| ID | 080671 |
| Title Proper | Sport policy in a transformed socio-political setting |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mizrahi, Shlomo ; Bar-Eli, Michael ; Galily, Yair |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article describes the impact of socio-political transformation processes on sport policy through the Israeli experience. A framework was developed for analyzing learning processes, utilizing the argument that under highly centralized systems, citizens' preferences regarding any area of life, including sport, are strongly affected by governmental policy. We show that in Israel the lack of a significant sport policy during the centralized formative years of the State influenced citizens' long-term preferences regarding sport, in the sense that it was regarded as a marginal issue that did not trigger demands for policy change. We explain that the marginality of sport in Israeli society also continued when the nature of relations between citizens and politicians was transformed from a top-down to a bottom-up orientation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 15, No.1; Jan-Feb 2008: p123-145 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 15, No.1; Jan-Feb 2008: p123-145 |
| Key Words | Sport Policy ; Learning ; Alternative Politics ; Israeli Society ; Political Culture |