The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe: Policies, Structures and Participation

Author:   Caroline van Lindert ,  Jeroen Scheerder ,  Ian Brittain
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
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9783031217586


Pages:   613
Publication Date:   29 June 2023
Format:   Hardback
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The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe: Policies, Structures and Participation


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This handbook explores the various ways in which disability sport is governed and organised across Europe, as well as examining the extent to which persons with a disability participate in sport at the grassroots level. Based upon a solid theoretical framework and up-to-date data, the 19 country-specific chapters in this handbook give a comparative overview of the structuring, steering and supporting elements of disability sport policy and sport participation levels amongst persons with a disability, as well as the extent to which countries adopt policies to promote inclusion in sport in this population. A multitude of authors also identify the various methods and challenges in collecting sport participation data with regard to persons with a disability. This handbook will be a valuable resource for academic study across a range of sport and disability related programs, as well as a point of reference for researchers and policymakers working in this area.

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Author:   Caroline van Lindert ,  Jeroen Scheerder ,  Ian Brittain
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   1.160kg
ISBN:  

9783031217586


ISBN 10:   3031217586
Pages:   613
Publication Date:   29 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1.     Introduction. Sport participation a human right for persons with a disabilityCaroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, and Ian Brittain   2.     Understanding disability, disability sport and inclusion Ian Brittain, Caroline van Lindert, and Jeroen Scheerder   3.     Participation in sport and physical activity amongst people with a disability. A pan-European comparative approach Jeroen Scheerder, Kobe Helsen, Caroline van Lindert, and Ian Brittain   4.     Denmark: Disability sports policy at arm’s length Christian Røj Voldby and Karsten Elmose-Østerlund   5.     Finland. Facts behind the long and complicated process of disability inclusion in sports Kati Lehtonen and Aija Saari   6.     Disability and sport in Iceland Ingi Þór Einarsson and Vidar Halldorsson   7.     Norway Marit Sørensen and Nina Kahrs   8.     Beyond inclusion - opportunity structures in sports for all in Sweden Kim Wickman and Linda Torége   9.     Ireland Catherine Carty and Paul Kitchin   10.  Northern Ireland: Disability Sport in a Shared Space Paul Kitchin and Catherine Carty   11.  United Kingdom: An inclusionary approach to sport Matej Christiaens, Ian Brittain, and Christopher Brown   12.  Austria: Half Way to Inclusion? Torsten Wojciechowski and Claudia Stura   13.  Disability sport in Belgium/Flanders. From a fragmented mosaic towards a more inclusive landscape Debbie Van Biesen and Jeroen Scheerder   14.  Complexity and Coexistence: Disability Sport in Germany Jürgen Mittag   15.  The Netherlands, towards inclusive sport for people with a disability Caroline van Lindert and Maxine de Jonge   16.  Switzerland Julia Albrecht, Siegfried Nagel, and Christoffer Klenk   17.  Hungary: Rise of attention given to disability sports Szilvia Perényi and Zsuzsanna Szilárd   18.  Disability Sport in Lithuania Jurate Pozeriene and Diana Reklaitiene   19.  Structure of the analysis on the development and situation of disability sport in Slovenia Mojca Doupona and Simona Kustec   20.  Portugal: pathways of sport for people with disabilities Leonardo José Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Anabela Vitorino and Nuno M. Pimenta   21.  Disability sport in Spain Javier Pérez-Tejero and Cati Lecumberri   22.  Turkey (Republic of Turkey): Disability Sports, Policies and Implementations Yeşim Albayrak Kuruoğlu   23.  The landscape of sport for persons with a disability: a system within a system Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, and Ian Brittain

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Caroline van Lindert is Senior Researcher at the Mulier Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Jeroen Scheerder is Professor in the Faculty of Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium, and head of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group. Ian Brittain is Associate Professor (Research) in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, UK.

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