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In the framework of the 2017/2018 edition of the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme, the IOC Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) has funded seven research projects, underlining their academic quality and relevance for the strategic and operational activities of the IOC administration and the Olympic Movement. The projects cover the following topics: educational support to elite athletes; Olympic media; sport participation legacy from the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018; female sports role models; impacts of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lillehammer 2016 and Lausanne 2020; and self-compassion as a deterrent to using performance-enhancing drugs. These grants will allow the researchers to carry out their projects, benefit from exchanges with the IOC and, if relevant, access the OSC’s collections in Lausanne. THE LATEST NEWS, BOOK REVIEWS AND RESEARCH FROM THE IOC OLYMPIC STUDIES CENTRE – YOUR SOURCE OF OLYMPIC KNOWLEDGEOLYMPIC STUDIESSTUDIES CENTREOFF THE SHELFSPORT POLICY SYSTEMS AND SPORT FEDERATIONS: A CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVEThis book explores the organisation and structure of sport in and beyond Europe. It brings together academics from across the world to present 13 country-specific contexts where sport policy systems are embedded. Drawing on up-to-date data from countries such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Spain and Switzerland, the book provides a broad international overview of the relationship between public sport policy structures and sport federations.INTERNATIONAL SPORTS VOLUNTEERINGThis book addresses the challenges arising from the growing phenomenon of volunteering in the international sporting arena, and offers insight into its future direction, impact and sustainability. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 is focused on volunteering at international sporting events; while Part 2 looks at the contribution of volunteers in initiatives related to sport and development. Including case studies from Australia, Cameroon, Great Britain, Namibia, Norway, Russia, the USA and Zambia, it provides a truly international perspective.Edited by Angela M. Benson and Nicholas Wise.Published by Routledge, 2017. ISBN: 9781138697775, 261 pages, in English.Edited by Jeroen Scheerder, Annick Willem, Elien Claes.Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. ISBN: 9781137602213, 334 pages, in English.PDC: PIERRE DE COUBERTIN AND OLYMPIC PHILATELYThis book, prefaced by Jacques de Navacelle de Coubertin, showcases Pierre de Coubertin’s philatelic heritage through the ages. The topic is especially interesting because no other person worldwide has figured on a postage stamp more often. Across 13 chapters, the authors explore Coubertin’s life and legacy – and tell a number of fascinating stories from Olympic history – through more than 425 illustrations, a variety of iconography, stamps, postcards and some previously unpublished handwritten correspondence.Edited by Rüdiger Fritz and Volker Kluge.Published by Alpheios, 2017. ISBN: 9783000559952, 256 pages, in English.FIND OUT MOREFor further information, resources and book loans or to sign up to our newsletter, contact us at studies.centre@olympic.org or visit olympic.org/studies76 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC STUDIES