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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A Geeraert, A. Geeraert, Arnout Geeraert
• Editore: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2016, ritardato
• EAN: 9781349704255
• ISBN: 978-1-349-70425-5
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: The European Union in International Affairs; European Union in Internationa; The European Union in International Affairs; European Union in Internationa
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, manuali, annuari, storia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali