Sport and Citizenship is a Think tank created in Brussels in September 2007, a few weeks after the adoption of the European Commission’s White Paper on sport. Today, it is the only Think tank in Europe, whose social objective is the analysis of sporting politics and the study of sport’s societal impact. Independent and apolitical, Sport and Citizenship has ten years of expertise and benefits from a recognition by public authorities and stakeholders of European sport. It is therefore regularly consulted by international and European institutions, the Member States, the sports movement and civil society which recognise it as a privileged interlocutor in this field.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.sportetcitoyennete.com/

Address:
House of sport, Avenue des Arts 43, B1040 Brussels

Country:
Belgium

Sub-region:
Western Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Belgium
Operating languages
English , French

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
2007
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Julian Jappert
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Julian Jappert
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Julian Jappert
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Julian Jappert
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Sport et Citoyenneté
7
Belgium average
36
Global average
88
2024
Sport et Citoyenneté
8
2023
Sport et Citoyenneté
12
% Female staff
2025
Sport et Citoyenneté
43%
Belgium average
51%
Global average
50%
2024
Sport et Citoyenneté
63%
2023
Sport et Citoyenneté
67%
Age (years)
Sport et Citoyenneté
19
Belgium average
25
Global average
33

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Sport et Citoyenneté
36
Belgium average
54
Global average
57
2023
Sport et Citoyenneté
39
2022
Sport et Citoyenneté
26

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Sport et Citoyenneté
3,392
Belgium average
15,730
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
Sport et Citoyenneté
3,193
Likes (2021)
Sport et Citoyenneté
3,081
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Sport et Citoyenneté
10,200
Belgium average
21,545
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
Sport et Citoyenneté
10,600
Followers (2022)
Sport et Citoyenneté
10,610
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Sport et Citoyenneté
925
Belgium average
3,264
Global average
18,586
Followers (2024)
Sport et Citoyenneté
848
Followers (2023)
Sport et Citoyenneté
761
Followers (2025)
Sport et Citoyenneté
8,000
Belgium average
23,348
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
Sport et Citoyenneté
8,000
Followers (2022)
Sport et Citoyenneté
5,399

Data notes

Last updated: 18/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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