The EU in International Sports Governance - A Principal-Agent Perspective on EU Control of FIFA and UEFA

This book demonstrates that the European Union (EU) can curtail the autonomy of FIFA and UEFA by building upon insights from the principal-agent model. The author argues that EU institutional features complicate control, but do not render the EU powerless, and that FIFA and UEFA can deploy a variety of strategies to mitigate control.

Table des matières

1. Introduction
2. The EU's Engagement with FIFA and UEFA: Principals, Agents and Supervisors
3. Representation and Control in the Governance of European Football
4. The EU Law Route
5. The EU Sports Policy Route
6. The Limits of EU Control
7. Conclusion

A propos de l'auteur

Arnout Geeraert is Post-Doctoral Fellow at Leuven International and European Studies (LINES), University of Leuven, Belgium. He is governance advisor to Play the Game/ Danish Institute for Sports Studies. His current work explores the role of the European Union in international sport through different theoretical lenses and looks into elements of good governance in sport organisations in general.

Résumé

This book demonstrates that the European Union (EU) can curtail the autonomy of FIFA and UEFA by building upon insights from the principal-agent model. The author argues that EU institutional features complicate control, but do not render the EU powerless, and that FIFA and UEFA can deploy a variety of strategies to mitigate control.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: A Geeraert, A. Geeraert, Arnout Geeraert
• Edition: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2016, retardé
• EAN: 9781349704255
• ISBN: 978-1-349-70425-5
• Pages: 208
• Thèmes: The European Union in International Affairs; European Union in Internationa; The European Union in International Affairs; European Union in Internationa
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Sport > Général, dictionnaires, manuels, annuaires, histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques comparées et internationales