Category Archives: Literature review
Advancing the Field of Sport for Development and Peace
Thanks to my friends Sarah Hillyer (Georgetown University) and Eli Wolff (Brown University), I was able to attend the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Symposium titled “Sport for Development and Peace: Initiatives, Challenges, and … Continue reading
The Ideals of Sport: A Functionalist Perspective
Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General recently wrote an opinion piece in the Guardian in advance of an important sport conference held in Dubai. As a former UN Volunteer, I could not agree with him more. I was pleased … Continue reading
Global Movers and Shakers
Through my background research I’ve become familiar with some of the names of the movers and shakers in the sport and social change space. I would like to briefly profile three leaders whose organizations, I believe, are making progress on … Continue reading
Discovering the Literature on Sport and Development
In the last five years, there has been more publications on sport and development. In the interest of sharing with fellow blog readers, I would like to point you to Impumelelo – The Interdisciplinary Electronic Journal of African Sports published … Continue reading
