About the Book
This book explores the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), putting Global South voices and perspectives at the centre of the analysis.
Covering a wide range of thematic and methodological areas that inform existing and emerging discourses in SDP, it represents an unparalleled resource for researchers and practitioners working in this area. Arranged into geographical sections covering Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Oceania, the book presents original research in Global South countries or by Global South researchers and practitioners, sometimes in collaboration with colleagues from the Global North. It highlights practices and theories created, developed, interpreted and reinterpreted by people who belong to the communities where these sporting experiences have been taking place, and whose critical reflections and experiences have yet to gain attention in international academic and practitioner communities in the English language. The book presents the views of diverse stakeholders, programme participants, promoters, coaching staff, volunteers, researchers, teachers, lecturers and other actors that have been difficult to access for researchers who do not usually speak languages other than English.
A landmark publication in the field of SDP, this book is essential reading for any advanced student, research, practitioner or policy-maker with an interest in the value of sport in international development.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Global South Voices on Sport for Development and Peace, Part I: Africa, 1. Conducting an Investigation on a "Sport for Development" Programme in Senegal: Cultural Distances, Epistemological Limits and Methodological Adjustments, 2. The Intersections Between Sport, Development, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Global South: The Case of Botswana, 3. Sport-In-Development Assessment Tool (S•Diat) as Indigenous Response to Meaningful Knowledge Production in Africa, 4. Sport as a Vehicle for Deploying Peace Building and Conflict Resolution in Zimbabwe, 5. Navigating Socio-Cultural Conditions and Gaining Empowerment Through Boxing: The Case of Ugandan Women, 6. Sports Events: The Opportunity for Sports for Development Initiatives in Africa, 7. Environmental Implications of Climate Change for Sport Federations from the South: The Case Study of a Recent Drought in the Western Cape, South Africa, 8. A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Sport as a Tool for Development in Africa: Comparing Ghana and Zambia, 9. Gender Related Prescripts and Sport: A Case Study from Southern Africa, 10. Conceptualising Social Contributions Through Football: Analysis of Women Football Managers in West Africa, Part II: Asia, 11. Enhancing Peace and Security in Military-Civilian Interactions through Sport: A Case Study of the Philippine Marine Corps’ Football for Peace Program (PMC-FFP) in Sulu, Southern Philippines, 12. A Narrative Analysis of Women and Sport in India, 13. Sport for Development and the Post/Anti-Colonial Global South State: Insights from Vietnam, 14. Sport for Development in the Arabian Gulf: Navigating the Global North-South Divide and Listening to the ‘Other’, 15. Analysing the Role of Sport for Development and Peace Programmes in High-Risk Communities: Violent Extremism Among the Youth of Pakistan, 16. Sport and Migration in Turkey, 17. Potential and Opportunities of Sport for Development and Peace in Pakistan, Iran, Palestine and the Occupied Territories: Mapping Initiatives, Uses and Lessons Learned, 18. Sport Against Development and Peace: Examining the Physical Education Curriculum Under ISIS, 19. Harnessing Sport for the Holistic Development of Children in India, 20. Cultivating Korean Youth Volunteers as Global Citizens with Regional Expertise through Sport for International Development, 21. Japan-ASEAN Sports Cooperation for a Gender Equal Society from the Government Perspectives: A Case Study in Thailand, 22. Women’s Empowerment Through Sports in South Asia: Gender and Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) Programs in India and Bangladesh, Part III: South America, 23. Reproduction of Social Inequalities and its Relation to Sport For Development and Peace Programs: Athletes’ Migration in Brazil, 24. An Inclusive Football for Development Tournament Impacting Disadvantaged and Indigenous Youths from the Ecuadorian Amazonia: Goals for Life and Dreams, 25. Sport for Development and the Exercise of Care in Sports Social Projects: Voices from the South of Brazil, 26. A Sport-Based Livelihoods Program Addressing the Human Mobility Crisis in Latin America: Lessons from a Global South Sport Non-Governmental Development Organizations (SNGDO) Based in Ecuador, 27. Description of Colombian Youth Experiences Throughout a Sport for Development and Peace Program: Walking from a Local Bogotá Community to the Olympic Games, 28. Factors Associated with the Practice of Sports by Migrants in Mexico, 29. Black Feminisms in Sport: Implications for Anti-Racist School Physical Education in Brazil, 30. Potential of Scuba Diving in Chilean Sports Development Programs, 31. Women's Football in Brazil: What Was Reported Online During the Covid-19 Pandemic?, 32. Young Leaders (YL) from the International Inspiration (IN) Programme in Brazil, 33. Sport as a Possibility to Encourage Bodily Practices and Physical Activities in Primary Health Care, 34. Teaching Possibilities for Physical Education Teachers: Sport and Human Formation, 35. Sport Policies and "Well Living" in Bolivia (2006-2019), 36. Host Residents’ Perceptions of the Olympic Legacies: The Legacy Effect on Community Sport Participation, 37. Sport for Development in South America: A Comparison Between Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, 38. The Resocialization of Youth Offenders Through Sports: Challenges and Possibilities, 39. Sustainable Development Goals in Sport for Development and Peace Agenda in Colombia: Analysis of Online Documents, 40. Researchers’ Positionalities in Sport for Development: ‘Global North’, ‘Global South’, but What is In-Between?, 41. Sports and Maternity in the Work Context: Struggles and Confrontations for Decent Work, 42. Sport and Social Inclusion in Uruguay: Inclusive Potentialities Identification in the Sportive Social Project of Malvin Norte’s Neighbourhood, 43. Remembering Sport Education in Brazilian Communities: Climbing a Favela Hill to Build the Pedagogy of Courage, Part IV: North America, 44. Forced Migrant Women in the United States: Experiences and Perspectives Grounded in Sport and Physical Exercise, Part V: Oceania, 45. Suggested Strategies for Encouraging Sports and Social Cohesion in Solomon Islands, Part VI: Global Relations, 46. Downplaying Competition as a Sport-for-Development Strategy: Perceptions from the Global South – Latin American Participants at the 2018 Football-3 Moscow Festival, 47. Preparation, Validation, and Application of a Questionnaire to Assess the Needs Determined by the Sporting Environment in Mixed Ability Rugby, 48. South-North Research Collaboration to Support Local NGO Work in Madagascar on a Sport for Development Project, 49. Performative Conformity in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Sport for Development and Peace: ‘Seeing Behind the Curtain’
About the Author :
Billy Graeff is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil, teaching on the sociology of sports and Olympic studies. He is also a Research Fellow within the Centre for Sport Leadership at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and part of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA – Executive Board), the International Olympic Academy Participants Association (IOAPA), the Latin American Association of Sociocultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE) and the Brazilian College of Sports Sciences (CBCE).
Simona Šafaříková is a Lecturer at the Palacky University Olomouc in the Czech Republic, teaching courses focused on development opportunities in the Asian region, qualitative research, and sport and development. Simona is also an Advisory Board member of ISSA (International Sociology of Sport Association), and a Research Fellow within the Centre for Sport Leadership at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Simona’s research focuses on the role of sport in contributing to social change and in achieving non-sporting goals, with research experience from Latin America (mainly Colombia), Africa (South Africa and Uganda) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia).
Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha is a Programme Manager within the Commonwealth Secretariat, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) helping the 56 member countries to enhance the positive contribution that sport can make to sustainable development, health and building peaceful and just societies – including their alignment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDGs. Lin is committed to connecting policy to practice and providing opportunities for these two interconnected worlds to speak to each other in order to advance sport for sustainable development.
