Abstract
We can no longer claim that academic interest in the area of sport and social inclusion is lacking. Dedicated books, special issues, commissioned reports, and landmark articles on the topic of social inclusion and sport have been produced by devoted scholars. The same can be said for the burgeoning area of sport for development and peace. These relatively young academic fields seem to be struggling to create new fundamental theoretical insights about how organized sport can both act as an inclusive space and as a vehicle for broader developmental outcomes. Despite scholarly advancements, there remains a number of empirical and theoretical gaps. The aim of this special issue is to critically reflect on issues related to sport, development, and inclusion, and to do so via transdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives. By making such a contribution, we aim to open up new research pathways.
Highlights
We can no longer claim that academic interest in the area of sport and social inclusion is lacking
2005; Kelly, 2011; Lawson, 2005) on the topic of social inclusion and sport have been produced by devoted scholars
The same can be said for the burgeoning area of sport for development and peace, which even saw the emergence of a dedicated international open access journal: Journal of Sport for Development
Summary
We can no longer claim that academic interest in the area of sport and social inclusion is lacking. The same can be said for the burgeoning area of sport for development and peace (see Darnell, 2012, for a critical sociology, and Collison, Darnell, Giulianotti, & Howe, 2018, for a collection), which even saw the emergence of a dedicated international open access journal: Journal of Sport for Development. Why another special edition on the topic?. There remains a number of empirical and theoretical gaps The aim of this special issue is to critically reflect on issues related to sport, development, and inclusion, and to do so via transdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives. By making such a contribution, we aim to open up new research pathways
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