Catherine Palmer 
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.

Table of Content

Introduction

PART ONE: KEY DEBATES IN GLOBALIZATION AND SPORTS POLICY

Globalization, Sport and Policy

The Local and the Global in Sports Policy

Globalization and the Governance of Sports Policy

Network Policy – New Technologies and Global Sports Policy

Social Theory, Globalization and Sports Policy in a Risk Society

PART TWO: GLOBALIZATION AND SPORTING MEGA-EVENTS: POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Globalization, Policy and Sporting Mega-Events

Safety, Security and the Policing of Sporting Mega-Events

Mega-Events, Sports Policy and Human Rights

Mega-Events, the Environment and Corporate Responsibility

Reflections on Global Sports Policy

About the author

Catherine Palmer is Associate Professor in Sociology at Deakin University, having previously held posts at Durham University, Flinders University and the University of Adelaide. Catherine serves on the editorial boards for the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Sport Journal and Qualitative Health Research.