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Democratic governance in sports : which role for the EU?

Democratic governance in sports : which role for the EU?. Arnout Geeraert HIVA-Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven , Belgium - Institute for International and European Policy , KU Leuven, Belgium. Which role for the EU in sport?. Given the fact that ….

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Democratic governance in sports : which role for the EU?

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  1. Democraticgovernance in sports: whichrolefor the EU? Arnout Geeraert HIVA-Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven,Belgium - Institutefor International and EuropeanPolicy, KU Leuven, Belgium

  2. Whichrolefor the EU in sport? Given the factthat… • LimitedEU competence! -> Recognisedautonomy -> 165 TFEU: Supporting, coordinating • Sportsworldeschewsgovernment interference (cf private, self-grownnetworks in other sectors)

  3. Needfordemocraticcontrol • GLOBALISATION - Regulatory overstrech of Westphalianstate (Wolf, 2008) - Regulatory vacuum at international level (Scherer and Palazzo, 2011) Powerfultransnationalactors are notaccountable (Baylis, Smith and Owens, 2008) -> MNCs, NGOs, butalso… international sportsorganisations!

  4. Needfordemocraticcontrol • GLOBALISATION: implications for democratic governance -> Hirst (2000): “hierarchical organisations which are not subject to democratic control cannot be expected to have internal practices conductive to democratic manners” -> Wolf (2008): “even the most prominent functional equivalents to the checks and balances cannot be provided by private actors alone”

  5. Complex environment • In society: Increased complexity (multi-layered) -> horizontal methods of governance -> networked governance (state – civil society – market) • In sport: commercialisation -> complex network with growing interdependence between business and sports world (Holt, 2007) also calls for horizontal methods of governance

  6. Recent evolutions in sport governance • EU involvement + stakeholder emancipation -> evolutiontowardsnetworked governance! • Potentially: democraticcontrol PLUS efficiency!

  7. SOLUTION • Secondgeneration of governance networkliterature: howcan we makethem more democratic? • “there is noreasonwhy GN should NOT be held democraticallyaccountable (Papadopoulos 2007) • Desiredrole of public authority in the network: meta-governance through “steering” = via a series of more or less subtle and indirect forms of governance, politicians should seek to shape the free actions of the network actors in accordance with a number of pre-defined general procedural standards and substantial goals

  8. What does “steering” entail? • EuropeanCommission: important role (cfrole public administrators in governance networks) • EU Parliament + Council: - Electedpoliticians: set overall goals - Support actionsfrom the Commission Why? LegitimiseroleCommission Whip in the window (compliance) • Example: good governance principles • New research agenda!

  9. Contact details Arnout Geeraert Parkstraat 47 – 5300 BE 3000 LEUVEN tel. +32 (0) 498 630869 arnout.geeraert@kuleuven.be

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