Sport, Social Development and Peace

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In recent years, sport has attracted considerable attention as an effective means of combating such local and global issues as war and conflict, poverty, ethnic reconciliation, and gender conflicts. Sport has been shown to be an effective tool compared to the other development sectors, especially when donors can apply grassroots activities to the development contexts in thoughtful and continuing ways. This book fills the gap in this critical topic- that will only grow more important as governments, and national organizations direct more funds towards forms of sport in the hope that these will represent one way of coalescing communities and assist development and peace. This volume is part of the early serious and systematic inquiry into this issue. In addition to showcasing some of the most recognized names in the research subfield, the book draws upon an international roster of global contributors. The empirical focus of the chapters spans from Africa to Asia. The chapters represent three groups - theory and philosophy, empirical research in 'on-the-ground' case studies, and those using circumspection and care to construct cases regarding measurement and evaluation. FRONT COVER SPORT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COPYRIGHT PAGE CONTENTS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS CHAPTER 1 ETHICAL CHALLENGES AND PRINCIPAL HURDLES IN SPORT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT WORK INTRODUCTION THE TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT VOICES AND AGENCY SOCIAL REPRODUCTION PRIVILEGE AND DOMINANCE CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES REFERENCES CHAPTER 2 MIDDLE-WALKERS: NEGOTIATING MIDDLE GROUND ON THE SHIFTING TERRAIN OF SPORT, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION MIDDLE-WALKERS THE SHIFTING TERRAIN OF SPORT, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT WALKING THE MIDDLE GROUND OF SDP ON THE MARGINS OF THE MIDDLE GROUND: EXPLORING RESPONSES BY SPORT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SEEKING MIDDLE GROUND IN THE PROCESSES OF RECONCILIATION: STUDYING PEACE ACTIVISM, CELEBRITY, AND RUNNING EVENTS IN KENYA MANY PATHS THROUGH THE MIDDLE GROUND: REFLECTIONS AND A WAY FORWARD FIVE KEY READINGS NOTE REFERENCES CHAPTER 3 USING POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM TO INVESTIGATE CULTURAL DIFFERENCE AND NEOLIBERALISM IN SPORT, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING IN UGANDA INTRODUCTION THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK SPORT, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT OF STUDY: UGANDA METHODOLOGY AND BACKGROUND ON SGD PROGRAMS FINDINGS CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES REFERENCES CHAPTER 4 SERVICE-LEARNING: AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL FOR SPORT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION THE BACKGROUND THE CONTEXT: IRAQI REFUGEES IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE THE COURSE: SPORT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THE STRUCTURE: SPORT AND SERVICE COURSE OUTLINE THE RESULTS: SPORT AND SERVICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSION CHALLENGES CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTE REFERENCES CHAPTER 5 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPORT TO HIV/AIDS AWARENESS INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND SPORT IN RECENT YEARS CASE EXAMPLE IN ZIMBABWE CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES REFERENCES CHAPTER 6 THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE: A LIFE SKILLS-BASED APPROACH IN EL SALVADOR INTRODUCTION METHODS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES CHAPTER 7 THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 AND ITS LEGACY ON "SPORT AND DEVELOPMENT" PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES INTRODUCTION WORLD CUP LEGACY AND THE “RIGHT TO THE CITY” LEGACY FOR “SPORT AND DEVELOPMENT” IN SOUTH AFRICA CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS ACKNOWLEDGMENT REFERENCES CHAPTER 8 AN EXAMINATION OF CROSS-CULTURAL MENTORSHIP IN ALBERTA'S FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAM INTRODUCTION REVIEW OF LITERATURE CULTURAL RELEVANCY THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK METHODOLOGY METHODS ANALYSIS RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS REFERENCES CHAPTER 9 FROM GENOCIDE TO COMMUNITY SPORT: A CAMBODIAN LIFE HISTORY INTRODUCTION GENERAL CONTEXT: THE CHANGING PLACE OF SPORT IN CAMBODIAN SOCIETY OUR KEY INFORMANT AND HIS SPORT PHILANTHROPY A RETROSPECTIVE METHOD OUK SARETH: JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST A CAMBODIAN SPORT ODYSSEY THROUGH THE LENS OF A SURVIVOR CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES REFERENCES CHAPTER 10 WHERE'S THE "EVIDENCE?" REFLECTING ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION WITHIN SPORT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION EVIDENCE FOR WHAT AND WHOM? REFLECTING ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTE REFERENCES CHAPTER 11 MEGA-EVENTS, SPORT LEGACIES AND SOCIOLOGICALLY INFORMED IMPACT ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION: ON BEING SOCIOLOGICAL IN NON-SOCIOLOGICAL PLACES THE REALITIES OF MEGA-EVENTS AND THEIR MEASUREMENT STRANGE CURRENCIES: SOCIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS OF MEGA-EVENTS, SOCIO-GENESIS AND SPORT LEGACY FIVE KEY READINGS REFERENCES CHAPTER 12 INSIGHTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SOCIAL LEGACIES IN THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES: THE OLYMPIC GAMES IMPACT (OGI) STUDY INTRODUCTION NAVIGATING THE DISCOURSE OF SPORT MEGA-EVENTS: TERMS, CONTENTIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS DME: SOCIAL INCLUSION AS SOCIAL LEGACY “HOSTING INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE GAMES”: VANOC’S PROMISE FOR A SOCIAL LEGACY OGI: EVALUATING SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH INDICATOR-BASED IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUSION: REPRESENTATION, MULTICULTURALISM, DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ENGAGEMENT: RED MITTENS, BLUE JACKETS CONCLUSION FIVE KEY READINGS NOTES REFERENCES