Projects
Developing the Delta Group Barometer ‘Good Governance in Sport’ in sport federations in Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia and the German-speaking Community. KU Leuven
In recent years, more and more organizations (such as schools, hospitals, companies …) are investing in good governance. The sport sector also does not let this theme pass by. The present research aims to map aspects of good governance and innovation in sport federations in Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia and the German-speaking Community. More in particular, the intention is to develop the Delta Group Barometer ‘Good Governance in Sport’. To ...
The Flemish Trainer School; a partnership between Bloso, the Flemish universities and sports federations. KU Leuven
This cooperation includes specific unlocking and sharing of sport specific and sport-border scientific information and more general training and continuing education of sports coaching frameworks.
Environmental Sustainability in the Sport Sector. A Perspective on Sport Organisations and Sport Events KU Leuven
This doctoral dissertation focuses on the complex relation between sport and environmental sustainability. The sport sector depends on the environment for a large part of its activities, but at the same time, it impacts the environment by using resources, occupying in- and outdoor spaces, generating waste and emitting greenhouse gases. While this is just a sliver of what some other sectors are contributing to global climate change, pollution ...
Different studies on sport organizations, environmental sustainability in sport and eSports KU Leuven
This series of studies looks at three different topical areas: a) sport organizations and events, b) environmental sustainability in sport and c) eSports. These areas are not analyzed strictly separated from one another. Depending on the specific study, there can rather be considerable overlap. The primary focus in topical area a (sport organizations and events) is on sport mega events and the organizations behind them (for instance, the ...
Sport and physical activity policy, sport participation and physical activity among school-aged youngsters in Flanders (Belgium). KU Leuven
Promotion of physical, mental and social well-being in young people through organized sport clubs in Flanders. KU Leuven
DoctorAte in Sport Ethics and Integrity KU Leuven
The DoctorAl Training Network in Sport Ethics and Integrity (DAiSI) is an interdisciplinary network comprised of 5 prestigious universities (KU Leuven (Belgium, lead), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany, beneficiary), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (Norway, beneficiary), Swansea University (Wales, beneficiary), and University of Lausanne (Switzerland, associated partner)) and 8 leading international sport federations, sport ...
Studying the impact of gambling advertising in sport on the normalization of gambling and gambling behaviors Ghent University
This research project encompasses two parts:
(1) A systematic literature review of existing research on the impact of sport sponsoring by gambling companies.
(2) Two experimental studies on respectively the impact of shirt sponsoring and billboard sponsoring by gambling companies in sport.
Research platform Sport Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Theme 2: Sport participation in Flanders
Theme 3: Monitoring development: from Multimove to Multisport.