‘There is nothing else to do!’: the impact of football-based sport for development programs in under-resourced areas

Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 281 - 298
Published: Jun 22, 2020
Abstract
The capacity of sport to contribute to broader social-inclusive and developmental outcomes is widely addressed in Sport for Development (SfD) literature. However, the hegemonic impact of football, the most-chosen activity in SfD programs, remains under-researched. We used the Capability Approach and Hegemony Theory as analytical lenses to explore the impact of football-based SfD programs on improving young people’s lives. In particular, we...
Paper Details
Title
‘There is nothing else to do!’: the impact of football-based sport for development programs in under-resourced areas
Published Date
Jun 22, 2020
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
281 - 298
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