Part I: Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace
1. Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport: An Introduction to the Study of Sport, Sociology, and Peace
Introduction: The Many Sides of Sport
Critiquing Sport, Transforming Sport
Linking Sport and
Peace
"Sport"' and "Peace" as Floating Signifiers
Addressing Social Inequality: The Underlying Theme
Looking Ahead: A Warning and an Opportunity
2. Theory, Sport, and Peace: Tools and Lenses for Seeing Sport in Context
Introduction: Difference Lenses, Different
Interpretations
Different Lenses, Different Interpretations
Seeing Sport Up-Close and In Context: Race for the Cure and Why Theory is Important
The Questions We Ask and the Theories We Use
Sport, Cultural Studies, and Hegemony
Michel Foucault and Critiques of Hegemony
An
Underlying Problem and a Way Forward
Critical Theories and Contextual Cultural Studies
Making a Difference In and Through Sport
Part II: Exploring the New and Old Politics of Sport and Peace
3. Sport, Diplomacy, and Nationalism
Introduction: An "Old" Politics of
Sport
Introducing and Contesting "the Nation"
Sport and Nation-Building in Divided Societies
Reflecting on Sport, Unity, and Community
Sport, Nationalism, and International Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy and Serious Diplomacy
Reflections on Sport, Diplomacy, and the Nation
4.
Sport, Global Politics, and Peace
Introduction: Sport, Globalization, and a Vision of the Future
A "Global" Politics of Sport
The Decline of the Nation: Setting the Stage for Neo-liberalism and Intensified Globalization
Globalization and the Sociology of Sport
Globalization,
Peace, and Democracy: Contemplating the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention
Reflections on Theory
Other Understandings of Globalization: Looking Ahead
Part III: Peace Activism, Peace Education, and a Sporting Praxis
5. Pursuing Peace From Below: Sport, Social
Movements, and (Ironic) Activism
Introduction: A History of and Opportunities for Sport-Related Activism
Sport and Social Movements: Background
But What Is Activism, and What Are Social Movements?
Different Perspectives on Sport and Social Movements
Alter-Globalization, and
Sport
Life Politics, Lifestyle Politics, and Sport
The Success of Movements: Political Opportunity and Resource Mobilization
Do Movements Matter?: Hegemony, Ironic Activism, and Reflections on Theory
Looking Ahead
6. Pursuing Praxis: Peace Education, Critical Pedagogy, and the
Sociology of Sport
Introduction: "Educated Hope" and the Influence of Paulo Freire
Conscientization, Praxis, and the Sociology of Sport
So What Is Peace Education?
Sport, Cultural Studies, and Critical Pedagogy
Some Sport-Related Critical Pedagogical Practices
Performance and
Critical (Sporting) Pedagogies
Low Income Women, Recreation, and Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR)
Functionalism, Prevention, and a Sociological Imagination?: Exploring Sport Programs Designed to Support Underserved Youth
An Extended Case Study of Theory Meeting Practice: The
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program
Using Theory to Link MVP with Other Strategies for Change: Sport Media and Anti-Violence Education
Evaluating Change
Educator and/or Public Intellectual? Reflecting on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Sociologist of Sport
Part IV:
Key Topics and Pressing Concerns in Sport and Peace: International Development, the Environment, and Media
7. Reflections on Intervention and Imperialism in the Sport for (International) Development and Peace Industry
Introduction: Exploring Tensions around Sport and International
Development
Sport-in-International Development: What It Looks Like and What It Is
Defining International Development
"On the Ground" with Sport for Development and Peace ngos: Connecting Theory and Practice
Remaining Cautious about SDP Work
To Intervene or Not to Intervene
8.
Sport, the Environment, and Peace: Debates and Myths about Carbon-Neutral Sport
Introduction: Sport and Green Business
Sport, Environmental Issues, and Peace: An Overview
The Sociology of Sport and Environmental Issues
Modernism, Sport, and Perspectives on the "Human and Non-human"
Relationship
Sustainability and the Ecological Modernist Response
Sport, the Environment, and Neo-liberalism
A Closer Look at Ecological Modernization and Sport: The Case of "Carbon-Neutral" Sport Events
Reflections on Sport, the Environment, Power, and Privilege
9. Towards a
Sport for Peace Journalism?: Problems and Possibilities in Sport Media
Introduction: A Challenge for (Sport) Journalists and Introducing Peace Journalism
Sport Media, Peace and Conflict: Themes in the Sociology of Sport
What Are the Implications of Sport-War Connections?
A Nuanced
Sport Media: Some Reflections and Warnings, and a Way Forward
Is a Sport-for-Peace Journalism Possible?
Peace Studies, Journalism, and the Sociology of Sport: A Way Forward
Part V: Conclusion
10. Six Summary Arguments and a Minor Utopian Vision
Themes in Sport, Sociology,
and Peace: A Set of Concluding Arguments
And Where Do We Go From Here? Reflections on Social Change and Strategies to Achieve It
Final Thoughts: Imagining and Pursuing Minor Utopias and Structural Renewal in and Around Sport
References
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Brian Wilson is a sociologist and professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. In addition to authoring Sport and Peace: A Sociological Perspective, he is author of Fight, Flight or Chill: Subcultures, Youth and Rave into the Twenty-First Century
(McGill-Queen's: 2006) as well as various articles and chapters related to sport, social inequality, environmental issues, mass media, social movements, and youth culture. His most recent work focuses on the ways that the sport of running is used for peace-promotion in Kenya, and on the
environmentalist practices of the golf industry.
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