Global, National, and Local Factors in the Management of University Sport: The Hungarian Case

• Authors: Csaba Hédi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Because of the international nature of university sport, the appearance of transnational areas, events, results, and actors occurred very early. Therefore, the harmonization of the national and international factors influencing the functioning and development of student sport has been necessary since its rise. The objective of the article is to reveal the interaction between global, national and local factors influencing university sport, through the example of the Hungarian case. The paper is based on the results of extensive empirical research carried out by the author with the help of several methods: survey, in-depth interview, document analysis, and participant observation. Sport-globalization is regarded as the theoretical framework for the analysis. The results are discussed according to the following dimensions: strategic management of university sport; event and project management; cooperation between the two "owners", the sports sphere and the academic education; migrant student-athletes; volunteering in university sports; and the external and internal environment of Hungarian university sport. In the conclusion, it is emphasized that the management of university sport in Hungary has been influenced both by the globalisation of sports and the transformation of the Hungarian sport structure following the 1989-1990 political regime change (Földesi 2000). The combined effect of global and domestic factors meant a permanent challenge for the management of university sport. The Hungarian University Sports Federation succeeded in providing adequate answers to the new challenges, as Federation strategic planning was always based on knowledge-based strategies.

Keywords

EN

sport-globalization; academic education; political regime change; migrant student-athletes

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 39-47

Dates

published

2011-12-01

online

2011-12-25

Contributors

author

Csaba Hédi

• Hungarian University Sport Federation, Hungary

References

• Beck, U. (2006). Mi a globalizáció? /What Is Globalization?/. Szeged: Belvedere.
• Campana, R. (2004). Presentation of FISU. In Presentation Booklet of the 7th FISU FORUM on Education through University Sport. 22-27 July 2004 (pp. 13-21). Lisbon: FISU.
• Campana, R. (1999). A personal story of FISU. In: FISU Scientific Conference. 13-21 July 1999 (p. 135). Palma de Mallorca: FISU.
• Földesi, Sz. Gy. (2001). University Sport and Life Style in the Global Village. Hungarian Review for Sport Science, Special issue, 31-33.
• Földesiné, Sz. Gy. (2006). Academic Doctoral thesis. Budapest: Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
• Földesiné, Sz. Gy., Gáldiné, G. A. (2008) Válaszút előtt a sportpolitika. Magyar Sporttudományi Szemle, 8(2) 4-10.
• Földesiné, Sz. Gy. (2009). Class or Mass: (Sport for All) Policy at a Crossroads. Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research, XLVI, 147-156. DOI: 10.2478/v10141-009-0013-1.[Crossref]
• Giddens, A (2000). Elszabadult világ. Hogyan alakítja át életünket a globalizáció? /Runaway World/. Budapest: Perfekt Kiadó.
• Gallien, C. L. (2004). Education and Sport. In Presentation Booklet of the 7th FISU FORUM on Education through University Sport. 21-27 July 2011 (pp. 37-46). Lisbon: FISU.
• Hédi, Cs. (1994). Állami irányítástól a társadalmi szervezetig az egyetemi-főiskolai sportban. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Budapest: University of Physical Education.
• Hédi, Cs. (2004). Az állami, a civil és az üzleti szféra részesedése az egyetemi-főiskolai sportban. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. Budapest: Semmelweis University.
• Magyar Egyetemi-Főiskolai Sportszövetség. Elnökségi beszámolók, (2000-2010). Budapest: MEFS.
• Mintzberg, H. (2010). A menedzsment művészete /Managing/. Budapest: Alinea Kiadó-Rajk László Szakkolégium.
• Nyerges, M., Petróczi, A. (2007). A sportmenedzsment alapjai. Budapest: Semmelweis Egyetem TSK.
• Lay, F. (2001). Sociology of Sport and the New Global Order; Bridging Perspectives and Crossing Boundaries. In Proceeding of the 1st World Congress of Sociology of Sport. (pp. 37-52). Seoul: ISSA.
• Renson, R. (1999). Anticipating the Four Waves: History and Future of University Sport. In Proceedings of the Conference on the Study for University Sport 7-9. July 1999 (pp. 41-49). Palma de Mallorca: FISU.
• Szikora, K. (1997). A kezdete Budapest: MEFS.
• Szikora, K. (2007). A hazai egyetemi - főiskolai sport eredményei és fejlődése az 1950-es évek derekáig. In F. Krasovecz & Sz. Gy. Földesiné (Eds.), 100 Éve az Egyetemi-Főiskolai Sportért (pp.54-76). Budapest: MEFS.
• Thibault, L. (2009). Globalization of Sport. Journal of Sport Management, 7(23), 1-20.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10141-011-0021-9