PtG Publication, November 2018

National Sports Governance Observer. Final report

This report lays out the methodology underpinning the NSGO indicators and presents the findings resulting from the application of the NSGO indicators by partners from nine European countries and Brazil to at least eight sports federations in each country.

Author: Arnout Geeraert
Keywords: Governance
Open publication
Publisher: Play the Game
Page Count: 264
ISBN: 978-87-93784-05-5 (pdf), 978-87-93784-06-2

The National Sports Governance Observer is a project coordinated by Play the Game/ Danish Institute for Sports Studies, which brought together academics and sports leaders from nine European countries well as Brazil. The project has received a 383,000 euro grant from the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and further support from the Danish Parliament and the Council of Europe.

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