Public authorities and sports organizations – the impact of their relations on public health and social capital in Poland Cover Image

Neoinstytucjonalne spojrzenie na uwarunkowania poziomu zdrowia publicznego i kapitału społecznego w Polsce
Public authorities and sports organizations – the impact of their relations on public health and social capital in Poland

Author(s): Maria Szymborska
Subject(s): Public Administration, Politics and society, Health and medicine and law, Sports Studies
Published by: Collegium Civitas
Keywords: Social capital; neo-institutionalism; new institutionalism; local government; sport; “policy feedback” mechanism; public health;

Summary/Abstract: This article is based on the author’s long-term research on cooperation between public administration and the sports sector in Poland. The neo-institutional perspective reveals potential links between the organization of this area and the level of physical and social activity of Poles. Paul Pierson’s “policy feedback” mechanism – interest groups formation, actors’ learning, snagging of the system, and changing the way information is provided – helps to explain the difficulties in changing this area, which is the largest part of the third sector in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 299-319
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish