This book provides a critical examination of the origins and development of stakeholder theory within sport management research and expands the existing literature by providing insights on stakeholding in sport from various perspectives, such as governance, communication, and marketing.

Anna-Maria Strittmatter is Associate Professor in Sport Management at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway, and Visiting Professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on sport governance and sport political processes within and outside organised sports, as well as sport event management. A special focus is on youth sport and self-organised sport.

Josef Fahlén is Professor at the Department of Education, Umeå University, Sweden, and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. In his research, Fahlén focuses on the intersection between sport policy and the organisation of sport.

Barrie Houlihan is Emeritus Professor of Sport Policy at Loughborough University, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. He was launch Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.

Part I: Introduction, 1. Introduction, Part II: Stakeholding in Elite, Youth and Community Sport, 2. Stakeholder Inclusion in Elite Sport, 3. Stakeholder Relationships in the Work of Anti-Doping, 4. Stakeholding in Community Sport, 5. Stakeholding and Youth Sport in England and Norway, Part III: Stakeholding in the Public Administration of Sport, 6. Stakeholders in Public Administration and Policy Research: The Case of Safeguarding Sport's 'Integrity', 7. Stakeholders Around Sports Gambling Governance: A Comparison of the United Kingdom and South Korea, 8. Managing Stakeholder Interests in the Reform of the Chinese FA, Part IV: Stakeholding in Commercial Networks, 9. Sport Events and Tourism, 10. The Stakeholders of the Olympic Movement, 11. Media, Sport and Stakeholding, 12. Stakeholders in Sport Marketing, Part V: The Effectiveness of Stakeholder Theory Understanding the Sport Business Environment, 13. Insights Gained from Employing Stakeholder Theory in Analyses of the Sport Environment