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Personal profile
Expertise
- Elite sport - sport policy - SPLISS - Sport impact - high performance sport - Olympic Games - international performances - International comparative studies - Management of sport organisations Event management - alent development– competitiveness- strategic sport management - athlete role models – trickle down effect
- Evaluation - monitoring - policy effectiveness
- Mixed methods research
Expertise
Veerle De Bosscher is Associate professor at the department of Sports Policy and Management (faculty of Physical Education) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. She graduated in 1994 in Physical Education, earned a Masters degree (GGS) in sports management in Brussels (VUB, 1995) and in training and coaching in Leuven (KUL, 1995). Since 2017 she is a Visiting Associate Professor within the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living at Victoria University (Australia). Before (2013-2015), she was a visiting professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, School of Governance and in 2009 she was a visiting research fellow at Bond University (Australia, Queensland).
She has established and coordinates a worldwide international network on research in high performance sport, called SPLISS (Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success) on which she also obtained her PhD in 2007 and won a Best Paper Award during the SMAANZ conference in 2009. This network has grown into worldwide recognized research collaboration, involving over 20 countries, 58 researchers and 33 policy makers interested in elite sport policy and its effectiveness. Over time the SPLISS model has been widely discussed and used by several scholars and empirically applied by policy makers and National Olympic Committees internationally. For more information: see www.SPLISS.net.
Her research has resulted in more than 120 publications: approximately 45 publications in the most respected and highest ranked sport management and other journals (such as the European Sport Management Quarterly, the Journal of Sport Management, the Sport Management Review and the International journal of Sports Policy and Politics); she (co)authored 25 book chapters; and seven English and eight Dutch books (e.g. Successful elite sport policies; the Global Sporting Arms Race (Meyer & Meyer Sport, cit). Her research is appealing to various researchers and sport organisations as is confirmed by the numerous invitations as a keynote or invited speaker during more than 50 scientific and applied conferences worldwide over the past five years (e.g. Australia, Brazil, Japan, Thailand, France, Scotland, Switzerland, Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Sweden).
Veerle is board member of the European Sport Management Quarterly (ESMQ), co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics (IJSPP), the Global Sport management Journal, board member of the European Association of Sport Management (EASM) and of the Steering Committee of elite sport in Belgium (Flanders). She counsels regularly to elite sport development of several organisations and countries.
External positions
Visiting Professor, Victoria University
2017 → …Professor, Utrecht University
2013 → 2016Fingerprint
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Network
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EUPOM95: Erasmus+ Sport: Empowering the public value of sport through athletes and role models (MESSI)
De Bosscher, V., Smismans, S., Derom, I., De Rycke, J. & Praet, L.
1/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Fundamental
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ANI243: Embedding Olympism in society – the inspirational value of elite sport
De Bosscher, V., Derom, I., Van Bottenburg, M. & van der Roest, J.
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Policy Based
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VLOV64: Research platform Sport
De Bosscher, V., Derom, I., Theeboom, M., D'Hondt, E. & De Martelaer, K.
1/10/18 → 30/09/23
Project: Policy Based
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OZR2750: International Joint Research Group - Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success (SPLISS)
De Bosscher, V., Shibli, S., Van Bottenburg, M. & Westerbeek, H.
12/02/15 → 11/02/24
Project: Fundamental
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ANI287: Social impact of top-level sport in Wallonia - Brussels.
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Contexts shaping the development and success of elite sport systems: A scoping review
Ramos, R. A., De Bosscher, V., Pankowiak, A. & Valleser, C. W., 10 Mar 2023, In: Sport Management Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Development of a Scale to Measure Shared Leadership in Youth Sport.
Van Dalfsen, G., Westerbeek, H., Van Hoecke, J. & De Bosscher, V., 2023, In: Journal of Global Sport Management. 8, 1, p. 73-94 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cross-country examination of the attributed public value of elite sport
Praet, L., Smismans, S., Gielens, E. S. F., Derom, I. & De Bosscher, V., 8 Sep 2022, Book of Abstracts: Bridging Sport, Tourism & Leisure Management. European Association for Sport Management, p. 421-422 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Athlete role models and corporate social responsibility
Praet, L., Smismans, S., Derom, I. & De Bosscher, V., 16 Aug 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Athletes4Society - Empowering the public value of sport through athletes as role models
Praet, L., Smismans, S., Derom, I. & De Bosscher, V., 13 Jun 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
Prizes
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2010 JMST Research Award for the best research study in 2010
De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient), 29 May 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award Sport Management Review - SMAANZ
De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient), 27 Nov 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best PhD Dissertation in Sport Management in Brazil
Martins Patatas, Jacqueline (Recipient) & De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient), 13 Mar 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Certificate of excellence poster presentation SASMA: The effectiveness of the South African Sport Academy System towards High Performance Sport development
Jacobs, S. D. (Recipient), De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient) & Venter, R. (Recipient), 24 Oct 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Gaston Beunen VBSW-award
Descheemaeker, Kari (Recipient), De Bosscher, Veerle (Recipient), Gielens, Eva Suzanne F (Recipient), Van Roey, Aline (Recipient) & Derom, Inge (Recipient), 10 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Bootcamp kwaliteit in de jeugdsport
Margot Ricour (Speaker), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor) & Eline Coppens (Speaker)
2 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Vital City Challenge: research evaluation Emmen
Kari Descheemaeker (Presenter), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor) & Inge Derom (Contributor)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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La valeur sociétale du sport de haut niveau & l'effet d'inspiration des jeux olympiques
Kari Descheemaeker (Speaker), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor) & Aline Van Roey (Contributor)
31 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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A cross-country examination of the attributed public value of elite sport
Lynn Praet (Speaker), Sofie Smismans (Contributor), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor), Inge Derom (Contributor) & Eva Suzanne F Gielens (Contributor)
13 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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QUALITY OF YOUTH SPORT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CHILDREN, YOUNG ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR PARENTS
Margot Ricour (Speaker), Veerle De Bosscher (Contributor), Jeroen Scheerder (Contributor) & Annick Willem (Contributor)
8 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press/Media
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Results report - inspirational practices
Lynn Praet, Sofie Smismans, Inge Derom & Veerle De Bosscher
17/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Federations' perceptions about the characteristics of Olympic athletes
Lynn Praet, Sofie Smismans, Inge Derom & Veerle De Bosscher
28/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Athletes' perceptions about the characteristics of Olympic athletes
Lynn Praet, Sofie Smismans, Inge Derom & Veerle De Bosscher
21/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Athletes' personal motivation to be a role model
Lynn Praet, Sofie Smismans, Inge Derom & Veerle De Bosscher
7/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Invitation Athletes4Society conference Poland
Lynn Praet, Sofie Smismans, Inge Derom & Veerle De Bosscher
6/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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Sports policy factors leading to international sporting succes
Author: De Bosscher, V., 2007Supervisor: De Knop, P. (Promotor), Van Bottenburg, M. (External person) (Co-promotor) & Wylleman, P. (Jury)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis