Sport and Social Capital

[Front Flap contents] Chapter 1: Sport and social capital: An introduction Matthew Nicholson and Russell Hoye Part I: Concepts and contexts Chapter 2: Avoiding the numbers game: Social theory, policy and sports role in the art of relationship building Tim Crabbe Chapter 3: Sport-in-development: Development for and through sport? Fred Coalter Chapter 4: Locating social capital in sport policy Russell Hoye and Matthew Nicholson Chapter 5: Narrowing the gap through sport, education and social capital? Grant Jarvie Part II: Clubs and community sport organisations Chapter 6: Community sport networks Alison Doherty and Katie Misener Chapter 7: Voluntary sport clubs: The potential for the development of social capital Chris Auld Chapter 8: Community sport/recreation members and social capital measures in Sweden and Australia Kevin Brown Chapter 9: Volunteering in community sport organisations: Implications for social capital Graham Cuskelly Part III: Sport and social capital in action Chapter 10: Sports ambiguous relationship with social capital: The contribution of national governing bodies of sport Jonathan Long Chapter 11: Public policies, social capital and voluntary sport Ørnulf Seippel Chapter 12: Race equality and sport networks: Social capital links Kevin Hylton Chapter 13: Stepping into community? The impact of youth sport volunteering on young people's social capital Steven Bradbury and Tess Kay Chapter 14: Soccer and social capital in Australia: Social networks in transition Daniel Lock, Tracy Taylor and Simon Darcy Chapter 15: Sport facilities as social capital Mark Rosentraub and Akram Ijla [Back flap Editor Bios] Dr Matthew Nicholson is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Management in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His research and teaching interests focus on the contribution of sport to social capital, sport policy development and practice, the relationship between sport and the media, and the management of sport organisations. His most recent books include Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus (2007) and Sport Management: Principles and Applications (2006) with Elsevier and Australian Sport: Better by Design? The Evolution of Australian Sport Policy (2004) with Routledge. Dr Russell Hoye is an Associate Professor in Sport Management in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests focus on the governance of sport organizations, the impacts of public policy on sport and the engagement of volunteers in sport. His most recent books include Sport Governance (2007) with Elsevier, Sport Management: Principles and applications (2006) also with Elsevier and Working with Volunteers in Sport: Theory and practice (2006) with Routledge. He is the Series Editor for the Sport Management Series published by Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann. [Back cover Blurb] Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high-profile area in depth. It explores the ways in which sport contributes to the creation, development, maintenance and, in some cases, diminution of social capital. Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. This book offers the first exploration of the subject, using cutting-edge research from around the world and provides: A progressive text written by the top authors in the field and comprehensively edited into a unified volume An analysis of the importance of sport and its relationship to social capital within local, national and international communities Comprehensive coverage of themes such as, education, poliNicholson, Matthew is the author of 'Sport and Social Capital' with ISBN 9780750685863 and ISBN 0750685867.