News
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.
On the line with an expert
In the IOC's missions of supporting academic researchers interested in the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement and strengthening the dialogue between the them and the academic community, the IOC is pleased to offer us and many other relevant academic partners the possibility to join them on...
Check out the SPLISS Newsletter February 2021
Click here to read the February 2021 SPLISS newsletter.
Aurélie Pankowiak : Winner SMAANZ student research award
She has been given the award for her research on National paralympic Excellence:Developing an elite sport policy framework to assess the effectiveness of national elite sport systems for Paralympic success. SMAANZ conducts an annual conference to facilitate the prese...
Project alert: ATHLETES 4 SOCIETY
The objective of the ATHLETES 4 SOCIETY project is to inspire, support and stimulate sports organisations to increase the public value of sport. This project joins a unique group of European stakeholders – universities and both private stakeholders...
Interview Sport and Citizenship with Jens De Rycke
“ELITE SPORT IN ITSELF IS NOT GOOD, NOR BAD: IT’S NEUTRAL” An interview from Sport and Citizenship with our phd Jens De Rycke about the question wether there is empirical evidence supporting discourses on the positive societal impact of elite sport? Sport and Citizenship i...
Vacature doctoraat “de maatschappelijke waarde van topsport”
VACATURE: kom jij ons team versterken? Er is een PhD postitie vrij voor onderzoek omtrent de maatschappelijke waarde van topsport! Je krijgt een gevarieerd takenpakket en draait mee in onze (inter)nationale (top)sportprojecten. Check it out: VACATURE Doctoraatsb...
SPLISS is coordinator of a significant European Project: Empowering the Public Value of Sport through Athletes as Role Models: The MESSI Project
For the first time in its history SPLISS will be the main coordinator of a significant European Project supported by the EU commission for 400k euros. The objective of the ATHLETES 4 SOCIETY project is to empower sports organisations to manage the public value of sport.
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.
Practical info-Second World Conference on Elite Sport Policy – Melbourne, Australia
This unique two day conference took place on Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 November 2015 in the beautiful city of Melbourne. WCESP is an initiative of SPLiSS and ISEAL.
Practical info-First World Conference on Elite Sport Policy - Antwerp, Belgium
The First SPLISS World Conference took place on 13-14 november 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The conference presented results of the SPLISS 2.0 study, plus a host of other presentations at the first Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success (SPLISS) conference.
Practical info-Pingwei Li - PhD defence
We cordially invite you to the public PhD defence of the dissertation of Pingwei Li, titled: The role of junior succes in the development of professional tennis players, which will take place on Monday, June 15th 2020 at 9:30.
Practical info-Gerco Van Dalfsen - PhD defence
The development of shared leadership in youth football: PhD defence of Gerco Van Dalfsen on 8 June 2020 at 13:00
