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"In recent years, sport has been used as an instrument through which wider development objectives are pursued. This includes sport as a means to create awareness about the risks of HIV; sport as a vehicle to counter inter-group hostility; and sport as an environment where children can find respite in the wake of military conflict. The use of sport for the purposes of development is neither simple nor inherently successful. It is therefore regrettable that some of the agents and organisations involved in development programs provide idealistic accounts of their activities, thus suggesting that field work is unproblematic. By contrast, this book provides a critical approach to sport-for-development, acknowledging the potential of this growing field but emphasising challenges, problems and limitations - particularly if programs are not adequately planned, delivered or monitored. The book features both critical theory and reflective praxis, and will thus be useful to both academics and practitioners"--
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Sports, social aspects, Sports and state, Sports, Sociological aspects, Cross-cultural studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports, Political aspectsShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Global Sport-For-Development: Critical Perspectives
2014, Palgrave Macmillan
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1306409454 9781306409452
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