Spitzen, F. (2020) The role of sports organizations in retaining young people in rural areas: A case study of the North Netherlands. Master thesis.
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Abstract
The research looks at the role that sports organizations play in retaining young people in rural areas. For this research a case study of the North Netherlands was used. The goal of this research is to link the existing theories on sports organizations, social capital, place attachment with each other. This is done with the purpose of describing their potential influence on moving behaviour among young people in rural areas. The research aims to contribute to the field of knowledge about out-migration of young people and population shrinkage and decline, and the potential solutions to cope with the problems that derive from these processes. This information could potentially be useful for future socio-spatial policy interventions regarding population shrinkage. The data is derived from semi-structured interviews with people that participate in sports organizations in rural areas and policy workers that cover the policy areas of sports, liveability and population shrinkage. Also, a 4-stage model is used to categorize and interpret the existing theories on the subject and describe how these aspects relate to each other in practice. Based on an analysis of the data from the gathered interviews, we conclude that the overall role that sports organizations play in retaining young people in rural areas seems to be quite limited. The research shows that the influence of sports organizations on social capital seems to be relatively big, while the influence on place attachment and moving behaviour is relatively small.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Van Kann, F.M.G. |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2020 13:00 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2020 13:00 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3244 |
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