Understanding Match-Fixing in Sport: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367754921 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str.

Bram Constandt; Argyro Elisavet Manoli

Opis

Bringing together leading match-fixing researchers from different fields, this book offers new theoretical and applied perspectives on this persistent problem in sport and wider society.

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Introduction: Towards a Better Understanding of Match-Fixing, Part I: Theory, 1. Match-Fixing: A 'Normal' Part of Past Sport?, 2. Match-Fixing as a Social Institution between Pre-Modernity and Rationality, 3. Match-Fixing as a Commercial Solution: Match-Fix or Perish?, 4. Network Governance and Match-Fixing, 5. Understanding Match-Fixing from a Normalization Perspective, Part II: Practice, 6. The Macolin Convention and the Complexity of Sport Competition Manipulation, 7. A Legal Perspective on Match-Fixing, 8. Combining Criminology and Forensic Science to Detect Match-Fixing, 9. Crime Triangle Theory and Match-Fixing in Brazilian Football, 10. Psychological Perspectives on Match-Fixing in Sport: Existing Evidence and Policy Recommendations, 11. Assessing Public and Sports Policies to Tackle Match-Fixing, 12. Sport Integrity Australia and Match-Fixing: Exploring the Work of a National Agency, 13. A National Approach against Match-Fixing: The Case of Austria, Conclusion: The Present and Future Understanding of Match-Fixing: Exploring the Building Blocks of Match-Fixing Theory