Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Chair of Sport Sociology

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Pro Bono and Voluntary Engagement in Sport. Sport-related special analysis of the volunteer surveys 1999 - 2009

Project description

The sport-related special analysis of representative volunteer surveys carried out Germany-wide in 1999, 2004 and 2009 provides the politics of sport and engagement, clubs and federations, and science with key findings on the pro bono and voluntary engagement in sport in Germany. The 14 results are presented in summarized form and extend from activity and commitment rates, engagement opportunities and organizational context to changes in the motives, time invested and socio-structural characteristics of the individuals engaged. Overall, the results over the ten-year period show the emergence of ambivalent tendencies which are opening up perspectives for “a sport-related policy of engagement”.

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Project team: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Braun (head of the project), Friederike Schwemin

Duration: 08.2010 till 06.2011

On behalf of: Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (BISp), German Olympic Sports Confederation (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOSB)