This book explores the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), putting Global South voices and perspectives at the centre of the analysis.
Covering a wide range of thematic and methodological areas that inform existing and emerging discourses in SDP, it represents an unparalleled resource for researchers and practitioners working in this area. Arranged into geographical sections covering Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Oceania, the book presents original research in Global South countries or by Global South researchers and practitioners, sometimes in collaboration with colleagues from the Global North. It highlights practices and theories created, developed, interpreted and reinterpreted by people who belong to the communities where these sporting experiences have been taking place, and whose critical reflections and experiences have yet to gain attention in international academic and practitioner communities in the English language. The book presents the views of diverse stakeholders, programme participants, promoters, coaching staff, volunteers, researchers, teachers, lecturers and other actors that have been difficult to access for researchers who do not usually speak languages other than English.
A landmark publication in the field of SDP, this book is essential reading for any advanced student, research, practitioner or policy-maker with an interest in the value of sport in international development.
Billy Graeff is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil, teaching on the sociology of sports and Olympic studies. He is also a Research Fellow within the Centre for Sport Leadership at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and part of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA – Executive Board), the International Olympic Academy Participants Association (IOAPA), the Latin American Association of Sociocultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE) and the Brazilian College of Sports Sciences (CBCE).
Simona Šafaříková is a Lecturer at the Palacky University Olomouc in the Czech Republic, teaching courses focused on development opportunities in the Asian region, qualitative research, and sport and development. Simona is also an Advisory Board member of ISSA (International Sociology of Sport Association), and a Research Fellow within the Centre for Sport Leadership at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Simona’s research focuses on the role of sport in contributing to social change and in achieving non-sporting goals, with research experience from Latin America (mainly Colombia), Africa (South Africa and Uganda) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia).
Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha is a Programme Manager within the Commonwealth Secretariat, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) helping the 56 member countries to enhance the positive contribution that sport can make to sustainable development, health and building peaceful and just societies – including their alignment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDGs. Lin is committed to connecting policy to practice and providing opportunities for these two interconnected worlds to speak to each other in order to advance sport for sustainable development.
