TY - JOUR
T1 - Government policy responses to Covid-19 in sport
T2 - a comparative study of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and the USA
AU - Girginov, Vassil
AU - Chen, Shushu
AU - Alhakami, Fawaz
AU - Batuev, Mikhail
AU - Chalip, Laurence
PY - 2023/4/3
Y1 - 2023/4/3
N2 - The study examines governments' policy responses in sport during the pandemic casued by Covid-19. Applies Hood and Margetts' (2007) NATO approach to analysing national governments in China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA use of policy instruments to affect the governance, access to and consumption of sport. Regardless of ideological persuasions, the five governments have framed exercise and sport as critical for citizens' wellbeing. The directions and limts of central government interventions in sprot depend both on the system of government and the ways that governments choose to engage with sport.
AB - The study examines governments' policy responses in sport during the pandemic casued by Covid-19. Applies Hood and Margetts' (2007) NATO approach to analysing national governments in China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA use of policy instruments to affect the governance, access to and consumption of sport. Regardless of ideological persuasions, the five governments have framed exercise and sport as critical for citizens' wellbeing. The directions and limts of central government interventions in sprot depend both on the system of government and the ways that governments choose to engage with sport.
KW - Covid-19
KW - policy analysis
KW - use of policy instruments
KW - access to sport
KW - governance of sport
KW - consumption of sport
KW - comparative analysis of five countries
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152056901&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19406940.2023.2197001
DO - 10.1080/19406940.2023.2197001
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 229
EP - 248
JO - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
JF - International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
SN - 1940-6940
IS - 2
ER -