PtG Publication, October 2015

Sports Governance Observer 2015 - The legitimacy crisis in international sports governance

This report presents the Sports Governance Observer, a benchmarking tool for good governance in international sports federations based on basic good governance criteria, and its application to the 35 Olympic international sports federations.

Author: Arnout Geeraert
Keywords: Sports organisation Sports politics Governance
Open publication
Publisher: Play the Game/Danish Institute for Sports Studies
Page Count: 126
ISBN: 978-87- 93375-19-2 (pdf), 978-87- 93375-18-5 (printed)

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