Developing collaborative local sport policies through major sport events: the case of the 2018 Ryder Cup

Clément Lopez (), Mathieu Djaballah () and Dominique Charrier ()
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Clément Lopez: CIAMS - Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives - UO - Université d'Orléans - Université Paris-Saclay
Mathieu Djaballah: CIAMS - Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives - UO - Université d'Orléans - Université Paris-Saclay
Dominique Charrier: CIAMS - Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives - UO - Université d'Orléans - Université Paris-Saclay

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Abstract: Purpose/Rationale:This article reflects upon the growing use of major sportevents as a way to bring about new forms of collaborations between sportsactors and local governments. It seeks to determine the extent to whichthese collaborations can produce sustainable local sports policies.Design/Methodology/Approach:This work is based on a case study of thecollaboration between the French Golf Federation and the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines community for the hosting of the 2018 Ryder Cup. It draws on aqualitative methodology based on semi-structured interviews conductedwith leaders from both organizations.Findings:This work shows how an event-based relationship is a double-sidedopportunity, as it serves to align interests in the short run but fails to drive localsport development in the longer run.Research contribution:The paper adds new perspectives for the analysis ofsport events'legacy by studying a collaborative governance process for theimplementation of a local sport policy. It also questions it through thecollaboration between sports federations and local authorities.Practical implications:Several issues identified in the results are discussed inorder to envision ways to put major sport events at the service of hostterritories and question the utility of event-based local sport policies.

Keywords: Major sporting event; local sports policies; Olympic Games; golf; collaborative governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-08-26
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Published in Managing Sport and Leisure, 2022, pp.1-15. ⟨10.1080/23750472.2022.2115396⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2022.2115396

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