Behind the scenes of sport for development: Perspectives of executives of multinational sport organizations

Waldman, Devra; Wilson, Brian

doi:10.1177/1012690215620766

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“…Post-colonial theory has been used extensively to critique international development efforts which position the Global North as benevolent and continue to represent Southern knowledge as inferior, as this simplistic dichotomy conceals hidden power relations that continue to determine the relationships between imperial powers and their former colonies (Gandhi, 1998; Mongia, 1996). Recent research has also forced scholars to confront issues of neo-colonialism inherent within SFD, and as a result, post-colonial theory has been used extensively to critique international SFD efforts (Darnell and Hayhurst, 2011, 2012; Levermore, 2009; Waldman and Wilson, 2017).…”

Section: Post-colonial Theory and Sfdmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently, scholars have highlighted the similarities between the historical diffusion of sport in support of Northern empires, and the mobilisation of sport as a development tool by Northern NGOs and governments (Darnell and Hayhurst, 2011; Waldman and Wilson, 2017). It has also been argued that research approaches in SFD have traditionally privileged knowledge produced by Northern academics, whilst subjugating indigenous voices throughout the process (Darnell and Hayhurst, 2011; Darnell et al, 2018.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…His emotive analogy of jumping into a pool of stingrays, illustrates some of the antagonism he felt towards this agenda being imposed on him. Similar to the use of cricket by the British as a vehicle for colonisation throughout the colonies (Waldman and Wilson, 2017), the impetus for cricket development came from the need to fulfil a desire in the lives of expatriates from Australia and New Zealand who were residing in the Solomon Islands at the time. Furthermore, the volunteer programme was viewed as a way to import and secure human capital to achieve these ends, despite the disparity between the purpose of the AusAID volunteer programme and the intentions of the cricket association.…”

Section: Sfd Driver and Influencers And The Role Of Global North Volmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethnographic reflections of the role of Global North volunteers in sport-for-development

Lee

Jeanes

2019

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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This article critically examines the work undertaken by Global North volunteers in Global South sport-for-development programmes. Whilst existing studies acknowledge the centrality of Northern volunteers to the delivery of sport-for-development programmes in the Global South, there are few detailed explorations of how volunteers approach working in diverse cultural contexts and their impact on local communities. Drawing on an ethnographic methodology and post-colonial theory, the article reflects on the first author’s experiences as an AusAID funded volunteer working as a cricket development officer in the Solomon Islands. In addition to the first author’s fieldnotes and critical reflections, the article draws on interviews conducted with indigenous and expatriate stakeholders involved in the sport-for-development programme. The findings demonstrate the complexities of Global North volunteers’ engagement with sport-for-development. The use of post-colonial theory illustrates the ways in which Global North volunteers can perpetuate neo-colonial initiatives and systems of working that are imposed on Global South communities. The study suggests that volunteers can be very aware of their position but can feel helpless in challenging external agencies to promote more culturally sensitive and localised approaches to development work. Furthermore, the paper indicates the complications of developing localised initiatives, indicating how external agencies, through the Global North volunteer, used indigenous people to create the impression that programmes are locally driven. The paper concludes by examining the ways in which indigenous communities resisted the imposition of a sport-for-development initiative that did not meet their needs.

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Section: Post-colonial Theory and Sfdmentioning

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Section: Post-colonial Theory and Sfdmentioning

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Section: Sfd Driver and Influencers And The Role Of Global North Volmentioning

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Ethnographic reflections of the role of Global North volunteers in sport-for-development

Lee

Jeanes

2019

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…Sports organizations, in turn, have other goals pursued in SDP engagement ( 5 ) such as social engagement, new income and/or new markets, talent scouting, marketing-specific goals, or increasing the sport's participation ( 10 , 11 ). Additionally, AlKhalifa and Collison identify–generally spoken–“increasing the amount of activities to raise awareness of development goals,” “promoting the organization by improving the track record,” and “expanding networks,” inter alia , as pursued goals ( 6 ).…”

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Coordination processes in partnerships between German governmental organizations and German sports federations in jointly implemented SDP projects

Schreiner

Kastrup

Mayer

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Sports and physical activity are increasingly used as instruments of development policy. Within this field of sport for development and peace (SDP), one can observe a large number of partnerships between national governmental organizations and national sport federations. These are particularly important although these organizations pursue different core objectives with their SDP engagement. The aim of this qualitative study is to analyze how German governmental organizations and sports federations coordinate jointly managed SDP projects. Against the backdrop of systems theory, we conducted interviews with participants from relevant organizations. The qualitative content analysis revealed that inter-organizational coordination takes place partly in hierarchical and partly in network-based structures. The results show complex patterns between the participating organizations which gain varying degrees of influence on the SDP projects and seek to get specific resources through the cooperations. These should be taken into consideration when designing SDP projects to build stable cooperations that bring all the participating organizations an added value.

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“…Further discussions concern the issue of using world sport events for political purposes (Murray and Pigman 2014), and the securitization of the World Cup (Ludvigsen 2018). The relationship between sports and politics/diplomacy has been discussed from the perspective of post-colonial (Waldman and Wilson 2015; Darnell et al 2016) and diplomatic studies (Pigman 2014).…”

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Football's contribution to international order: the ludic and festive reproduction of international society by world societal actors

Bucher

Eckl

2021

Int. Theory

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In the English School, the relationship between international and world society has recently received increasing attention – conceptually and empirically. Adding to this developing literature, we study how world societal actors not only serve as normative counterpoints to international society or function as norm-entrepreneurs, but decisively contribute to its reproduction. Going beyond the common preoccupation with actor types, we focus on practices that are performed on the international stage. We examine the role which world sport events, especially FIFA's World Cup and the infrastructure of football, play for international society. Building on Wight, we conceptualize world sport events as a (world societal actor driven) derivative primary institution of international society, which is embedded within the particularly hybrid master primary institution of sites and festivals. We find that world sport events allow for the ludic and festive reproduction of key primary institutions (like sovereignty, territoriality, and nationalism), while they highlight how members of international society compete on the basis of shared norms and values. Naturalizing world order as international order, they make international society emotionally experienceable as feasible and desirable at a global level. In performing world sport events, world societal actors uphold rather than challenge international society.

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Behind the scenes of sport for development: Perspectives of executives of multinational sport organizations

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Ethnographic reflections of the role of Global North volunteers in sport-for-development

Ethnographic reflections of the role of Global North volunteers in sport-for-development

Coordination processes in partnerships between German governmental organizations and German sports federations in jointly implemented SDP projects

Football's contribution to international order: the ludic and festive reproduction of international society by world societal actors

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