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How do migrant youth negotiate their role in society through sport
and leisure practices? How can political theory and qualitative
critical research work together to make sense of these processes?
These are among the questions that led to a long-term investigation
of young males’ sport practices in Ireland, possibly the most
fertile contemporary setting for the analysis of questions of sport
and identity. Youth Sport, Migration and Culture emphasises the
epistemological and ethical urgency of doing research with rather
than on young people. Engaging with the social changes in Irish
society through the eyes of children of immigrants growing up in
Ireland, the book looks closely at young people’s leisure
practices in multi-ethnic contexts, and at issues of inclusion in
relation to public discourses around ‘national identity’ and
immigration. Offering compelling analysis of how ideas of race and
racism are elaborated through sport, this book is fascinating
reading for anybody with an interest in the sociology of sport,
sport development or youth culture.
How do migrant youth negotiate their role in society through sport
and leisure practices? How can political theory and qualitative
critical research work together to make sense of these processes?
These are among the questions that led to a long-term investigation
of young males' sport practices in Ireland, possibly the most
fertile contemporary setting for the analysis of questions of sport
and identity. Youth Sport, Migration and Culture emphasises the
epistemological and ethical urgency of doing research with rather
than on young people. Engaging with the social changes in Irish
society through the eyes of children of immigrants growing up in
Ireland, the book looks closely at young people's leisure practices
in multi-ethnic contexts, and at issues of inclusion in relation to
public discourses around 'national identity' and immigration.
Offering compelling analysis of how ideas of race and racism are
elaborated through sport, this book is fascinating reading for
anybody with an interest in the sociology of sport, sport
development or youth culture.
Sports governing bodies, governments and European institutions
highlight the inclusive power of sport and its capacity to foster a
sense of belonging among youth of immigrant background. At the same
time, sport at youth and grassroots level can be as much an
exclusionary as an inclusive experience. As a country of relatively
short immigration history and with a great passion for sport,
particularly football, Italy makes a compelling case on which to
situate an analysis of sport participation of youth of immigrant
background and issues of representation in relation to national
identity. The book originates from 40 in-depth interviews with
young players aged seventeen to twenty-three, born in Italy to
immigrant parents or raised in Italy since their childhood. It
further collates over thirty interviews and conversations with
coaches, club and league administrators, educators, and migrants'
rights activists. Analysis of official documents and media analysis
further contribute to the construction of a specific body of
knowledge which sheds an unprecedented light on issues which are at
the forefront of policy discussions and media discourses across
Europe.
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