Tickets, Policy and Social Inclusion: Can the European White Paper on Sport Deliver?
10 Pages Posted: 24 Jun 2010
Date Written: June 24, 2010
Abstract
Whilst sport is increasingly seen by many in terms of its commercial potential, the broader social function of sport should not be overlooked. There are myriad examples of this, particularly at the European Union level. The social role of sport is specifically stressed in Declaration 29 of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam, ‘The Conference emphasizes the social significance of sport, in particular its role in forging identity and bringing people together’ and in the Treaty of Nice, ‘[T]he Community must, in its action under the various Treaty provisions, take account of the social, educational, and cultural features inherent in sport. Further, the European Commission’s White Paper on Sport noted that ‘[s]port is an area of human activity that greatly interests citizens of the European Union and has enormous potential for bringing them together, reaching out to all, regardless of age or social origin, whilst the British Olympic 2012 bid set much store in the integrative function of sport, and the possibility of kick starting a revolution in sporting participation as part of its legacy...
Keywords: European White Paper on Sport
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