• Democratic Participation in Voluntary Associations: A Multilevel Analysis of Sports Clubs in Europe 

      Ibsen, Bjarne; Elmose-Østerlund, Karsten; Feiler, Svenja; Breuer, Christoph; Seippel, Ørnulf; Van der Roest, Jan-Willem; Scheerder, Jeroen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Non-profit associations are usually democratically organized, and this feature plays a legitimizing role for the public support to associations. This article examines which characteristics at country level, organizational ...
    • In troubled water? European sports clubs: Their problems, capacities and opportunities 

      Seippel, Ørnulf; Breuer, Christoph; Elmose-Østerlund, Karsten; Feiler, Svenja; Perényi, Szilvia; Piątkowska, Monika; Scheerder, Jeroen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We study problems experienced by sports clubs from nine European countries – Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Spain – and factors – national characteristics and ...
    • Volunteer satisfaction in sports clubs: A multilevel analysis in 10 European countries 

      Nagel, Siegfried; Seippel, Ørnulf; Breuer, Cristoph; Feiler, Svenja; Elmose-Østerlund, Karsten; Llopis-Goig, Ramon; Nichols, Geoff; Perényi, Szilvia; Piątkowska, Monika; Scheerder, Jeroen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Regular voluntary engagement is a basic resource for sports clubs that may also promote social cohesion and active citizenship. The satisfaction of volunteers is an imperative factor in this engagement, and the purpose of ...