Configuring relationships between state and non-state actors: a new conceptual approach for sport and development

Abstract

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Sport for Development in International Relations

“…In general, many of the involved actors currently operate in cooperation and, thus, might form alliances that would be hardly thinkable outside the SDP discourse. Yet, only sometimes are such relationships balanced; they range from truly collaborative activities to projects dominantly led by state officials or by powerful international non--state donors (Levermore -Beacom 2009;Lindsey et al 2020). As a complex result of the above -mentioned processes, and in the context of the neoliberal order, the popularity of programmes using sport as a development tool rose.…”

“…In addition to attempts to include SDG into the current SDP mainstream, several papers also emerged critically analysing the link between SDGs and sport in the context of development (Lindsey et al 2020;Lindsey -Darby 2019). Amongst the questioned topics is the coherence of policies promoting SDGs in connection to SDP.…”

Innovation in sport for development and peace

“…Future inquiries of how innovation in SDP is influenced from outside organizational boundaries warrants consideration of the role of policy for enacting and supporting innovation. We encourage researchers to explore both innovation within existing SDP policy pathways (Lindsey & Chapman, 2017;Lindsey, Chapman, & Dudfield, 2020) as well as how innovation policy (e.g. Edler & Fagerberg, 2017) may influence the ability of organizations to develop innovative solutions for social challenges.…”

Great Expectations: A Critical Review of Interorganizational Relationships in Amateur Sport

“…The study of interorganizational relationships (IORs) in sport has developed significantly over the past thirty years, whereby IORs represent the array of forms of interaction between organizations 1 (Babiak, et al, 2018). During this time, there have been many environmental, cultural, and political forces that have impacted the aims, strategies, and structures of amateur sport organizations around the world (e.g., Green, 2005;Lindsey et al, 2020). As a result, the discourse related to IORs in this context has also evolved and heightened in practice as well as in research and policy.…”