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Rethinking Sportland: A new research agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace sector
journal contribution
posted on 2019-07-04, 14:55 authored by Richard GiulianottiRichard Giulianotti, Fred Coalter, Holly CollisonHolly Collison, Simon DarnellSport for Development and Peace (SDP) has grown into a huge global field of sport-related activity and intervention, and a heavily researched subject in the social scientific study of sport. In this
paper, we advance the case for a new research agenda in SDP, in part to contribute more fully to sustainable development through substantial societal change. We argue that SDP research should
engage with wider literatures and theories, notably on political economy and development; take full account of structural changes within the development sphere; and, examine new areas of intervention within SDP per se. To develop our analysis, our discussion is organized into six main
parts. We begin by introducing the concept of ‘Sportland’, to reimagine SDP as a strongly institutionalized field of development activity with its own stakeholder networks. Second, we outline
the key aspects of prior SDP/Sportland research on which we seek to build. Third, we examine key changes in the political economy and geo-politics of development, which serve to point Sportland scholars towards engaging with fresh literatures in these fields. Fourth, we explore the implications of these changes in order to re-theorize development. Fifth, we detail new ways ahead for Sportland with regard to policy, practice and research, with particular reference to the position of
different organizational stakeholders within SDP. Finally, we consider specific areas of future intervention and inquiry within Sportland that require the attention of researchers. Our analysis is underpinned by the many research studies and projects in Sportland which we have undertaken separately or collectively over at least the last decade.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Journal of Sport and Social IssuesVolume
43Issue
6Pages
411-437Citation
GIULIANOTTI, R. ... et al, 2019. Rethinking Sportland: A new research agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace sector. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 43 (6), pp.411-437.Publisher
SAGE PublicationsVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This paper has been accepted for publication in the journal Journal of Sport and Social Issues and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723519867590Acceptance date
2019-06-12Publication date
2019-08-09Copyright date
2019ISSN
0193-7235eISSN
1552-7638Publisher version
Language
- en