Global Sports Policy

Lifts the analysis out of the nuts and bolts of sports policy and into some really thought-provoking areas which will equip the policy maker for the challenges of the 21st century. - Dominic Malcolm Loughborough University. . This is an excellent analysis of the significance of globalisation for national sport policy and especially of the impact of global processes at the local socio-cultural level. - Barrie Houlihan Loughborough University. . Drawing upon a range of empirical case studies Catherine Palmer situates sports policy within a broader consideration of global processes practices and consequences exploring the relationship between:. . the local and the global globalization and governance new technologies human rights the environment corporate responsibility.. . In doing so she sets out the ground for an understanding of policy making in sport and how this affects society. . . Covering both theory and practice it is a detailed and thought provoking resource for students of sports policy sports development sports management and sports studies.