Sport and international development / edited by Roger Levermore, Aaron Beacom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levermore, Roger, 1971-

Beacom, Aaron, 1960-

Series:

Global culture and sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Developing countries.

Sports.

Sports--Economic aspects.

Economic development.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xix, 276 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

Over the last decade there has been an intensification of initiatives, and an increase in the number of organizations, which focus on sport-in-development. This partly reflects the movement of sport up the global political agenda, as events such as the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2012 European Football Championships in Eastern Europe suggest the re-focusing of international sports events beyond the confines of developed states.

This book, now in paperback and with a new Foreword bringing the arguments up to date, presents a timely collection of theoretical debates and case-studies relevant to the advancement of sport-in-development as a pertinent area of research. It investigates the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right. The book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities. It contends that understanding the opportunities and limitations for sport-in-development contributes to an appreciation of the fundamental challenges currently facing the development community, and provides a useful analytical tool for those engaged in the development process. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Sport and Development: Mapping the Field / Roger Levermore Levermore, Roger, Aaron Beacom Beacom, Aaron 1

Chapter 2 Sport-in-International Development: Theoretical Frameworks / Roger Levermore Levermore, Roger 26

Chapter 3 Sport-in-Development: Accountability or Development? / Fred Coalter Coalter, Fred 55

Chapter 4 A Delicate Balance: Major Sport Events and Development / Scarlett Cornelissen Cornelissen, Scarlett 76

Chapter 5 Disability Sport and the Politics of Development / Aaron Beacom Beacom, Aaron 98

Chapter 6 Dilemmas and Opportunities in Gender and Sport-in-Development / Martha Saavedra Saavedra, Martha 124

Chapter 7 On the Backs of Peer Educators: Using Theory to Interrogate the Role of Young People in the Field of Sport-in-Development / Sara Nicholls Nicholls, Sara 156

Chapter 8 Getting to Know You: Using Sport to Engage and Build Relationships with Socially Marginalized Young People / Tim Crabbe Crabbe, Tim 176

Chapter 9 Southern Perspective on Sport-in-Development: A Case Study of Football in Bamenda, Cameroon / Jude Fokwang Fokwang, Jude 198

Chapter 10 Sport as International Aid: Assisting Development or Promoting Under-Development in Sub-Saharan Africa? / Gerard Akindes Akindes, Gerard, Matthew Kirwin Kirwin, Matthew 219

Chapter 11 Opportunities, Limitations, Questions / Roger Levermore Levermore, Roger, Aaron Beacom Beacom, Aaron 246.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780230542563

0230542565

OCLC:

234309651