Sport on television is big business, but it is about more than just commerce. Using a range of
national case studies from Europe and beyond, this book analyses the political, economic …

In recent years, sport has been acknowledged by a broad range of organisations as a viable
tool to promote peace in highly volatile contexts. Acknowledging the complexity and myriad …

Interpersonal violence such as terrorism, civil war and transnational conflict pose a
significant threat to peace in many contemporary societies. Such hostilities frequently …

Sport for development and peace (SDP) scholars have stressed the need for monitor and
evaluation efforts to not simply highlight positive outcomes. Potential barriers regarding …

Abstract The 2010 FIFA World Cup attracted key development agencies to the African
continent such as GIZ which created a Youth Development through Football (YDF) …

Until now, football coaching in Indonesia focuses more on male soccer athletes. But actually,
female soccer athletes have more opportunities to compete at a higher level. Therefore, this …

While the United Nations has 193 members, FIFA has 208 members. One reason for the
disparity in these figures is that FIFA allows some regions with special political …

Utilizing sports and other recreational activities to foster peaceful relations and coexistence
is an idea that has gained popularity in recent years, particularly in Israel. There are a variety …

This study is a participatory action research (PAR) intervention that examined the
contributions of informal peace committees to peacebuilding in Zimbabwe. The emergence …

This paper examines an international SDP NGO in relation to the most challenging
limitations facing the current Sport for Development and Peace sector. Employing an …