Understanding Match-Fixing in Sport: Theory and Practice [Paperback]

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.

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.

The book explores the foundations of match-fixing from multiple viewpoints, from sociology and criminology to policy and governance, exploring topics such as the use of network governance theory, ethics and integrity, and management aspects that position match-fixing in sports commercial landscape. Featuring cases and data from all around the world, the book explains how match-fixing has become a prominent feature of contemporary sport, and considers the efficacy and practicability of interventions to solve these problems.

This is fascinating and important reading for any advanced student, researcher, practitioner, or policymaker with an interest in sport management, sports business, sport policy, sport development, sport law, or criminology.

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 Recommendal³R