Study on the contribution of sport to the employability of young people in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy
Final report
This study investigated sport’s contribution to the employability of young persons who are "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" (NEETs) in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy. Its aim…
Leisure studies
The journal of the leisure studies association
Leisure Studies publishes articles of a high standard on all aspects of leisure studies and from a variety of disciplinary bases, including sociology, psychology, human geography, planning, economics, etc. Shorter…
Sociology and leisure
A question of root or branch
The paper explores some of the main strands in the development of the sociology of leisure. In conclusion, it is pointed out that leisure, deriving form the latin 'licere', properly…
Leisure and ideology
Notes toward a context for the study of the state and leisure policy
A major difficulty in any attempted analysis of state involvement in the area of leisure (rather than recreation and sport) is the diffuse and indeterminate nature of the social phenomena…
Leisure sociology or the sociology of leisure?
This paper was written as part of a research project on the sociology of leisure and public policy and leisure supported by an ILEA Research Fellowship in the Department of…
A wider social role for sport
Who's keeping the score?
In deze publicatie wordt de politieke en historische context geschetst voor de toegenomen belangstelling van de overheid voor sport met betrekking tot sociale problematieken. Het boek onderzoekt de sociale problemen…
The role of sport in regenerating deprived areas
Verkennende studie waarin de positieve rol wordt onderzocht die sport kan hebben op de ontwikkeling van achterstandswijken. Verder is een exploratieve studie gedaan naar bewijzen voor de aanname dat sport…