With the Rugby World Cup 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just around the corner, sport is a daily feature in the media, in political and economy columns, and in conversations with family and friends. Everyone agrees on the importance of promoting sport for all and on the benefits of sport for young people, particularly in terms of improving health, developing autonomy, improving employability, and teaching values. But what do we know about what the younger generation think of it? After all, they are the ones who are going to be discovering it and participating in it (or not). This is a complex subject, as sport is so multidimensional and multifaceted. In this context, and in keeping with the general aims of SKEMA Publika, we wished to conduct a comprehensive study focusing on sport, so as to identify, based on the expectations expressed by the young people of a number of countries, the major evolutions which are likely but also necessary over a ten-year period, while taking into account the national and international policies currently in place, then put forward some recommendations for national and international policy-makers. To do this, we listened to online discussions on Twitter and analysed 7.6 million tweets posted by 670,000 young people aged 18 to 24. We also conducted interviews and surveys with 100 students of 18 different nationalities, with different sports levels.
Sarah Vallée
Project Officer, SKEMA PUBLIKA
Sarah Vallée joined SKEMA PUBLIKA in September 2021. Her goal is to create bridges between the academic and policy worlds. She is particularly interested in issues relating to artificial intelligence as well as to sports governance. She worked with French foreign services, cooperation agencies, international organisations and higher education institutions in Europe, Asia and Africa. She graduated from Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs with a Master in International Security and holds a Certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Sarah Vallée's contributions
The Future of Sport: Needs and Ideas of International Youth for Use by Policymakers