Part I: Overview of Sport Governance 1. An Overview of Sport Governance Scholarship David Shilbury and Lesley Ferkins 2. Theoretical Underpinnings of Sport Governance Lesley Ferkins and David Shilbury Part II: Environmental Context and Policy Perspectives 3. Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Sport Governance Paul T. Jonson and David Thorpe 4. Sport Policy Systems and Good Governance: Insights from Europe Christos Anagnostopoulos, Frank van Eekeren and Oskar Solenes 5. Government Policy and Sport Governance: Australia, New Zealand and Canada Michael P. Sam and Geoff Schoenberg 6. Government Policy and Principles of Good Governance in Latin America Gonzalo A. Bravo and Luiz Haas 7. Sport Systems, National Sport Organisations and the Governance of Sport Codes Ian O’Boyle and David Shilbury 8. The Role of Non-traditional Sport Structures in Systemic Sport Governance Spencer Harris and Pamm Phillips Part III: Ownership Structures and Governance Models: Implications for Sport Governance 9. Professional Team Ownership Models in North America Norm O’Reilly 10. Ownership and Governance in Men’s Professional Football in Europe Hallgeir Gammelsaeter and Geoff Walters 11. Professional Team Ownership Models in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa Adam Karg and Coral Ingley 12. Professional Team Ownership Models in Japan, South Korea and China Joon-ho Kang, Masayuki Yoshida and Dongfeng Liu 13. Governance of International Sports Federations Jean-Loup Chappelet, Josephine Clausen and Emmanuel Bayle 14. Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics Barbara Osborne and Erianne Weight 15. Sport Event Governance Models Becca Leopkey and Milena M. Parent Part IV: Board Roles in the Governance Process 16. Role of the Board and Directors: Board Structure and Composition Josh McLeod 17. Professionalisation of Sport Governance: Volunteer Director Motivations Alison Doherty 18. The Inter-connected Roles of the Chair Geraldine Zeimers and David Shilbury 19. Intragroup Board Dynamics Geoff Schoenberg 20. Strategy and the Strategic Function of Sport Boards Lesley Ferkins 21. Integrating Regional Entities: Unitary and Collaborative Governance Trevor Meiklejohn and Ian O’Boyle 22. Managing Stakeholders Michael Naraine and Milena Parent 23. Sport Board Performance: A Contribution to the Integrated Board Performance Model Tracy Molloy, Lesley Ferkins and Geoff Dickson 24. Director Selection, Development, and Evaluation Tracy Molloy, Geoff Dickson and Lesley Ferkins Part V: Future Sport Governance Challenges 25. Leadership in Governance: The Potential of Collective Board Leadership Ian O’Boyle 26. Gender and Diversity in Sport Governance Popi Sotiriadou and Adele Pavlidis 27. The Social Responsibilities of Sport Governing Bodies and the Role of Sport Governance Jonathan Robertson, Rochelle Eime and Hans Westerbeek 28. Sport Integrity Systems: A Proposed Framework Lisa A. Kihl 29. Sport Governance: A Point in Time for Reflection David Shilbury and Lesley Ferkins