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