ABSTRACT

Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, on an international scale. The emergence of the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) sector, comprised of governments, NGOs, sport organizations and others, reveals a high level of institutionalization of this activity, while SDP now constitutes an important element of the scholarly analysis of sport.

This volume analyses and critically discusses the central elements of, and research issues within, the field of SDP and also provides a series of case studies (substantive and geographic) of key research. It is the most holistic and far-reaching text published on this topic to date. Featuring multidisciplinary perspectives from world-leading researchers and practitioners from around the world, the book covers a wide range of topics, including SDP structures, policies and funding streams, how SDP relates to human rights, social exclusion and corporate social responsibility, SDP and gender, SDP and disability, SDP and health, SDP and homelessness, and SDP and the environment.

The Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace is a vital resource for researchers, students and educators in the fields of sports studies, physical education, sport for development and peace, sport-based youth development, sport and politics, sociology of sport, and sport policy.

part I|2 pages

The SDP sector

chapter 1|11 pages

The history of SDP

chapter 2|11 pages

The SDP sector

chapter 3|11 pages

SDP and global development

chapter 8|12 pages

SDP and Olympism

chapter 12|11 pages

SDP and human rights

part II|2 pages

The social study of SDP

chapter 14|10 pages

SDP and social theory 1

chapter 17|11 pages

SDP and feminist theory

chapter 18|10 pages

SDP and postcolonial theory

chapter 19|12 pages

SDP and social anthropology

chapter 20|11 pages

SDP and sport psychology

chapter 21|12 pages

SDP and sport management

part III|2 pages

Themes and issues in SDP

chapter 22|10 pages

SDP and gender

chapter 23|10 pages

SDP and peace 1

chapter 24|10 pages

SDP and disability

chapter 25|11 pages

SDP and volunteering

chapter 27|11 pages

SDP and health

Non-communicable diseases

chapter 28|11 pages

SDP and health

HIV/AIDS

chapter 31|11 pages

SDP and youth in the global North

chapter 33|11 pages

SDP and homelessness

chapter 34|11 pages

SDP and forced displacement

chapter 35|10 pages

SDP and the environment

chapter 36|11 pages

SDP and coaching

part IV|2 pages

SDP in national and regional contexts

chapter 37|11 pages

Africa

SDP and sports academies

chapter 39|11 pages

Cambodia

Reconciliation, hope and different ways of seeing

chapter 40|11 pages

Canada and Australia

SDP and Indigenous peoples

chapter 41|10 pages

Cuba

Revolutionary games

chapter 42|10 pages

Liberia

Tournaments and T-shirts

chapter 43|11 pages

Norway

Charity or development?

chapter 44|11 pages

South Africa

Trends and scholarship

chapter 45|11 pages

South Pacific

Fostering healthy lifestyles

chapter 46|11 pages

Zambia

The SDP ideal?