This book fills an important gap in the sport governance literature by engaging in critical reflection on the concept of ‘good governance’. It examines the theoretical perspectives that lead to different conceptualisations of governance and, therefore, to different standards for institutional quality. It explores the different practical strategies that have been employed to achieve the implementation of good governance principles. The first part of the book aims to shed light on the complexity and nuances of good governance by examining theoretical perspectives including leadership, value, feminism, culture and systems. The second part of the book has a practical focus, concentrating on reform strategies, from compliance policies and codes of ethics to external reporting and integrity systems. Together, these studies shed important new light on how we define and understand governance, and on the limits and capabilities of different methods for inducing good governance. With higher ethical standards demanded in sport business and management than ever before, this book is important reading for all advanced students and researchers with an interest in sport governance and sport policy, and for all sport industry professionals looking to improve their professional practice.
Technologie wordt door steden steeds vaker gebruikt om innovatieve beleidsoplossingen te ontwikkelen om de stedelijke omgeving leerbaar en veilig te houden (Yigitcanlar et.al, 2018; zie Allam & Newman, 2018). In de literatuur wordt naar een stad die technologie gebruikt, verwezen als een Smart City (Holland 2008; Kitchin, 2015; zie ook Meijer & Bolivar, 2016 voor uitgebreide conceptualisering van Smart City). Rotterdam gebruikt bijvoorbeeld gezichtsherkenning in het openbaar vervoer om onder meer zwartrijden tegen te gaan. De data die verzameld wordt, is niet alleen in bezit van de openbaar vervoersorganisatie. Maar is ook in handen van de ontwikkelaar van de gezichtsherkenning-software. Soms wordt de data ook gedeeld met de politie en gemeentelijke toezichthouders. Ook in Amsterdam speelt technologie een rol. De Johan Cruijff Arena investeert in technologische oplossingen om de veiligheid en de leefbaarheid in het gebied rondom het stadion op orde te houden. Hierbij werken zij samen met de gemeente Amsterdam, maar ook technologiebedrijven zoals Huawei en KPN. De bovenstaande voorbeelden wordt technologie ingezet om vraagstukken effectief en efficiënt aan te pakken. Dit creëert echter ook nieuwe uitdagingen. Er treden nieuwe partijen, zoals Huawei en KPN, toe tot het beleidsproces. Daarnaast wordt van publieke professionals verwacht dat zij de vaardigheden en kennis bezitten om digitaal beleid te ontwikkelen en uit te voeren.
Urban commons is presented as a challenge of collaborative governance. This study delivers a normative perspective to analyse and evaluate processes and outcomes of the governance of urban commons. It demonstrates the development and application of the perspective in action research on Amsterdam’s Zero Waste Lab case, as a way to better understand successful and failing institutions in a concrete practice and to design interventions for improvement. Consequently, the (im)plausibility of collective action in urban communities and the participation of public actors present dilemmas for urban commons. The study specifically synthesises urban commons and collaborative governance scholarship and relates also in general to the transition towards co-creation in governing the city, e.g. in public administration or planning.
In order to achieve much-needed transitions in energy and health, systemic changes are required that are firmly based on the principles of regard for others and community values, while at the same time operating in market conditions. Social entrepreneurship and community entrepreneurship (SCE) hold the promise to catalyze such transitions, as they combine bottom-up social initiatives with a focus on financially viable business models. SCE requires a facilitating ecosystem in order to be able to fully realize its potential. As yet it is unclear in which way the entrepreneurial ecosystem for social and community entrepreneurship facilitates or hinders the flourishing and scaling of such entrepreneurship. It is also unclear how exactly entrepreneurs and stakeholders influence their ecosystem to become more facilitative. This research programme addresses these questions. Conceptually it integrates entrepreneurial ecosystem frameworks with upcoming theories on civic wealth creation, collaborative governance, participative learning and collective action frameworks.This multidisciplinary research project capitalizes on a unique consortium: the Dutch City Deal ‘Impact Ondernemen’. In this collaborative research, we enhance and expand current data collection efforts and adopt a living-lab setting centered on nine local and regional cases for collaborative learning through experimenting with innovative financial and business models. We develop meaningful, participatory design and evaluation methods and state-of-the-art digital tools to increase the effectiveness of impact measurement and management. Educational modules for professionals are developed to boost the abovementioned transition. The project’s learnings on mechanisms and processes can easily be adapted and translated to a broad range of impact areas.
City Deal Nijmegen wil een versnelling tot stand brengen in het oplossen van maatschappelijke opgaven van de stad door onderzoekers, docenten en studenten hierbij grootschalig te betrekken. De Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, de Radboud Universiteit en de gemeente Nijmegen hebben zich vanaf 2017 tot doel gesteld om (vaak al bestaande) samenwerking te verduurzamen door het beter ontsluiten en verbinden van succesvolle initiatieven waardoor er een rijke leeromgeving voor studenten kan ontstaan. Onze ambitie is dat over tien jaar een instrumentarium beschikbaar is waarmee kennisinstellingen en gemeente via een interdisciplinaire en multilevel aanpak, in gezamenlijkheid werken aan (grote) maatschappelijke thema’s. De belangrijkste uitdagingen voor de komende twee jaar zijn: 1. Meer interdisciplinair en multilevel maken van onderwijsprojecten 2. Deze projecten op een duurzame en longitudinale manier inbedden in het reguliere onderwijs. Om deze uitdagingen het hoofd te bieden, investeren wij de komende twee jaar op twee manieren in een toekomstbestendige en logische infrastructuur binnen de inhoudelijke thema’s zoals deze zijn vastgesteld in de strategische agenda: 1. Wij investeren in onderwijsinnovatie via een impulsfinanciering; bestaande succesvolle onderwijsprojecten worden verder verspreid over de stad Nijmegen, projecten worden méér interdisciplinair en mulitlevel, projecten worden bij meer opleidingen steviger ingebed in het onderwijs. 2. Wij investeren in netwerk governance; kennisdeling, verbinding, communicatie en onderzoek zijn essentieel bij het opbouwen van een werkend en succesvol instrumentarium.
The Dutch hospitality industry, reflecting the wider Dutch society, is increasingly facing social sustainability challenges for a greying population, such as increasing burnout, lifelong learning, and inclusion for those distanced from the job market. Yet, while the past decades have seen notable progress regarding environmental sustainability and good governance, more attention should be paid to social sustainability. This concern is reflected by the top-sector healthcare struggles caused by mounting social welfare pressure, leading to calls by the Dutch government for organizational improvement in social earning capacity. Furthermore, the upcoming EU legislation on CSRD requires greater transparency regarding financial and non-financial reporting this year. Yet, while the existing sustainability accreditation frameworks offer guidance on environmental sustainability and good governance reporting, there must be more guidance on auditing social sustainability. The hospitality industry, as a prominent employer in the Netherlands, thus has a societal and legislative urgency to transition its social earning capacity. Dormben Hotel The Hague OpCo BV (Dormben) has thus sought support in transitioning its social sustainability standards to meet this call. Hotelschool, the Hague leads the consortium, including Green Key Nederland and Dormben, by employing participatory design to present a social sustainability accreditation framework. Initially, Dr. David Brannon and Dr. Melinda Ratkai from Hotelschool The Hague will draft a social sustainability accreditation framework informed by EFRAG. Subsequently, Erik van Wijk, from Green Key Nederland, the hospitality benchmark for sustainability accreditation, and Sander de Jong, from Dormben, will pilot the framework through four participatory workshops involving hospitality operators. Later, during a cross-industry conference, Dr. David Brannon and Dr. Melinda Ratkai will disseminate a social sustainability toolkit across their academic and industry networks. Finally, conference and workshop participants will be invited to form a social sustainability learning community, discussing their social earning capacity based on the revised sustainability accreditation.
