Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis' / Enrico Michelini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michelini, Enrico, author.

Series:

Routledge focus on sport, culture and society.

Routledge focus on sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Forced migration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages).

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Taylor & Francis, 2023.

Summary:

"Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and outcomes of forced migration and the 'refugee crisis'. Adopting a systems theory framework and examining different sport disciplines, performance levels and settings, it represents a significant contribution to our understanding of one of the most urgent social issues facing the modern world. The book explores four key aspects of sport's intersection with forced migration. Firstly, it looks at how the media covers sport in relation to the 'refugee crisis', specifically coverage of refugee elite athletes. Secondly, it examines the adaptation of sport organisations to the 'refugee crisis', including the culture, programmes and structures that promote or obstruct sport for refugees. Thirdly, the book looks at sport in refugee sites, and how sport can be used as therapy, an escape or empowerment for refugees but also how it can reinforce the divisions between staff and the refugees themselves. Finally, the book looks at how forced migration influences and is influenced by participation in elite sport, by examining the biographies of elite migrant athletes. A richly descriptive, critical and illuminating piece of work, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, migration, sociology or the relationship between sport and wider society" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sport and the 'refugee crisis' as a research topic

Research question

Structure

State of the art research on forced migration and sport

Neighboring disciplines and research areas

Knowledge on forced migration and sport

Critical review of the literature

Definitions of key terms in forced migration and sport

Migrant, displaced person and refugee

Physical activity, exercise and sport

Crisis and migration crises

The 'refugee crisis'

The context of the 'refugee crisis'

The 'refugee crisis' as a process

Sport in the 'refugee crisis'

Systems theoretical framework

Systems theory

General assumptions

Specific concepts

Typification of the considered systems

Other theories

Methodical approaches of the projects

Researching mass media

Researching sport organisations

Researching refugee sites

Researching refugee athletes

Results of the projects - Sport and forced migration in the mass media

Activities for refugees in sports clubs

Physical activity in refugee sites

Forced migration and elite sport

Overarching discussion of the results

Representations of refugee athletes organisations and sport activities for refugees

Holistic considerations of the research

Conclusion

The role of sport within the 'refugee crisis'

Elite sport

Amateur sport

Leisure sport

Limitations

Methodological aspects

Practical aspects

Future perspectives

Research gaps

Future scientific agenda

Call to the scientific community.

Notes:

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