The Contribution Of Sport To Development Objectives
The Contribution of Sport to Development Objectives
INTD 3010 - Dr. Owen Willis
David Lipton - B00577231
The last two decades have seen a rapid increase in the use of sport in development and peace building (Kay & Dudfield, 2013). Non Governmental Organizations such as Right to Play and Magic Bus have worked to deliver this new branch of development, formally recognized by leading international bodies as a viable means to address social, economic, and development challenges (Kay & Dudfield, 2013). As a result, the sport for development and peace (SDP) movement has gained increased profile and credibility.
Today, sport is being widely used by many agencies to promote social and economic change across the globe. However, with this increase in SDP comes a greater demand to analyze the role of sport in development. Questions must be asked such as; what are the positive and negative impacts sports have on development efforts? What development objectives do sports attempt to assist accomplish? And finally, does the current SDP system truly bring about development; or does it continue to abet/function within the same system that generates social inequality?
This paper seeks to answer these questions, by examining two of the most qualified pieces of literature to speak on SDP. These include Simon Darnell’s Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology, as well as Tess Kay and Oliver Dudfield’s The Commonwealth Guide to Advancing Development Through Sport. In doing so, these novels will be compared, contrasted, and critiqued on their views and assessment of the prevailing SDP structure.
The Commonwealth Guide to Advancing Development Through Sport and Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology are different in almost every single way. The greatest difference between these two pieces of literature is their view on what the development goals of SDP should be. Tess Kay and Oliver Dudfield understand the prevailing SDP
INTD 3010 - Dr. Owen Willis
David Lipton - B00577231
The last two decades have seen a rapid increase in the use of sport in development and peace building (Kay & Dudfield, 2013). Non Governmental Organizations such as Right to Play and Magic Bus have worked to deliver this new branch of development, formally recognized by leading international bodies as a viable means to address social, economic, and development challenges (Kay & Dudfield, 2013). As a result, the sport for development and peace (SDP) movement has gained increased profile and credibility.
Today, sport is being widely used by many agencies to promote social and economic change across the globe. However, with this increase in SDP comes a greater demand to analyze the role of sport in development. Questions must be asked such as; what are the positive and negative impacts sports have on development efforts? What development objectives do sports attempt to assist accomplish? And finally, does the current SDP system truly bring about development; or does it continue to abet/function within the same system that generates social inequality?
This paper seeks to answer these questions, by examining two of the most qualified pieces of literature to speak on SDP. These include Simon Darnell’s Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology, as well as Tess Kay and Oliver Dudfield’s The Commonwealth Guide to Advancing Development Through Sport. In doing so, these novels will be compared, contrasted, and critiqued on their views and assessment of the prevailing SDP structure.
The Commonwealth Guide to Advancing Development Through Sport and Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology are different in almost every single way. The greatest difference between these two pieces of literature is their view on what the development goals of SDP should be. Tess Kay and Oliver Dudfield understand the prevailing SDP