Knowledge, Power and Politics

Piggin, Joe; Jackson, Steve; Lewis, Malcolm

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“…Houlihan and Green (2008) argue that a pyramid-style organisational structure would help to implement a sport policy framework effectively. Piggin et al (2009) mentioned that the power relationship between organisations is important. Although research suggests decentralisation of power into local levels through partnership and para-statal organisations, a central organisation should have the control of power for monitoring the process of policy implementation.…”

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The Difficulties of Making Sport Policy Succeed: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

Jayawardhana,

Crabtree,

Piggin

2023

Journal of Health Management

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Although a new Sri Lankan sport policy framework was introduced in 2012, no research has been done to evaluate the implementation of the policy framework. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and identify mitigating factors in achieving the strategic goals of the Sri Lankan sport policy framework. Qualitative data and a quantitative approach were used to analyse and investigate the sport policy framework. A questionnaire (N = 240) and interviews (N = 05) were utilised to gather data from sport participants, non-sport participants and top-level sport administrators. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses suggested that the goals of the national sport policy framework have not been achieved. Lack of financial support, deficiency of government provision, institutional structural issues, and negative attitudes of policy actors were identified as mitigating factors in the process of policy implication. Developing an umbrella organisation for coordinating sport and government’s support are vital to resolve those problems.

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The Difficulties of Making Sport Policy Succeed: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

Jayawardhana,

Crabtree,

Piggin

2023

Journal of Health Management

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“…Discourse analysis builds on written and spoken language structured in patterns (Jørgensen and Phillips 1999) and can be employed as a tool where argumentation is necessary, for example to influence the environment within which a decision will be made (Sam 2003, Kristiansen 2010. Discourse analysis has been used widely as a methodological tool to understand processes of sport policy-making (Finlayson 2004, Green 2004, Green and Houlihan 2005, Hayhurst 2009, Piggin et al 2009, Piggin 2010, Agergaard 2011, Berg and Chalip 2012, Jedlicka 2012, Straume and Hasselgård 2013, Hasselgård and Straume 2015.…”

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Defining a problem to fit the solution: A neo-institutional explanation for legitimising the bid for the 2016 Lillehammer winter Youth Olympic Games

Strittmatter

2016

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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This article discusses the successful bid for the 2016 Lillehammer winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) and its incorporation within the broader youth sport strategy within organised sport in Norway. Although it is widely accepted that the argument that major sports events are a solution to problems of low levels of involvement in sport is not generally supported by evidence Norwegian sport organisations used this argument as a primary justification for hosting the YOG. The aim of the research is to investigate: a) why NIF used this argument even though there was so little evidence to support its validity; and b) how and why this seemingly contradictory argument was successfully 'sold' to the public. The research was guided by the methodological approach of discourse analysis and the theoretical framework of the neo-institutionalist concept of legitimacy. Based on this analysis I show how the institutionalised rhetoric of the Norwegian youth sport policy (YSP) adopted by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) became the main argument for the YOG bid. Further findings show that rather than responding to the youth sport participation problem, NIF used the development of youth sport as a convenient rationale to bid for the YOG in order to secure legitimacy from two of its main stakeholders -the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Norwegian government. Rather than hosting the YOG as solution to a youth sport participation problem, NIF used the institutionalised rhetoric of the YSP, defining a problem to fit the solution.

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“…As highlighted previously limited evidence exists of approaches that involve practitioners in developing and carrying out realist evaluation. With the exception of some (Bloyce and Smith 2011, Hylton and Hartley 2011, Piggin et al 2009) the world of the practitioner and how they engage with evidence is an unknown terrain. In accordance with Harris and Adams (2016), Kay (2009), andWelty Peachy et al (2015), closer collaboration is needed with practitioners to involve them with M&E. This may involve collaborative approaches to engagement (with academics and funders) where practitioner knowledge informs approaches to M&E (Schula et al 2016).…”

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Building sport for development practitioners’ capacity for undertaking monitoring and evaluation – reflections on a training programme building capacity in realist evaluation

Harris

2018

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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At present, the quality and practice of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Sport for Development (SfD) projects is under close scrutiny, mainly concerning the capacity that sport has to create social change. Critics have argued that a deeper understanding of 'what works for whom and why' is required when evaluating SfD projects. This paper explores practitioner involvement in M&E, drawing upon a 'realist participatory M&E training framework' developed to train student sport development practitioners to make sense of how and why their SfD projects worked. The training framework was evaluated utilizing a realist approach to understand what approaches to evaluation worked for those involved in the training framework. Specifically, 15 practitioners participated in the training framework encompassing 5 community focused SfD innovation projects delivered within the Coaching Innovation Programme at a south coast university in the United Kingdom. The realist evaluation incorporated Q-method factor analysis with realist interviews and reflective blogs. Findings on the value of realist evaluation for practitioners emerged. Practical and transformational evaluation characteristics unfolded and four groups of practitioners emerged depicting how the training framework worked. These groups were 'new and emerging evaluators', 'polished problem solvers', 'passive passengers', and 'proficient yet sceptical practitioners'. These were underpinned by holistic narratives in line with Q-method demonstrating shared viewpoints about the training framework. In conclusion, participatory approaches of M&E can work with practitioners and should be embedded to enable application of realist evaluation.

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Knowledge, Power and Politics

Cited by 53 publications

References 19 publications

The Difficulties of Making Sport Policy Succeed: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

The Difficulties of Making Sport Policy Succeed: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

Defining a problem to fit the solution: A neo-institutional explanation for legitimising the bid for the 2016 Lillehammer winter Youth Olympic Games

Building sport for development practitioners’ capacity for undertaking monitoring and evaluation – reflections on a training programme building capacity in realist evaluation

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