Abstract

Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) is an international movement that began in the 2000s with the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015) and is currently continuing around the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 2015–2030, driven by international organizations such as UNESCO. Often located in an international development context, organizations and associations use sport as a vehicle to reach several social and humanitarian missions (e.g., education, social cohesion, health, reintegration, diplomacy, and peace). This chapter presents the origins and objectives of the SDP, but it also looks at current research in the field. Since 2010, studies have significantly increased in the field around four main areas (macrosociological, field explorations, program management and evaluation, and literature reviews). This chapter also provides illustrations of SDP research projects, axis of tensions between practice and theory, and perspectives for future research in the field.

Highlights

  • Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) is an international movement that began in the 2000s to meet the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015)

  • This chapter aimed to present the field of SDP, its origins, its evolution, the research that has been carried out so far, as well as illustrations to give the reader a better idea of what “Sport for Development and Peace” is

  • Other various forms of physical activity and sports have been used in order to achieve development or peace and related topics; (2) research on SDP has intensified since 2010 [8]; and it can be grouped into four main categories of studies: macrosociological, exploratory field studies, managerial and program evaluation, and literature reviews; (3) several challenges and tensions remain to be resolved in order to accomplish quality research that will truly help and support actors from the field who use SDP

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Introduction

Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) is an international movement that began in the 2000s to meet the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015). Regional, national and international organizations are currently continuing to implement sports projects in an international development context to reach the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (2015–2030). This chapter aims to present the various origins and objectives that are being used around the SDP. It focuses on current research on SDP, providing illustrations of research projects conducted in the field. This chapter offers perspectives for future research in this domain

Origins and history of the SDP movement
Definition and objectives of the SDP
Current researches on SDP
Macrosociological studies on the SDP
Exploratory field and case studies on the SDP
Management and evaluation of SDP programs
Literature reviews on SDP
Education, social inclusion, and environment: Bel Avenir (Madagascar)
Training of life and sports coaches—Pour 3 points (Canada)
Axis of tensions between practice and theory of SDP
Future research perspectives on the SDP
Findings
Conclusion
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