Full Description
This book takes a critical look at the role that sport can play in fostering social cohesion. It presents important conceptual and empirical material that sheds new light on what works, and what doesn't, in terms of the use of sport as a tool of social policy.
The book presents original research from a major international project, the Sport for Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL), that was designed to improve social cohesion in diverse, vulnerable urban neighborhoods and to support practitioners in delivering high-quality sport-for-social-cohesion. Examining the results from that project, the book also critically considers the varying definitions of 'social cohesion' and how outcomes are monitored and evaluated, as well as the needs, expectations and understanding of the participants. This is discussed in the context of research into other international sport-for-development projects focused on social cohesion, providing a full-spectrum analysis of both theory and practice in this important area of sports research.
This is fascinating reading for all researchers, advanced students or practitioners with an interest in sport development, sport policy, social policy, or the relationship between sport and wider society.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Theoretical and Conceptual Design of Sport for Social Cohesion
1. Sport for Social Cohesion: Defining and Mapping the Field
2. Role of Intergroup Contact in Sport for Social Cohesion in Socially Diverse Societies
3. Public Familiarity, Sport, and Social Cohesion: The Strength of Absent Ties
4. Sport, Civic Participation, and Social Cohesion
5. Human Rights, Sport, and Social Cohesion
6. The Relationship Between Community Sport and Social Cohesion in Flanders
Part II: Implementing Sport for Social Cohesion Programmes and Projects
7. Fostering Social Cohesion in the School Physical Education Context
8. Combining Emotional Intelligence, Social Competences, and Sport to Foster Social Cohesion Among Children in Elementary School Settings in Germany
9. Facilitating Social Cohesion Between Syrian Refugees and Turkish Host Communities: A Conceptual Approach of Sport-Based Activities in Cross-Border Settings
10. Social Cohesion Through Sport: Practical Implementation by the fairplay Initiative for Diversity and Anti-Discrimination
11. Sport and Social Cohesion in Displacement Contexts: The UNHCR Experience
Part III: Understanding and Evaluating Sport for Social Cohesion Programmes
12. Stakeholders and Participants: Reflections on the Living Lab Approach from the Netherlands
13. Sport, Social Cohesion, and Meaningful Monitoring and Evaluation
14. Experiences from Implementing a Football for Development Programme as a Tool for Social Cohesion in the Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
15. Research and Evaluation in Sport for Social Cohesion: Some Recommendations
Conclusion
