International Sports & Cultural Politics

level of course unit

not applicable

Learning outcomes of course unit

Students:
- are able to explain, interpret and discuss the evolution, structure and effects of sports and cultural policy in comparative and international perspective.
- are able to explain the most important legal and institutional foundations in sports and cultural policy.
- are able to explain the central forms and differences of national sports and cultural political structures and ideologies.
- reflect critically on institutions and regularities as well as socio-political contexts of European and international sports and cultural policy.

prerequisites and co-requisites

not applicable

course contents

- Legal and institutional framework of sports and cultural policy and politics in comparative and international perspective, taking examples from the European Union, the USA and aspects of multilateral international policies
- Examples from African and Asian sports and cultural policy to provide a comparative perspective on the field
- Key players and decision-making strategies
- New tendencies and critical discourse

recommended or required reading

Henry, I. & Ko, L.-M. (2014). (eds.). Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy. London: Routledge.
Duerr, V., Miller, T., O’Brien, D. (2017). The Routledge Handbook of Global Cultural Policy. London: Routledge.
Riccardi, V. (2014). Enabling Cross Overs. Good Practices in the Creative Industries. Singapore: Asia-Europe Foundation.
Tiell, B. & Cebula, K. (2020). Governance in Sport: Analysis and application. New York: Human Kinetics.
Journals:
International Journal of Cultural Policy
International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics