2022 eass & ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport

Session

PS 52: Sport and Social Change 3

9 Jun 2022, 09:00

Description

Chair: Tina Nobis
Room: N14, Building C Level 3

170. Sport for Social Cohesion: From the Pitch to the Community?

Louis Moustakas

09/06/2022, 09:00

Objectives

Over the last 20 years, European policies and programmes have increasingly focused on promoting social cohesion. Often presented as a multi-dimensional concept, social cohesion is considered the ‘glue’ that holds societies together and is seen as essential to address common challenges.

In sport, extensive literature and programmes focus on social cohesion. However, the term...

171. Enhancing social inclusion of migrants in sport: Dynamics of community-based transformative practice

Ramon Spaaij, Brent McDonald, McLachlan Fiona, Carla Luguetti

09/06/2022, 09:20

This paper reflects on community-based participatory action research that aims to enhance transformative social inclusion of migrants and refugees in sports clubs. Drawing on theoretical foundations of critical pedagogy, social justice education and learning communities, we critically reflect on an innovative programme of research led by Victoria University’s Sport and Social Change Living Lab...

173. Wrestling with the Contemporary- Akhara Spaces, Contemporaneity and the Sporting Identity in Delhi, India

Lakshya Yog

09/06/2022, 09:40

The present paper is an attempt to understand the Akharas spaces of Delhi, India. Although wrestling has become the topic of wide-ranging discussions and deliberations, Akharas, where wrestling is taught, practiced, and disseminated, are often overlooked and missing in the discussion. Meanwhile, Indian wrestling which is a mixture of the age-old Indian tradition of Mallayudha and Kushti which...

172. Sport clubs: the future of activism? A scoping review highlighting how sport clubs are embracing a new role

Eva Wolzok

Sport-based activism refers to the specific actions carried out by clubs to address societal issues and reinstate that clubs do not operate in isolation from broad society. It is a domain where inequalities can be highlighted, challenged and potentially solved. Through a scoping review, comprising of both academic journals and grey literature, identification of this new phenomenon is...