society is a web of social relationship

Handbook on good practices

Since the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) was set up in 2007, one of its major priorities has been the promotion of diversity in and through sport. To this end, the Council of Europe has developed a pan-European programme involving a variety of stakeholders from public authorities and the world of sport. All have an important role to play in reversing the discriminatory trends currently observed in sport and in promoting sport as a means of fostering diversity and social cohesion.
This collection of handbooks of good practices is an illustration of current policies and practices throughout Europe. Its aim is to disseminate and share positive experiences highlighting the potential of sport for promoting the Council of Europe’s fundamental values of human rights.

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Sport in
Post-Conflict
Societies

Targeting Social Cohesion in Post-Conflict Societies through Sport
Olga Dorokhina, Milan Hosta and Jacco van Sterkenburg

Good practices Handbooks, No. 1

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