

  11. Poland: Small Local Sports Clubs with High Social Engagement

    • Monika Piątkowska, Sylwia Gocłowska
    Pages 235-261

  12. Spain: Conviviality, Social Relationships and Democracy at the Basis of Spanish Sports Clubs’ Culture

    • Ramon Llopis-Goig, María P. García-Alcober
    Pages 263-287

  13. Switzerland: Autonomous Sports Clubs as Contributors to Public Welfare

    • Siegfried Nagel, Pascal Stegmann, Rahel Bürgi, Markus Lamprecht
    Pages 289-313

  14. Exploring Pan-European Similarities and Differences in Club-Organised Sports: A Cross-National and Cross-Temporal Comparison

    • Jeroen Scheerder, Kobe Helsen, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Siegfried Nagel
    Pages 315-343

  15. The Contribution of Sports Clubs to Public Welfare in European Societies. A Cross-National Comparative Perspective

    • Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen, Siegfried Nagel, Jeroen Scheerder
    Pages 345-385
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About this book

This book takes a closer look at the societal functions of sports clubs by using the broad range of empirical data of a comparative study. There is a limited amount of up-to-date knowledge on the functions of sports clubs and their potential to promote public health, social cohesion and democratic participation through volunteering and thus contribute to public welfare in European societies. Most of the existing studies are country-specific and therefore do not allow for making comparisons from a cross-national perspective. In light of this, the project ‘Social Inclusion and Volunteering in Sports Clubs in Europe’ (SIVSCE) collected, analysed and discussed comparable data and knowledge across ten European countries and disseminated this knowledge to politicians, sports professionals and sports volunteers in Europe.

The SIVSCE project contains comparative data of clubs as well as of members in selected sports clubs. In each country chapter, the comparative data from the SIVSCE project is put together in a coherent way. Particularly, the data of the member survey give in-depth information about the fulfillment of the different functions of sports clubs (e.g. extension of democratic participation, social integration). Providing in-depth data related to policy issues, structure and management of clubs and individual member surveys, this book will be useful for students―particularly those in sports management programmes―as well as researchers and practitioners in social science and economics.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Siegfried Nagel

  • Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen

  • Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Jeroen Scheerder

About the editors

Siegfried Nagel is a full Professor at the University of Bern and Director of the Institute of Sport Science. His main fields of interest are sport organisation research, particularly in sports clubs and federations, as well as sports participation research.


Karsten Elmose-Østerlund is Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. He conducts research on participation and integration in sport and physical activity with a particular focus on voluntary sports clubs.


Bjarne Ibsen is Full Professor at the University of Southern Denmark and leader of Centre for Sports, Health and Civil Society. His main research interest is studies of civil society, the collaboration between voluntary organizations and the public sector, the development of associations, sports politics and participation in sports and other physical activities.


Jeroen Scheerder is Professor of sport policy and sport sociology in theDepartment of Movement Sciences at KU Leuven and head of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group. He is promotor-coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre on Sports and was President of EASS (2014-2016).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies

  • Book Subtitle: A Cross-National Comparative Study

  • Editors: Siegfried Nagel, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen, Jeroen Scheerder

  • Series Title: Sports Economics, Management and Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48535-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48534-4Published: 31 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48537-5Published: 01 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48535-1Published: 30 July 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2191-298X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-2998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 385

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sports Economics, Labor Economics, Cultural Economics

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