Innovations in 'Sport for Development and Peace' Research

Taylor & Francis

Innovations in 'Sport for Development and Peace' ResearchAuthor(s): Megan Chawansky, Lyndsay Hayhurst, Mary G. McDonald, Cathy van Ingen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367138493, 978-0367138493\nSynopsis\nTransnational organizations and practitioners who use sport for international development often position sport as a unique option for tackling development challenges. While sport can be a tool for social change, the authors in this collection bring a critical eye to this assumption and offer new perspectives on the use of sport for development and peace (SDP) in local and global contexts. The book seeks to generate new dialogues and explore linkages for development and SDP researchers through considerations of sports potential to challenge and/or perpetuate key global issues and problems. These analyses consider the SDP work done on the ground and interrogate the historical, social and political circumstances .