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Sport for social change and development: sustaining transnational partnerships and adapting international curriculums to local contexts in Rwanda
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posted on 2018-04-17, 14:46 authored by Holly CollisonHolly Collison, Simon Darnell, Richard GiulianottiRichard Giulianotti, David Howe© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Local Non-Governmental Organisations and sports organizations have been recognized as important and well positioned strategic implementing bodies by the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) sector. Whilst they may be experienced and knowledgeable of the historical and local sociocultural landscape, many seek to form transnational partnerships, for the purpose of expanding their capacity, sustainability, and expertise. Rwanda’s history of genocide frames much of its development objectives, and sport has been an integral method for implementing programmes that speak to social impact and reconciliation aims. This paper examines a transnational partnership active in Rwanda, that uses football as a tool to achieve its shared development goals. We conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda, by volunteering with the organizations as they delivered SDP programmes across the country. In doing so we were able to deconstruct the management and intricacies of this partnership and contextualize the important negotiations, management and style of approach when tackling difficult issues. This paper contributes to both expanding our knowledge of transnational partnerships and provides unique commentary that aligns the complexities of engaging with local populations in post-genocide Rwanda with ‘Sport for Social Development’ programming.
Funding
This work was supported by the ‘Economic and Social Research Council’ (ESRC) [grant number ES/L002191/1].
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
International Journal of the History of SportVolume
33Issue
15Pages
1685 - 1699Citation
COLLISON, H. ...et al., 2017. Sport for social change and development: sustaining transnational partnerships and adapting international curriculums to local contexts in Rwand. International Journal of the History of Sport, 33(15), pp. 1685-1699.Publisher
© Taylor & Francis (Routledge)Version
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2017-02-15Publication date
2017-06-12Notes
This paper is in closed access.ISSN
0952-3367eISSN
1743-9035Publisher version
Language
- en