Global Sport Power Europe? The Efficacy of the European Union in Global Sport Regulation: EU in global sport regulation

García Borja, Meier Henk Erik

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift) | Peer reviewed

Zusammenfassung

The effectiveness of the European Union (EU) as global regulator is controversial. Some scholars characterize the EU as one of the most important shapers of global regulations; others argue that the EU's effectiveness critically depends on its regulatory cohesion, the political opportunity structure and regulatory capacity of its interlocutors. Since global sport represents a regionally segmented industry and is governed by private actors of diverse regulatory capacity, global sport regulation represents an excellent domain to study these propositions systematically. Comparative case studies on global sport regulation support the idea that the EU can impose its regulatory ambitions on sport governing due to market size and regulatory capacity. However, the broader political opportunity structure is found to be relevant and the EU does not appear as a strong regulator of global sports.

Details zur Publikation

FachzeitschriftJournal of Common Market Studies
Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume55
Seitenbereich850-870
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2017
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Meier, Henk Erik
Professur für Sozialwissenschaften des Sports (Prof. Meier)