SPLISS deals with the strategic planning process to develop successful national elite sport systems and measures its societal impacts
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Tokyo 2020 Evaluation of the elite sport expenditures and success in 14 nations
The SPLISS Pillar 1 - Light Study evaluates the inputs and outputs of 14 nations in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Estimating how much nations spend on elite sport is a measure of input.
ESMQ special issue on the societal impact of elite sport
When facing the challenge of justifying investments in elite sport to the public, elite sport policymakers tend to argue that a wide range of societal outcomes will ‘trickle down’. However, there is scarce evidence to support this dominant discourse.
Upcoming events
Practical info-Empowering the public value of sport: Final conference
On behalf of the SPLISS research group, Sport Vlaanderen and the Athletes4Society consortium, we are delighted to invite you to our international conference “ATHLETES 4 SOCIETY: Empowering the public value of elite sport” on Friday
Practical info-Baillet Latour Bootcamp
De Vrije Universiteit Brussel en Baillet Latour nodigen u uit op de Baillet Latour Bootcamp met als thema "De maatschappelijke waarde van topsport & het inspiratie effect van de Olympische Spelen".
Practical infoBootcamps 2021
In 2021 we will be organizing 3 more bootcamps concerning the societal impact of elite sport.
The next one in June will be focussing on the social value of elite sport from different perspectives.
