Sport Policy and Development: An Introduction

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<li>Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? </li> <li>What is the purpose of sport development programmes? </li>
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Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely examining the complex relationships between modern sport, sport policy and development and other aspects of the wider society. These important issues are explored via detailed case studies of key aspects of sport policy and sport development activity, including: <ul>
<li>school sport and physical education</li> <li>social inclusion</li> <li>health</li> <li>elite sport</li> <li>sporting mega-events.</li>
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Each case study demonstrates the ways in which the sport policy and development fields have changed, and are continually changing in response to the increasing political, social and cultural significance of sport. The book helps the reader to understand the complexities of the sport policy-making process, the increasing intervention of government in the sport policy and development fields, and how the short-term, ever-changing and frequently contradictory political priorities of government come to impact on the practice of sport policy and development. Accessible and engaging, this textbook is an invaluable introduction to sport policy and sport development for students, practitioners and policy-makers alike.

Politics & Social Sciences

Smith, Andy

Bloyce, Daniel

Social Sciences

Routledge

Sports Development and Sports Policy in Society

Now in a fully revised, expanded and updated second edition, Sport Policy and Development introduces the complex relationships between modern sport, policy, development and other aspects of wider society. It clearly explains the wider policy context that frames the governance and management of sport, and closely examines the two central components of sport development: development of sport (from grassroots to elite level) and development through sport (how sport is used at community level to achieve social objectives and to tackle social problems). This new edition includes five completely new chapters, covering key contemporary issues such as:   Developing people, including volunteering, social capital and social responsibility   The relationship between evidence, policy, politics and ideology   Disability, health promotion and inclusion through sport   Anti-doping policy and programmes in sport   International sport-for-development and peace  The book includes detailed case studies throughout, such as of London 2012 and Rio 2016, that demonstrate the ways in which the sport policy and development fields have changed, and are continually changing in response to the increasing political, social and cultural significance of sport. Accessible and engaging, this textbook is an invaluable introduction to sport policy and sport development for students, practitioners and policy-makers alike.

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