It is difficult to fully understand the role that sport plays in contemporary global society without understanding how and why governments, NGOs and other organ

The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the wide range of issues shaping sport governance. It considers the ev

Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, on an international scale.

This is a cutting-edge text which responds to the increasing importance of sport policy and its relation to public investment.

Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This is the first book to critically exami