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The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development

Activists, Ideologues and Reformers

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Authors:
  1. Simon C. Darnell

    1. Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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  2. Russell Field

    1. Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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  3. Bruce Kidd

    1. Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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  • Fills a substantial gap in existing sport-for-development literature
  • Builds a historically and empirically robust analysis of the various activists and organizations that have mobilized sport-for-development since the 19th century
  • Draws on Gramscian hegemony to examine how sport-for-development has been historically and politically constructed

Part of the book series: Global Culture and Sport Series (GCS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Long Narrative of Sport-for-Good

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Theorizing the History of Sport-for-Development

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 3-23

    3. Model Men

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 25-45

    4. Institutionalizing and Internationalizing Sport-for-Good

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 47-85

    5. Sport, Development, and the Cold War

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 87-123

    6. Anti-Colonialism and the Decolonization of Sport Development

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 125-159

  3. The Institutionalization of Sport-for-Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. The Shifting Context of Development in the Late Twentieth Century

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 163-181

    3. Sport-for-Development and the International Community

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 183-207

    4. Sport-for-Development and the Nation-State

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 209-239

    5. Athletes, NGOs, and SDP

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 241-274

    6. Corporations, Charities, and Celebrities: SDP in the Era of Corporate Social Responsibility

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 275-294

    7. Conclusion: The Institutionalization of Sport-for-Development

      • Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd
      Pages 295-315

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 317-340
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About this book

 

This book focuses on the major social and political forces that have shaped the ways in which sport has been understood, organized, and contested in an effort to engender social change.

 

Integrating the history of international development with the history of modern sport, the authors examine the underpinnings of sport-for-development from the mid-19th through the early 21st centuries. Including both archival research and extensive interviews with more than 15 individuals who were central to the institutions and movements that shaped sport as a force for development, this book will be of particular interest to the growing number of scholars, students, practitioners, advocates and activists interested in the possibilities and limitations of sport-for-development.


Reviews

“This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in learning more about the interaction between the history of sport and international development. There are many parallels between the contemporary sport-for-development movement and sport-for-good during the imperial period that make this book particularly fascinating. … Despite its broader scope, this book has set the tone for academics and universities to conduct sport-for-development research informed by country-specific sociocultural needs and historical contexts.” (Derrick Charway, idrottsforum.org, February 7, 2023)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Simon C. Darnell, Bruce Kidd

  • Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Russell Field

About the authors

Simon C. Darnell is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada. 
Russell Field is Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Canada. 


Bruce Kidd is Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development

  • Book Subtitle: Activists, Ideologues and Reformers

  • Authors: Simon C. Darnell, Russell Field, Bruce Kidd

  • Series Title: Global Culture and Sport Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43944-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43943-7Published: 12 March 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-68384-0Due: 04 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43944-4Published: 04 March 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2662-3404

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-3412

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 340

  • Topics: Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Development Theory

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