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11. Spain: Conviviality, Social Relationships and Democracy at the Basis of Spanish Sports Clubs’ Culture

Authors : Ramon Llopis-Goig, María P. García-Alcober

Published in: Functions of Sports Clubs in European Societies

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the main functions of sports clubs in Spanish society with regard to social integration, democratic involvement and voluntary work. At the European level, Spanish sports clubs are among the front-runners in terms of presence of people with disabilities, at the average when it comes to people with migrant background and far below the average concerning people over 65 years old and women. Talking about democratic involvement and engagement for the community, most of the clubs try to involve members when making important decisions and delegate decision-making from the board to their committees. On the other hand, their members report the democratic culture and freedom of expression they enjoy in their clubs. With regard to voluntary work, only one third of Spanish sports clubs have more than ten volunteers in fixed or non-fixed positions, although they tend to agree that voluntary work should continue to play a fundamental role in sports clubs. This is consistent with their lower repertory of recruitment and retention of volunteers’ strategies, which, in turn, is connected with the fact that they are among the youngest and smallest sports clubs in Europe.

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Footnotes
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It should be taken into consideration that the surveys on which the data presented in this chapter stem from a sample of sports clubs and their members and volunteers from six Spanish regions that together represent 46.9% of the country’s population. More information about the Spanish sample can be found in the chapter devoted to the technical characteristics of the survey in this book.
 
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Metadata
Title
Spain: Conviviality, Social Relationships and Democracy at the Basis of Spanish Sports Clubs’ Culture
Authors
Ramon Llopis-Goig
María P. García-Alcober
Copyright Year
2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48535-1_11