Sport and International Development (Global Culture and Sport Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137003162 ISBN 13: 9781137003164

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities.

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About the Author

ROGER LEVERMORE is Lecturer in International Development, and Research Manager for the Football Industry Group at the University of Liverpool Management School, UK. He has published on sport and international relations, corporate social responsibility, national identity formation (through sport) and sport and international development. He is co-editor of Sport and International Relations.

AARON BEACOM is Senior Lecturer in Sport Policy and Programme Leader for the MA in Applied Sport Development at University College Plymouth St. Mark and St. John, UK. He has published on sports history, sport and diplomacy and sport in development. His current research relates to the international development of disability sport.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137003162
• ISBN 13: 9781137003164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Levermore Roger, Beacom Aaron