OVERVIEW

The course aims to explore the complex world of national and international sports organizations, from their origins to the vaste current framework. In order to adequately deal with the evolution of what were mainly voluntary institutions founded in the 19th century into professional bodies and regulatory systems suitable for regulating the modern commercial world of sport today, the course is divided into a historical and a legal part.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Knowledge outcome: to know the system and the peculiarities of the international sport organization. 2. Competence outcome: to be able to identify the main historical and historiographical issues, and the use of the relative sources to investigate them. 3. Behavioral outcome: to be able to elaborate a critical reflection on the relationship between representatives and those who are represented in the international sport organizations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the lectures the student is able to:

• understand the historical path that led to the birth and evolution of the sports governance;
• interpret the current national and international sports world thanks to the historical dynamics;
• identify and understand the subjects and fundamental principles that regulate the structure and functioning of national and international sports organizations;
• identify, understand and analyze the rules that govern the organization and functioning of national and international sports organizations;
• use historical and juridical methodology to understand the present of international organizations, in their potentialities and their limits.

SDGs

This course contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

3. Good Health and Well-being

5. Gender Equality

10. Reduced Inequalities

16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

17. Partnerships for the Goals

PREREQUISITES

No prerequisities are needed.

TEACHING METHODS

The lectures will be mostly frontal, but other teaching methods may be adopted. The modality is face-to-face.

Slides and other material will be available in Aulaweb.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The world of sports governance and the birth, evolution and functioning of national and international sports organizations.

Specifically, the following topics will be addressed:

1. birth of international sports governance;
2. birth of national sports governance;
3. legal aspects relating to the structure and functioning of national and international sports organizations and their relationships.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The lecturers provides, in Aulaweb, the slides and the materials useful for home study.

Further optional books are:

• Francesco Bonini, Le istituzioni sportive italiane. Storia e politica, Torino, Giappichelli, 2006;
• Gabriele Nicolella, Quaderni di diritto dello sport. L’ordinamento giuridico sportivo. Inquadramento generale e rapporti con l’ordinamento statale, s.l., Independently published, 2020.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI (President)

FRANCESCA MAOLI (President Substitute)

LARA PICCARDO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First term, September 2024.

Classrooms and hours of lectures and exams on Easyacademy Unige: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam (in Italian) consists of a written test lasting one hour.

The written test focuses on the topics covered during the lectures and indicated in the “Syllabus/Content” section of this teaching sheet. The written test consists of three questions: to pass the exam, all answers must be sufficient. Each answer will be scored on a scale of 1 to 10. For sufficiency, all answers must reach the minimum score of 6/10. The final mark out of thirty is given by the sum of the partial marks of the three answers.

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, the University legislation and regulations on disability and SLD are applied.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Evaluation of the written test: knowledge of the main themes of the discipline, historical facts and legal aspects are the main elements of evaluation. These are accompanied by the ability to summarize information and clarity in the exposition of contents. Requests for additional questions to increase the grade will not be accepted. The written test lasts an hour and a half.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with “Special Needs”: the compensatory/dispensative tools recognized by the Department coordinator, Prof. Aristide Canepa, and by the University Service for students with special needs are applied. It is suggested to contact by Prof. Canepa and the lecturers of this course at the beginning of the lectures.