Government policy responses to Covid-19 in sport: a comparative study of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and the USA

Vassil Girginov; Shushu Chen; Fawaz Alhakami; Mikhail Batuev; Laurence Chalip

doi:10.1080/19406940.2023.2197001

Government policy responses to Covid-19 in sport: a comparative study of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK and the USA

Vassil Girginov^*, Shushu Chen, Fawaz Alhakami, Mikhail Batuev, Laurence Chalip

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-248
Number of pages	20
Journal	International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
Volume	15
Issue number	2
Early online date	30 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2023.2197001
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2023

Keywords

Covid-19
policy analysis
use of policy instruments
access to sport
governance of sport
consumption of sport
comparative analysis of five countries

UN SDGs

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