Over the past three decades there has been widespread commitment
to an understanding that sport can play a key role in community
development. The role of sport within communities has been promoted
with a wide range of goals such as environmental considerations,
encouragement of civic pride, enhancement of confidence and
self-esteem and development of social cohesion as well as the
fostering of a fit and healthy workforce.
To address these issues, a number of programmes have been funded
and supported to develop the role of sport in communities worldwide
and to increase participation and access to sport and physical
activities in rural areas. In addition we are witnessing the
development of new sports communities through social media such as
Facebook and My Space.
The concern is that we need to revisit the concept of community
and sport and to investigate the current understanding of these
terms in view of the evolving role of sport in a range of national
settings. This book will present the platform upon which this
process can be undertaken and offers a fundamental re-evaluation of
the relationship that currently exists between sport and
communities throughout selected parts of the world.
This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport
in Society."
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