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Aktywność stowarzyszeń biegaczy–amatorów w Polsce. Kilka uwag o generowaniu zasobów kapitału społecznego
Running clubs in Poland. Some comments on creating social capital

Author(s): Jakub Ryszard Stempień
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Sports Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: running boom;NGO;running clubs and running communities;social capital

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents results of a research focused on Polish running clubs (NGOs for runners and running volunteers). The research method was desk research on-line and the study refers to all 99 identified running clubs in Poland, including their activity in 2014 and 2015. Collected data includes location, number of members and activities undertaken by running clubs (in the perspective of collaboration with local authorities, other NGOs and business). Results of the study may be useful when analyzing the running boom in the perspective of the theory of social capital by Robert D. Putnam.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 113-127
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish