Journal article
Rethinking Sport for Development and Peace: the Capability Approach
Sport in society, v 20(7), pp 905-923
03 Jul 2017
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Abstract
In recent years, we have witnessed an upsurge in the attention given to Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). Yet, despite a burgeoning body of scholarship, SDP remains largely undertheorized. Emergent perspectives, however, point to the complex nature of SDP programmes. The purpose of this article is to assess how Sen's Capability Approach - a normative framework rooted in human development - may help us better understand SDP at the conceptual level. In this paper, we analyse: (a) existing theories on SDP, (b) the Capability Approach and (c) implications of re-examining SDP through the Capability Approach. This includes an analysis of the applicability of the Capability Approach to SDP practice, policy and research. We conclude by suggesting that the Capability Approach provides a malleable normative framework that can promote conceptual clarity of SDP across a multitude of epistemological, theoretical and methodological perspectives.
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- Title
- Rethinking Sport for Development and Peace: the Capability Approach
- Creators
- Per G. Svensson - Louisiana State UniversityJeffrey Levine - University of Louisville
- Publication Details
- Sport in society, v 20(7), pp 905-923
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sport Management (Center for Sport Management)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000400779800013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85018759398
- Other Identifier
- 991021881511904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
- Sociology