Czech Sport Governing Bodies and Social Capital

NUMERATO, Dino. Czech Sport Governing Bodies and Social Capital. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 2008, vol. 43, No 1, p. 21-34. ISSN 1012-6902.

Basic information

Original name

Czech Sport Governing Bodies and Social Capital

Authors

NUMERATO, Dino

Edition

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2008, 1012-6902

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

UT WoS

000272876600002

Keywords in English

civic engagement; Czech Republic; ethnographic study; social capital; sport governing body

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civic engagement, Czech Republic, ethnographic study, social capital, sport governing body

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International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

The main objective of the study is to explore the mechanisms influencing the nature of civic engagement in sport federations with a particular interest in barriers undermining their functioning. The article is based on the multi-sited ethnographic study in three sport governing bodies in the Czech Republic (handball, football and sailing) and uses a combination of techniques such as participant and non-participant observation, semi-structured interviews and secondary analysis of available documents. The main barriers identified are seen as a product of encounters between local and national levels of sport governing bodies. The concept of social capital with its structural, relational and cognitive dimensions is presented as a tool to grasp the phenomena under study.