Papers by Antonis Alexopoulos
Journal of Global Sport Management
Managing Sport and Leisure, 2022
ABSTRACT
Rationale/purpose: While the International Olympic Committee has issued
several guidel... more ABSTRACT
Rationale/purpose: While the International Olympic Committee has issued
several guidelines and recommendations on the protection of athletes from
harassment and abuse in sports, there exists very little research which
documents the extent to which these recommendations are actually
implemented in sports organizations across Europe and most importantly,
the efficacy of such measures.
Findings: Based on the results, a set of evidence-based guidelines for
promoting compliance with the existing policies and measures of
harassment and abuse are recommended, which include an Observatory of
Harassment and Abuse in Sports, the ISO accreditation for all sports
organizations, and a European Mobile phone application.
Practical implications: With these findings, this study offers a standardized
method of implementation of policies, which will enable future panEuropean assessments of efficacy, thus narrowing the current gap in
knowledge.
Research contribution: This is the first study to recommend a remedy to the
obstacles – identified in previous research – which hamper the implementation
of Universal policies on harassment and abuse in sports.
Sport’s increased professionalism and commercialization with its economic productivity has create... more Sport’s increased professionalism and commercialization with its economic productivity has created the need for policy and regulations in order to control it. In the European Union sport is in principle autonomous but still within the boundaries of the EU Law and the principles of the Single European Market. In the light of the changes that the application of the EU laws have brought, since May 1st 2004 and the effects they have on sport in Cyprus, very little is known about the opinions, knowledge and expectations of Cypriot people involved in sport. This book provides the theoretical background concerning the current European Sport Policy, as well as the opinions, knowledge and expectations of people involved in different areas of Cypriot sport about Cyprus’ integration in the European Union in connection with Cypriot sport as well as the European Sport Policy. The outcomes of this sociological investigation should be very useful to professionals involved in the fields of sport po...
of PhD thesis Supervisor: Foldesine Dr. Szabo Gyongyi egyetemi tanar, DSc Reviewers: Dr. Nadori L... more of PhD thesis Supervisor: Foldesine Dr. Szabo Gyongyi egyetemi tanar, DSc Reviewers: Dr. Nadori Laszlo professor emeritus, DSc Dr. Jerzy Kosiewicz egyetemi tanar, DSc Scientific Committee: Dr. Sipos Kornel egyetemi tanar, CSc Dr. Tibori Timea tudomanyos igazgato, CSc Dr. Hedi Csaba fotitkar, PhD
European Journal for Sport and Society, Jan 1, 2006
The integration of Cyprus into the European Union (EU) was received by the Cypriot public with mi... more The integration of Cyprus into the European Union (EU) was received by the Cypriot public with mixed feelings of hope and scepticism, along with several additional expectations. Nevertheless, little is known about the knowledge, feelings and expectations of Cypriots involved in the field of Cypriot sport. This paper presents the knowledge, feelings and expectations of Cypriot students majoring in various fields relevant to sport. The study is based on a survey conducted among Cypriot students majoring in Physical Education, Sport Management and Elementary Education. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire, consisting of closed and open questions. The findings of the study reveal that the students significantly lack knowledge of European sport policy. Moreover, this knowledge gap has been creating false impressions and false expectations. The author discusses the possible causes of the students' insufficient knowledge and draws conclusions.
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Papers by Antonis Alexopoulos
Rationale/purpose: While the International Olympic Committee has issued
several guidelines and recommendations on the protection of athletes from
harassment and abuse in sports, there exists very little research which
documents the extent to which these recommendations are actually
implemented in sports organizations across Europe and most importantly,
the efficacy of such measures.
Findings: Based on the results, a set of evidence-based guidelines for
promoting compliance with the existing policies and measures of
harassment and abuse are recommended, which include an Observatory of
Harassment and Abuse in Sports, the ISO accreditation for all sports
organizations, and a European Mobile phone application.
Practical implications: With these findings, this study offers a standardized
method of implementation of policies, which will enable future panEuropean assessments of efficacy, thus narrowing the current gap in
knowledge.
Research contribution: This is the first study to recommend a remedy to the
obstacles – identified in previous research – which hamper the implementation
of Universal policies on harassment and abuse in sports.
Rationale/purpose: While the International Olympic Committee has issued
several guidelines and recommendations on the protection of athletes from
harassment and abuse in sports, there exists very little research which
documents the extent to which these recommendations are actually
implemented in sports organizations across Europe and most importantly,
the efficacy of such measures.
Findings: Based on the results, a set of evidence-based guidelines for
promoting compliance with the existing policies and measures of
harassment and abuse are recommended, which include an Observatory of
Harassment and Abuse in Sports, the ISO accreditation for all sports
organizations, and a European Mobile phone application.
Practical implications: With these findings, this study offers a standardized
method of implementation of policies, which will enable future panEuropean assessments of efficacy, thus narrowing the current gap in
knowledge.
Research contribution: This is the first study to recommend a remedy to the
obstacles – identified in previous research – which hamper the implementation
of Universal policies on harassment and abuse in sports.