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SPORTS GOVERNANCE OBSERVER 2015 The legitimacy crisis in international sports governance Report / October 2015 Arnout Geeraert Play the Game 2 www.playthegame.org SPORTS GOVERNANCE OBSERVER 2015 THE LEGITIMACY CRISIS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS GOVERNANCE Play the Game 3 www.playthegame.org Title Sports governance observer 2015. The legitimacy crisis in international sports governance Author Arnout Geeraert Cover photo Thomas Søndergaard Print Mercoprint Digital A/S Edition First edition, Copenhagen, October 2015 Price A printed version of the report can be ordered from the Danish Institute for Sports Studies, price DKK 200 (delivery excluded). The report is available for free download at www.playthegame.org. ISBN 978-87- 93375-18-5 (printed) 978-87- 93375-19-2 (pdf) Publisher Play the Game c/o Danish Institute for Sports Studies Kanonbådsvej 4A DK-1437 København K T: +45 3266 1030 E: [email protected] W: www.idan.dk W: www.playthegame.org Quoting from this report is allowed with proper acknowledgements Play the Game 4 www.playthegame.org Content Executive summary ........................................................................................................................... 7 Part I. Background and introduction ............................................................................................ 11 1. The AGGIS Project and the Sports Governance Observer tool ......................................... 11 Part II. Study: The legitimacy crisis in international sports governance .................................. 12 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 12 2. Background ............................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 Transformations in international sports governance .................................................... 13 2.2 The legitimacy crisis in international sports governance ............................................. 14 3. Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Legitimacy deficits as a problem of institutional design: the PA model .................... 21 3.2 Data collection .................................................................................................................... 25 4. Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Delegation of authority to ISFs ........................................................................................ 25 4.2 Screening and selection mechanisms – main findings .................................................. 28 4.3 Monitoring and reporting requirements – main findings ............................................ 29 4.4 Administrative procedures – main findings .................................................................. 30 4.5 Institutional checks – main findings ................................................................................ 32 4.6 Elections – main findings .................................................................................................. 33 5. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 35 Part III. Sports Governance Observer survey .............................................................................. 36 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 36 2. Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 36 3. The four dimensions of the Sports Governance Observer ................................................. 38 3.1 Dimension 1. TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ..................... 40 3.2 Dimension 2. DEMOCRATIC PROCESS ........................................................................ 52 3.3 Dimension 3. CHECKS AND BALANCES ..................................................................... 61 3.4 Dimension 4. SOLIDARITY .............................................................................................. 68 4. Results of the Sports Governance Observer survey ............................................................ 75 4.1 Overall results..................................................................................................................... 75 AIBA – International Boxing Association ............................................................................. 77 BWF – Badminton World Federation .................................................................................... 78 FEI – Fédération Equestre Internationale The SGO index for FEI is 75.6%. .................... 79 FIBA – International Basketball Federation.......................................................................... 80 Play the Game 5 www.playthegame.org FIBT – International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation ................................................... 81 FIE - International Fencing Federation ................................................................................. 82 FIFA – Fédération Internationale de Football Association ................................................. 83 FIG – International Gymnastics Federation ......................................................................... 84 FIH – International Hockey Federation ................................................................................ 85 FIL – International Luge Federation ...................................................................................... 86 FINA – Fédération Internationale de Natation .................................................................... 87 FIS – International Ski Federation ......................................................................................... 88 FISA – International Rowing Federation .............................................................................. 89 FIVB – Fédération Internationale de Volleyball................................................................... 90 IAAF – International Association of Athletics Federations ................................................ 91 IBU – International Biathlon Union ....................................................................................... 92 ICF – International Canoe Federation ................................................................................... 93 IGF – International Golf Federation ...................................................................................... 94 IHF – International Handball Federation ............................................................................. 95 IIHF – International Ice Hockey Federation ......................................................................... 96 IJF – International Judo Federation ....................................................................................... 97 ISAF – International Sailing Federation ................................................................................ 98 ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation ................................................................... 99 ISU – International Skating Union ....................................................................................... 100 ITF – International Tennis Federation ................................................................................. 101 ITTF – International Table Tennis Federation .................................................................... 102 ITU – International Triathlon Union ................................................................................... 103 IWF – International Weightlifting Federation .................................................................... 104 UCI – Union Cycliste Internationale ................................................................................... 105 UIPM – Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne .................................................... 106 UWW – United World Wrestling ......................................................................................... 107 WA – World Archery Federation ......................................................................................... 108 WCF – World Curling Federation ....................................................................................... 109 WR - World Rugby ................................................................................................................ 110 WTF – World Taekwondo Federation ................................................................................. 111 References ....................................................................................................................................... 116 Play the Game 6 www.playthegame.org Executive summary This report presents the Sports Governance Observer, a benchmarking tool for good gov- ernance in international sports federations based on basic good governance criteria, and its application to the 35 Olympic international sports federations. The report was commis- sioned by Play the Game/Danish Institute for Sports Studies and executed by Dr. Arnout Geeraert as a co-operation project between Play the Game/Danish Institute for Sports Stud- ies and the University of Leuven.