Handbook of Sport and International Development

Edited by Nico Schulenkorf, Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Jon Welty Peachey, Professor of Sport Management and Leadership, Gordon College, US, Ramón Spaaij, Professor of Sociology, Victoria University, Australia and Holly Collison-Randall, Senior Lecturer in Sport Business, Loughborough University London, UK

‘The Handbook of Sport and International Development is a rich, multifaceted exploration of sport’s role in fostering societal change. Part 1, with its deep dive into anthropology, provides critical historical context and a global perspective, revealing how sport anthropology has evolved from a marginalized lens to a central framework for understanding development. Meanwhile, the other sections highlight key themes, innovative methodologies, and urgent issues shaping the field today. [...] The book balances theoretical insights with practical case studies, making it an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike. It challenges readers to rethink sport as a tool for equity, inclusion, and transformation on a global scale, offering both critical reflection and practical pathways forward.’

• Contents:Introduction to Handbook of Sport and International Development 1Nico Schulenkorf, Jon Welty Peachey, Ramón Spaaij, Holly Collison-RandallPART I CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES1 Anthropology – Anthropology, sport, and international development: anambivalent relationship 11Susan Brownell2 Sociology – Sociology and sport for development and peace 22Richard Giulianotti3 Policy analysis – Macro- and meso-level analyses of sport andinternational development 35Iain Lindsey4 Indigenous studies – Challenges and opportunities for better engagement 48Rochelle Stewart-Withers and Jeremy Hapeta5 Management/Business studies – Applying business and managementprinciples to advance sport for development organisations and outcomes 59Katie Rowe, Pamm Phillips and Katherine Raw6 Innovation studies – Social transformation in sport for development 71Per G. Svensson7 Youth and social work – Critical reflections on youth, social work andsports-based interventions 82David Ekholm and Magnus DahlstedtPART II INTERNATIONAL SPORT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT: KEY THEMES8 Gender – Sport, development and gender: expanding the vision of whatwe can be and do 95Sarah Zipp, Lombe Mwambwa and Anna Goorevich9 Education – Education as a central aspect of sport and internationaldevelopment 110Ruth Jeanes and Hayley Truskewycz10 Livelihoods – Livelihood generation for disadvantaged youth in thecontext of poverty 122Cora Burnett and Engela van der Klashorst11 Disability – Disability, sport and social change in sub-Saharan Africa:para sport against stigma 138Damian Haslett, Jennifer Wong, Sheila Mogalo, Emma Pullen and MufunanjiMagalasi12 Healthy lifestyles – The efficacy of sport for health developmentinitiatives for community health 150Michael Edwards13 Social inclusion – Social inclusion and sport: beating the odds orchanging the odds? 161Fred Coalter14 Peace and reconciliation – Critical reflections across theory and practice 175Jack T. Sugden and John SugdenPART III RESEARCH IN ACTIONHolly Collison-Randall and Ramón Spaaij15 Research frameworks and models – A critical analysis andidentification of features for advancing research in sport for development 188Meredith A. Whitley and William V. Massey16 Research collaborations – On the experience of doing internationalresearch on sport for development and peace in South America 198Billy Graeff, Simona Šafař’kov‡ and Arnošt Svoboda17 Life spans – How to determine participation across the life span in thecontext of sub-Saharan poverty 204Bronwyn Sumption18 SDP and Gender – Women-focused projects in the Arabian Gulf 219Hussa K. Al-Khalifa19 Participatory action research – Innovating research using visual anddigital methods in sport for development and peace 231Mitchell McSweeney20 Insights from the frontline of sport and international development – Theworld’s gone bonkers! 241Nick Gates21 Mapping SFD stakeholders – A social network analysis of stakeholderrelationship networks in Africa and Europe 247Steve Swanson, Fiona Meeks, Cora Burnett, James Skinner, HollyCollison-Randall22 Drawing and comics – Revisiting sport for development and peace 261Shawn FordePART IV CRITICAL ISSUES23 Leadership – Time to re-purpose the pegs: youth leadershipdevelopment through sport for a post-pandemic world 268Tony Ghaye and Tarryn Horner24 Ecology – The international development and the advancement of theglobal environmental movement in sport 282Brian P. McCullough and Jessica R. Murfree25 Entrepreneurship – Origins, trends and outlook in sport for developmentand peace 293Mitchell McSweeney and Gareth Jones26 Social transformation – Critically interrogating girls and women as‘transformational subjects’ in sport for development and peace 305Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst, Mitchell J. McSweeney, Raghdah Zakariya andSimon C. Darnell27 Conflict and transformation – Conflict transformation and positive peace 321Yolanda Antin, Hiro Fujihara and Tom Woodhouse28 Refugees and displacement – A critical look at unaccompanied refugeeminors’ experiences in organised sport and recreation activities in Norway 334Kabanda Mwansa and Florian Kiuppis29 Diplomacy – Athletes as third-culture builders 346Soolmaz Abooali and Margarita Tadevosyan30 Preventing violent extremism – Sport-based learnings from Kenya and Uganda 358Holly Collison-Randall, Lin Sambili- Gicheha, Hussa Al-Khalifa and RamónSpaaij31 Corporate social (ir-)responsibility – CSR in esports: a strategic bridgeto sport for development? 374Jukka Rintamaki, Emily Jane Hayday and Richard Loat32 Design thinking – Human-centred design in sport for development 386Greg Joachim33 Action sports – Global issues for action sports and the case of SkatePal 397Anna Farello34 Alternative sports – The pedagogical kaleidoscope for alternate games:from homo ludens to homines iocosi 408Jorge Knijnik35 COVID-19 – Sport for development in international settings: responsesto COVID-19 421Peter Donnelly and Simon DarnellIndex