Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace

<p>Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development peacebuilding and conflict resolution on an international scale. The emergence of the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) sector comprised of governments NGOs sport organizations and others reveals a high level of institutionalization of this activity while SDP now constitutes an important element of the scholarly analysis of sport.</p><p>This volume analyses and critically discusses the central elements of and research issues within the field of SDP and also provides a series of case studies (substantive and geographic) of key research. It is the most holistic and far-reaching text published on this topic to date. Featuring multidisciplinary perspectives from world-leading researchers and practitioners from around the world the book covers a wide range of topics including SDP structures policies and funding streams how SDP relates to human rights social exclusion and corporate social responsibility SDP and gender SDP and disability SDP and health SDP and homelessness and SDP and the environment. </p><p>The<em> Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace</em> is a vital resource for researchers students and educators in the fields of sports studies physical education sport for development and peace sport-based youth development sport and politics sociology of sport and sport policy.</p>