FROM THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SPORT TO THE HEGEMONY OF MARKETS: THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT AND THE SPANISH CASE

Authors

  • David Moscoso Sánchez Pablo de Olavide University, Ctra. Utrera, km 1, s/n (Edificio 11, 4ª Planta, Despacho 18), 41013 Sevilla – Spain. Tel. +34 954 977413
  • Jesús Fernández Gavira University of Seville. Faculty of Educational Sciences. Pirotécnia St s/n. 41013. Sevilla. Spain. Tel. +34 955420473 Fax: +34 954555985
  • Álvaro Rodríguez Díaz University of Seville. Faculty of Educational Sciences. Pirotécnia St s/n. 41013. Sevilla. Spain. Tel. +34 955420473 Fax: +34 954555985

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.47377

Keywords:

Social Welfare, Neoliberalism, Public policies, Spain.

Abstract

The sport system of democratic countries is in crisis. This is because the welfare state, on which many public sport policies are based, has been superseded by a new cycle of neoliberal hegemony. To illustrate this reality, we focus on the case of Spain. It becomes evident that civil society has a low representation in political decision making in sport matters and that organized sport has failed to fulfill a social function, being confined to the interests of economic agents. This article requests that social sciences take a critical stance with regards to this reality.

 

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Published

2015-01-16

How to Cite

SÁNCHEZ, D. M.; GAVIRA, J. F.; DÍAZ, Álvaro R. FROM THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SPORT TO THE HEGEMONY OF MARKETS: THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT AND THE SPANISH CASE. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 20, n. esp, p. 109–124, 2015. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.47377. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/47377. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 20, n. esp, 2014 | Movimento 20 anos

Section

Special Issue

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