Localizing global sport for development

Lindsey, Iain; Kay, Tess; Jeanes, Ruth; Banda, Davies

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“…If so, alignment with country-specific priorities for educational outcomes could conceivably enable SDP projects to develop a greater emphasis on the development of local forms of knowledge, as has commonly been advocated in the literature (Kay, 2012;Lindsey et al, 2017).…”

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“…Such alignment could also enable improved engagement with potential partner organisations from other sectors. For example, in respect of the SDG 8 Targets highlighted above, improved links with local employers and training providers in other industries could help to enhance pathways that support young people into employment and thus address a limitation of some current SDP projects (Lindsey et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While some sociologically-orientated research on SDP practice has implicitly considered this paradox (e.g. Lindsey et al, 2017), there has been very limited analysis of its antecedents in sport and development policy. The 'integrated and indivisible' discourse explicit in the 2030 Agenda emphasises the need to address this gap, and to identify and examine the relevance of multiple intersections across sport and different SDGs and Targets.…”

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Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the policy coherence?

Lindsey

Darby

2018

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. This article addresses the urgent need for critical analysis of the relationships between sport and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enshrined in the United Nations' global development framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Importantly, there has yet to be any substantial academic exploration of the implications of the position accorded to sport as 'an important enabler' of the aims of 2030 Agenda and its broad set of SDGs. In beginning to address this gap, we draw on the concept of policy coherence for two reasons. Firstly, the designation of a specific SDG Target for policy coherence is recognition of its centrality in working towards SDGs that are considered as 'integrated and indivisible'. Secondly, the concept of policy coherence is centred on a dualism that enables holistic examination of both synergies through which the contribution of sport to the SDGs can be enhanced as well as incoherencies by which sport may detract from such outcomes. Our analysis progresses through three examples that focus on the common orientation of the Sport for Development and Peace 'movement' towards education-orientated objectives aligned with SDG 4; potential synergies between sport participation policies and the SDG 3 Target for reducing non-communicable diseases; and practices within professional football in relation to several migration-related SDG Targets. These examples show the relevance of the SDGs across diverse sectors of the sport industry and illustrate complexities within and across countries that make pursuit of comprehensive policy coherence infeasible. Nevertheless, our analyses lead us to encourage both policy makers and researchers to continue to utilise the concept of policy coherence as a valuable lens to identify and consider factors that may enable and constrain various potential contributions of sport to a range of SDGs.

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Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the policy coherence?

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Darby

2018

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…To effectively engage with this model, a localized approach, built from the sub-altern voices of those from the within the communities targeted by SFD, particularly from the Global South, must be applied. The newly released book, Localizing Global Sport for Development, makes the case for localizing SFD and provides insight on challenging the neo-liberal approaches that have defined much of the SFD movement (Lindsey, Kay, Banda, & Jeanes, 2017). In collaboration with our CA model, this localized perspective can help researchers and practitioners address the (often hidden) barriers to and stimulators of capability development.…”

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Development, Gender and Sport: Theorizing a Feminist Practice of the Capabilities Approach in Sport for Development

Zipp

Smith

Darnell

2019

Journal of Sport Management

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Sport for development (SFD) research and practice has become more critically examined recently, with many scholars calling for better understanding of how and why sport might contribute to the global development movement. Developing and refining theoretical approaches is key to unpacking the complexities of SFD. Yet, theory development in SFD is still relatively young and often relies on oversimplified theory of change models. In this article, the authors propose a new theoretical approach, drawing upon the capabilities approach and critical feminist perspectives. The authors contend that the capabilities approach is effective in challenging neoliberal ideologies and examining a range of factors that influence people’s lived experiences. They have woven a “gender lens” across the capabilities approach framework, as feminist perspectives are often overlooked, subjugated, or misunderstood. The authors also provide an adaptable diagrammatic model to support researchers and practitioners in applying this framework in the SFD context.

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“…Darnell and Black [4] reinforce that, sport as a social, cultural and political phenomenon and institution, has significant implications for development and peace. Despite sport in general having a lengthy history of servicing “social development” objectives [5] , the notion of sport-for-development (SfD) is depicted by Kidd [6] as a “new social movement”. The growth in significance of this new movement can be attributed to three key developments by the United Nations (UN): the appointment of UN's first Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace in 2001; the establishment of the UN's Inter-Agency Task Force on Sport for Development and Peace in 2002; and establishment of UN's Office for Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) in 2005 [5] .…”

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Sport for Development and Global Public Health Issues: A Case Study of National Sports Associations

Banda

2017

AIMS Public Health

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Sport is widely recognised for the contribution it can make to international development goals. More specifically, the value of sport as a tool for development gained its impetus through the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The institutionalized relationship between sport and development has mainly focussed on sport-for-development (SfD) non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This study proposed to examine the response of National Sports Associations (NSAs) towards the multisectoral approach for HIV/AIDS prevention in Zambia. The study draws on lessons learnt from how NSAs within a resource-scarce or low-income country responded to a health pandemic. While public health was previously a state and health sector preserve, the impact of HIV/AIDS pandemic influenced not only the way that a pandemic is managed but also other public health issues. A case study approach was adopted comprising of three National Sports Associations (NSAs) as units of analysis. The study utilised semi-structured interviews, documentary analysis and field observations to gain perspectives on how each NSA mainstreamed and implemented work-based health programmes. Using governance and policy network theories, the paper discusses each NSAs' role in the governance and implementation of a multisectoral approach to a health pandemic. The findings identified lack of engagement of sports agencies at strategic decision-making level, marginalisation of sport by other sectors, and variations in implementation patterns among sports agencies. Further findings indicate that lack of resources among government sport agencies or departments limited their involvement with other state or non-state actors in strategic level meetings or health policy networks. Resource-scarce conditions placed limitations on the political steer of state actors while non-state actors with foreign resources attracted collaboration from other public health policy networks.

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Localizing global sport for development

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Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the policy coherence?

Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the policy coherence?

Development, Gender and Sport: Theorizing a Feminist Practice of the Capabilities Approach in Sport for Development

Sport for Development and Global Public Health Issues: A Case Study of National Sports Associations

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