Sport and the Politics of Belonging

Spaaij, Ramón; Broerse, Jora

doi:10.1163/9789004381407_007

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“…Only five studies (6%) were situated in the Global South, namely in Kenya (two), Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Indonesia. Some studies were based in multiple geographical locations, notably those that involved comparative analysis (e.g., Harris, 2007;Spaaij and Broerse, 2018). In four non-empirical publications the country was not applicable.…”

Section: Evolution Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, despite the growing prominence of informal sport as a site for physical activity (Jeanes et al, 2019), relatively few studies examine refugee and forced migrants' involvement in informal sport and physical activity. Finally, two studies (2%) focused exclusively on ad-hoc, community-driven sports events, such as tournaments and festivals (Osazee, 2011;; while others examined a mix of ad-hoc events and programs/clubs (e.g., Spaaij and Broerse, 2018;Stone, 2018).…”

Section: Types Of Sport and Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sport, Refugees, and Forced Migration: A Critical Review of the Literature

Spaaij

Broerse

Oxford

et al. 2019

Front. Sports Act. Living

112

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Researchers, policy makers, and practitioners increasingly pay attention to sport and physical activity as a means and context for refugee wellbeing and integration, influenced by wider political and policy concerns about forced migration. Considering this growing scholarly and policy attention, it is timely to take stock of, and critically reflect on, recent developments in this field of research. This paper offers an integrative, critical review of the scientific literature on the topic. It critically synthesizes what is known about the sport and physical activity experiences of people with refugee and forced migrant backgrounds, and identifies key issues and directions for future research in this field. This review of contemporary academic literature comprises 83 publications derived from fourteen languages published between 1996 and 2019. It shows a substantial increase in the volume of published research on the topic in recent years (2017-2019). Published research is concentrated primarily in Western countries around the themes of health promotion, integration and social inclusion, and barriers and facilitators to participation in sport and physical activity. The findings foreground the use of policy categories, deficit approaches, and intersectionalities as three pressing challenges in this area of research. Based on this synthesis, the authors identify four research gaps that require attention in future research: the experiential (embodied emotional) dimensions of sport and physical activity, the need to decolonize research, the space for innovative methodologies, and research ethics.

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Section: Evolution Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%