Evaluating conflict mitigation and health improvement through soccer: a two-year study of Mifalot’s ‘United Soccer for Peace’ programme

Litvak-Hirsch, Tal; Galily, Yair; Leitner, Michael

doi:10.1080/14660970.2015.1082766

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“…Blom et al 2015;Svensson and Woods 2017). More specifically, it further supports findings that such programmes make a positive impact on the attitudes of Arabs and Jews toward each other (Galily, Leitner, and Shimon 2013;Litvak-Hirsch, Galily, and Leitner 2016;Sugden and Tomlinson 2018). However, the vast majority of programmes, and therefore much of the research, focuses on soccer as the sport and children as the participants.…”

Section: Recreational Activities For Adultssupporting

confidence: 64%

“…Of these, 21 were identified with the central aim of educating for peace and integrating Arabs and Jews. Some have reported that these programmes make a significant positive impact on the attitudes of Arabs and Jews toward each other (Galily, Leitner, and Shimon 2013;Litvak-Hirsch, Galily, and Leitner 2016;Sugden and Tomlinson 2018). Others have criticized the lack of ecological validity of such programs, as the scant research that has been conducted on them has mainly relied only on questionnaires with practically no qualitative data to reinforce claims of a beneficial impact, and a lack of longitudinal studies to examine the long-term impact of such programmes (Lidor and Arnon 2021).…”

Section: Sdp In the Israeli Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the longterm impact of such programmes can be questioned, as when the programme ends, children return to their community where attitudes and behaviours have remained the same, with a high probability of 'undoing' any of the positive changes that may have been effected by the programme. Although there have been some indications that SDP programmes can have a long lasting influence (Litvak-Hirsch, Galily, and Leitner 2016;Sugden and Tomlinson 2018), the evidence has been scant. One of the main criticisms of SDP programmes has been the lack of any evidence of long-term effects (Donnelly et al 2011;Hartmann and Kwauk 2011;Whitley 2018: Lidor andArnon 2021).…”

Section: Recreational Activities For Adultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recreational activities as a tool for enhancing relations between Arab and Jewish students in an Israeli college

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Evidence from SDP programmes around the world illustrates that structured sports and recreational activities promote interaction between individuals from different cultural backgrounds that over time can lead to a more significant understanding of one another. Based on this evidence, the effects of a recreational activities programme on the attitudes of Arab and Jewish Israeli undergraduate students (average age, 23) studying at a college of physical education in Israel were examined. A pilot recreational activities programme was conducted once a week for six weeks. An average of 70 students participated in the first five meetings and approximately 200 students participated in the sixth meeting, a peak event of Israeli folk dancing. Students filled out pre-and post-programme questionnaires on their attitudes towards each other. Written student feedback on the programme and observations of activities were collected by one of the researchers. Findings indicated positive changes in attitudes on both sides

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Section: Recreational Activities For Adultssupporting

confidence: 64%

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“…Non-randomized evaluations of a summer camp (Schroeder and Risen, 2016) and several sport programs (Galily, Leitner, and Shimion, 2013b) showed reduced prejudice effects. Other studies illuminate the challenges for implementing intergroup contact programs in the field: the emotionally-charged nature of facilitated dialogues (Kahanoff, 2016), hardening of group boundaries in face of security threats and power discrepancy (Hammack, 2006), or even logistical challenges in executing these programs (Litvak-Hirsch, Galily, and Leitner, 2016).…”

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Estimating the effect of intergroup contact over years: Evidence from a youth program in Israel

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Ditlmann²,

Samii³

2022

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We study how an intervention combining youth intergroup contact and sports affects intergroup relations in the context of an active conflict. We first conduct an RCT of one-year program exposure in Israel. To track effects of a multiyear exposure, we then use machine learning techniques to fuse the RCT with the observational data gathered on multiyear participants. This analytical approach can help overcome frequent limitations of RCTs, such as modest sample sizes and short observation periods. Our evidence cannot affirm a one-year effect on outgroup regard and ingroup regulation, although we estimate benefits of multiyear exposure among Jewish-Israeli youth, particularly boys. We discuss implications for interventions in contexts of active conflict and group status asymmetry.

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“…To achieve this aim, we argue that an explicit study focus on ICT and its key conditions is critical. This is important given that to SPORT AND INTERGROUP CONTACT 4 date, most sport-related contact studies have presented ICT as merely an implicit aspect or backdrop for projects on community development and conflict resolution (see, e.g., Bartle & Craig, 2017;Brake & Misener, 2020;Krasniqi & Krasniqi, 2019;Litvak-Hirsch et al, 2016).…”

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Applying intergroup contact theory to sport-for-development

Schulenkorf

Sherry

2021

Sport Management Review

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Despite evidence of its effectiveness in the area of conflict studies, intergroup contact theory (ICT) has rarely been applied to specifically designed sport-for-development (SFD) interventions. As such, the purpose of this study is to demonstrate the suitability and applicability of ICT as a framework analyzing SFD interventions that aim to foster integrative social transformation. In this paper, we first situate ICT within the broader sport and SFD contexts before demonstrating the utility of ICT through a reflective analysis of League Bilong Laif (LBL), an education-focused SFD intervention in Papua New Guinea.Our examination of LBL demonstrates that ICT may well be a useful framework to design and deliver SFD interventions, particularly in the context of existing intergroup tensions. To maximize opportunities for positive social impact, we propose the aspect of 'cultural relevance and excitement potential' as an additional critical condition for achieving meaningful intergroup development.

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Evaluating conflict mitigation and health improvement through soccer: a two-year study of Mifalot’s ‘United Soccer for Peace’ programme

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Recreational activities as a tool for enhancing relations between Arab and Jewish students in an Israeli college

Recreational activities as a tool for enhancing relations between Arab and Jewish students in an Israeli college

Estimating the effect of intergroup contact over years: Evidence from a youth program in Israel

Applying intergroup contact theory to sport-for-development

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