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Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations book cover

1st Edition

Governance, Regulation and Management of Global Sport Organisations

By Emmanuel Bayle Copyright 2025
308 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is a bold and ambitious analysis of the challenges facing global sport in the 21st century and how those challenges can be met through good governance, management and regulation.  Connecting the political and managerial dimensions of sport, from international governing bodies such as the International Olympic Committee through to national governing bodies, leagues and professional... Read more

Introduction 

Part I: Three Interconnected Regulatory Systems 

1          Olympic Governance under Pressure

2          Regulatory Systems within International Sport

3          Global Regulation Dependent on National Sport Configurations

Part II: New Challenges for the Governance of International Sport Organisations 

4          Managing International Sport Federation Performance in a Glocalised World

5          The Financialisation and Regulation of Professional Team Sports

6          The Competition between Private Circuits and Federation-Run Events in Individual Sports

Conclusion: Pending Future Developments

Biography

Emmanuel Bayle is Professor of sports management in the Institute of Sport Sciences at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has published widely on sport management, CSR and non- profit management and is a specialist in the governance, management and performance of Olympic organisations and national sport systems. He is currently leading a new Swiss National Research Fund project on performance management and measurement in international sport federations.

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