Governing by means of sport for social change and social inclusion: demarcating the domains of problematization and intervention

Ekholm, David

doi:10.1080/17430437.2017.1417986

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“…Bustad & Andrews, 2017). Such a development has also been observed in Scandinavia (Agergaard, Michelsen la Cour, & Treumer Gregersen, 2015) and in Sweden (Ekholm, 2018). Researchers have highlighted sports-based interventions, performed on the basis of expected social benefits, as sites of public-private partnerships involving for instance municipal agencies (Hoekman, Breedveld, & Kraaykamp, 2017), sport federations and local sport associations (Stenling & Fahlén, 2016), social entrepreneurs (Peterson & Schenker, 2017), market-based corporations as sponsors (Stinson & Pritchard, 2013), non-governmental organisations (Sherry, Schulenkorf, & Chalip, 2015), community groups (Rosso & McGrath, 2017) and charity organisations (Bunds, 2017), as well as parents and youth (Ekholm, 2018;Ekholm & Dahlstedt, 2017).…”

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Rationalities of goodwill: on the promotion of philanthropy through sports-based interventions in Sweden

Ekholm

Dahlstedt

2018

Managing Sport and Leisure

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Organised in public-private partnerships, sports-based interventions for social inclusion are often seen as sites of strategies involving sport associations, social entrepreneurs, volunteers and sponsors in the provision of welfare. Here, we spotlight two midnight football practices acted out in two mid-sized Swedish cities promoting social inclusion, examining, from a governmentality perspective, how supportive community actors conceptualise their charitable contributions enabling opportunities for underprivileged youth to participate in sports. Analysis outlines how actors articulate their particular background, experiences and social networks as resources to provide support, stressing that provision needs to make a difference and support the less fortunate in the community. The provision imbues a political potential, as a means of promoting social change, guided by certain notions of the good society and of the good citizen. Involvement provides a site for realising particular visions of social change, while animating the contributions provided as non-political acts of goodwill.

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Rationalities of goodwill: on the promotion of philanthropy through sports-based interventions in Sweden

Ekholm

Dahlstedt

2018

Managing Sport and Leisure

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“…However, neither sport nor cultural practices are designed or used at a structural level to reform society, or to target social exclusion and social problems caused by segregation. This may be a reason for their popularity in (post) political policy (Ekholm 2018). In this respect, and in terms of the common political, historical and institutional context, it is useful to analyse them in relation to each other.…”

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Mobilising non-participant youth: using sport and culture in local government policy to target social exclusion

Ekholm

Sol

2019

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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The role of sport and cultural practices in policy initiatives tends to be assessed in both cases in terms of their assumed social benefits. However, the areas of sport and culture are often understood separately in research. Through an analysis of interviews with key local policymakers and civil servants in two Swedish municipalities, the aim of this article is to explore how sport and culture are formed as means to promote social policy objectives regarding young people. In addition, we reflect on the political significance of this in relation to the development of local policy. The analysis demonstrates how a discourse of urban segregation and unequal opportunities underpins actions to mobilise non-participant and at-risk youth. This is achieved by establishing centres for sport and culture, and by enabling an educational approach which focuses on participation, empowerment and good citizenship. Reasons for mobilising practices involving culture and sport overlap, though each area of policy appears to be differently underpinned by discourses of enlightenment and conformity. Differences in emphasis between the discourses on sport and culture are discussed in relation to scientific discourse on the social utility of each policy area.

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“…A) conception and design of the study B) acquisition of data C) analysis and interpretation of data D) manuscript preparation E) obtaining funding 3 From a broader societal perspective, researchers contest the notion that sports, and local clubs are general solutions to social problems such as marginalization (Dacombe, 2013;Dagkas, 2018;Ekholm, 2018;). Osterlund and Seippel (2013) argue that civic integration is unevenly distributed among different groups, and sport has a varying ability to promote civic integration.…”

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“We Can’t Get Stuck in Old Ways”: Swedish Sports Club’s Integration Efforts With Children and Youth in Migration

Hertting

Karlefors

2021

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The last years many people have been forcibly displaced due to circumstances such as conflicts in the world, and many people have come to Sweden for shelter. It has been challenging for Swedish society to receive and guide newcomers through the resettlement process, and many organizations in civil society, such as sports clubs, have been invited to support the resettlement. However, a limited numbers of studies has drawn the attention to sports clubs experiences. Therefore the aim of the paper was enhance understanding of sports clubs’ prerequesites and experiences of integration efforts with immigrant children and youth. Ten Swedish clubs with experience of working with newcomers participated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Two categories were identified: Struggling with sporting values and organization and Seeing integration in everyday activities. The clubs experienced that integration occurs in everyday activities, but current ideas focusing competition and rigid organization of sports constrained possibilities for integrating newcomers with no or limited former experience of club sports. The clubs experienced potential to contribute to personal development, social connectedness and enjoyment in a new society and building bridges between cultures. In conclusion, clubs cannot solve the challenges of resettlement in society but have potential to be part of larger societal networks of integration.

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Governing by means of sport for social change and social inclusion: demarcating the domains of problematization and intervention

Cited by 17 publications

References 45 publications

Rationalities of goodwill: on the promotion of philanthropy through sports-based interventions in Sweden

Rationalities of goodwill: on the promotion of philanthropy through sports-based interventions in Sweden

Mobilising non-participant youth: using sport and culture in local government policy to target social exclusion

“We Can’t Get Stuck in Old Ways”: Swedish Sports Club’s Integration Efforts With Children and Youth in Migration

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