Sport for Social Cohesion

Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-46788-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petry, Karen

Moustakas, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Karen Petry is Senior Researcher and Deputy Head of the Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies at the German Sport University Cologne, Germany. She is UNESCO Co-Chairholder in Sport for Development, Peace and Environment in a Multidisciplinary and Global Perspective. Karen is responsible for the research activities in national, European and international sport policy, sport and gender, and sport for development. She has worked on numerous European and international projects and has (co-) edited around 25 books as well as (co-) authored around 150 articles. 

Louis Moustakas is Professor of Sports Management and Sports Sociology at the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Austria. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure. Louis’ work is significantly influenced by extensive practical and policy experience, including stints within various national sports organisations and sport-related NGOs. He is Secretary General of the European Network of Sport Education (ENSE) and in this role he has worked on numerous pan-European projects and served on various political committees, including working groups associated with the European Commission and Council of Europe.