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Sport & Peace A Sociological Perspective

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

04.05.2012

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

256

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,5/2,3 cm

Gewicht

590 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-543214-5

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

04.05.2012

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

256

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,5/2,3 cm

Gewicht

590 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-543214-5

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Sport & Peace


    • Preface


    • Acknowledgements


    • Part One Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace


    • 1: Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport: An Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace


    • Introduction


    • Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport


    • Linking Sport and Peace


    • 'Sport' and 'Peace' as Floating Signifiers


    • This Book


    • Addressing Social Inequality: The Underlying Theme


    • My Background and this Book


    • A Warning and an Opportunity


    • 2: Theory, Sport, and Peace: Tools and Lenses for Seeing Sport 'in Context'


    • Introduction


    • Different Lenses, Different Interpretations


    • This Chapter


    • Seeing Sport 'Up-Close' and 'In Context': Race for the Cure and Why Theory Is Important


    • The Questions We Ask


    • Functionalism and Critics


    • Sport, Cultural Studies, and Hegemony


    • Hegemony, Its Critics, and Why It Is Still Useful


    • An Underlying Problem and a Way Forward


    • Critical Theories and Contextual Cultural Studies


    • Making a Difference In and Through Sport


    • Part Two Exploring the 'New and Old' Politics of Sport and Peace


    • 3: Sport, Diplomacy, and Nationalism


    • Introduction


    • A Story about Sport, Sociology, and Politics


    • Introducing and Contesting 'the Nation'


    • Sport and Nation-Building in Divided Societies


    • Reflecting on Sport, Unity, and Community


    • Sport, Nationalism, and International Diplomacy


    • 'Public Diplomacy' and 'Serious Diplomacy'


    • Reflections on Sport, Diplomacy, and the Nation


    • 4: Sport, Global Politics, and Peace


    • Introduction


    • Sport and Politics


    • The Decline of the Nation: Setting the Stage for Neoliberalism and Intensified Globalization


    • The Neoliberal Response


    • Sociology of Sport and a Critique of Neoliberalism


    • Globalization and the Sociology of Sport


    • So What is Globalization?


    • Concerns and Debates about Sport-Related Globalization


    • Glocalization' and Corporate Nationalism


    • Globalization, Peace, and Democracy: Contemplating the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention


    • Reflections on Theory


    • Other Understandings of Globalization: Looking Ahead


    • Part Three Peace Activism, Peace Education, and a Sporting Praxis


    • 5: Pursuing Peace 'From Below': Sport, Social Movements, and (Ironic) Activism


    • Introduction


    • Sport and Social Movements: Background


    • But What Is Activism, and What Are Social Movements?


    • Different Perspectives on Sport and Social Movements


    • 'Pre-Political' Resistance and Symbolic Resistance: Social Movements and Sport-Related Subcultures


    • Alter-Globalization, and Sport


    • Post-Politics?: Life Politics, Lifestyle Politics, and Sport


    • The Success of Movements: Political Opportunity and Resource Mobilization


    • Do Movements Matter?: Hegemony, Ironic Activism, and Reflections on Theory


    • Looking Ahead


    • 6: Pursuing Praxis: Peace Education, Critical Pedagogy, and the Sociology of Sport


    • Introduction


    • Conscientization, Praxis, and the Sociology of Sport


    • So What Is Peace Education?


    • Sport, Cultural Studies, and Critical Pedagogy


    • Some Sport-Related Critical Pedagogical Practices


    • Low Income Women, Recreation, and 'Feminist Participatory Action Research' (FPAR)


    • Functionalism, Prevention, and a Sociological Imagination?: Exploring Sport Programmes Designed to Support Underserved Youth


    • An Extended Case Study of 'Theory Meeting Practice': The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Programme


    • Using Theory to Link MVP with Other Strategies for Change: Sport Media and Anti-Violence Education


    • A Pro-Feminist Media Education Programme


    • Evaluating Change


    • Conclusion


    • Part Four Key Topics and Pressing Concerns


    • 7: Reflections on Intervention and Imperialism in the Sport for Development and Peace Industry


    • Introduction


    • Exploring Tensions around Sport and International Development


    • Sport-in-International Development: What It Looks Like and What It Is


    • Defining 'International Development'


    • 'In the Field' With Sport for Development and Peace NGOs: Connecting Theory and Practice


    • The Power of Sport?: Guiding Principles in the Sport of Development and Peace Movement


    • Social Capital and the Mathare Youth Sports Association


    • Reflections on Theory and Practice around MYSA


    • Football for Peace: A Sociological Imagination and a 'Sport for Peace' Intervention


    • Remaining Cautious about SDP Work


    • Conclusion


    • 8: Sport, the Environment, and Peace: Debates and Myths about 'Carbon Neutral' Sport


    • Introduction


    • Exploring Controversies around Sport and the Environment


    • This Chapter


    • Sport, Recreation, Environmental Issues, and Peace: An Introduction


    • The Sociology of Sport and Environmental Issues


    • Modernism, Sport, and Perspectives on the 'Human and Non-Human' Relationship


    • Sustainability and the 'Ecological Modernist' Response


    • What's Wrong with Ecological Modernization?


    • Sport, the Environment, and Neoliberalism


    • A Closer Look at Ecological Modernization and Sport: The Case of 'Carbon Neutral' Sport Events


    • Too Good to be Green?


    • Reflections on Sport, the Environment, Power, and Privilege


    • 9: Towards a 'Sport for Peace Journalism'?: Problems and Possibilities in Sport Media


    • Introduction


    • Sport Media, Peace and Conflict: Themes in the Sociology of Sport


    • What Are the Implications of Sport-War Connections?


    • Violence is Normalized


    • Nuanced Sport Media: Some Reflections, Warnings, and a Way Forward


    • Explaining the 'Dominant Frame' and Some Concerns about 'Propaganda' Models


    • Is a 'Sport-for-Peace Journalism' Possible?


    • Conclusion


    • Part Five Conclusion


    • 10: Conclusion: Six Summary Arguments and a 'Minor Utopian' Vision


    • Themes in Sport, Sociology, and Peace: A Set of Concluding Arguments


    • And Where Do We Go From Here?: Reflections on Social Change and Strategies to Achieve It


    • Final Thoughts: Imagining and Pursuing 'Minor Utopias' and 'Structural Renewal' in and around Sport


    • References


    • Index