Is sport for development already an anachronism in the age of austerity or can it be a space of hope?

This paper examines the capacity of sport for development (SfD) to survive within the context of economic austerity. The Global Financial Crisis placed severe pressure on development aid budgets around the world. The effect of this is being felt within low-to-middle income countries (LMIC) and amongst organisations working in the development space. SfD, as a less established development entity, has the potential to struggle for funding in an...