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Prof. Richard Giulianotti
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK

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Perspective article
Published: 28 May 2021 in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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The global “sport for development and peace” (SDP) sector uses sport as a field of social activity to promote diverse types of non-sport social development. In this short perspective article, I critically examine and advocate the engagement of SDP with environmental issues. I argue for the adoption of a “socio-ecological” approach, to enable a greening of SDP that promotes both environmental and social justice. To that end, the article is organized into four main parts. First, I situate the discussion with respect to key literature on SDP and the environment. I then outline some of the main contextual factors that need to be considered on sport, development, and the environment. Third, I set out several core principles that should underpin the socio-ecological greening of SDP. Fourth, I examine how these principles may be implemented within SDP.

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Richard Giulianotti. Greening Sport for Development and Peace: A Socio-Ecological Approach. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2021, 3, 1 .

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Richard Giulianotti. Greening Sport for Development and Peace: A Socio-Ecological Approach. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2021; 3 ():1.

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Richard Giulianotti. 2021. "Greening Sport for Development and Peace: A Socio-Ecological Approach." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 3, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 18 May 2021 in Sport, Education and Society
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It has long been held that participation in sport, physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE) can yield valuable benefits for young people (Bailey et al., 2009. The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport: An academic review. Research Papers in Education, 24(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671520701809817). Recently, there has been much focus on the role of such activities for moral development in support of social inclusion and social justice agendas, often centred within the broad field of sport-for-development (Coalter, 2013. Sport for development. Routledge; Rossi & Jeanes, 2016. Education, pedagogy and sport for development: Addressing seldom asked questions. Sport, Education and Society, 21(4), 483–494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2016.1160373). However, disability, and the social inclusion of disabled people, has been somewhat overlooked by policy, practice, and research in this field. This article considers findings from a study investigating a sports-based educational programme, Playdagogy, designed for use with children/young people and intended to: (1) raise disability-awareness, (2) promote positive attitudes to disabled people and (3) foster inclusion. In focusing on promoting understandings of disability and inclusion through ‘inclusive’ sport-based games, Playdagogy reflects a recognition of the need to critique ‘normalized’ and exclusionary conceptions and practices in youth sport (Fitzgerald, 2009. Disability and youth sport. Routledge). While progress has been made to conceptualise ‘anti-disablist’ or ‘anti-ableist’ pedagogies within the context of inclusive education (Beckett, 2015. Anti-oppressive pedagogy and disability: Possibilities and challenges. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 17(1), 76–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2013.835278), it has been slow to trace this into relevant curricula or teaching/learning strategies (Symeonidou & Loizou, 2018. Disability studies as a framework to design disability awareness programs: No need for ‘magic’ to facilitate children’s understanding. Disability & Society, 33(8), 1234–1258. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1488677). Playdagogy can be viewed as an attempt to achieve translation of pedagogy into practice. A mixed method approach was employed to capture experiences of programme staff, educators, and pupils (aged 6–12 ) involved in the Playdagogy programme. Findings highlight key issues related to the experience of delivering and undertaking Playdagogy activities from all stakeholders’ perspectives. In acknowledging claims that educational messages are often inherent but not explicit within these kinds of sport for development programmes (Rossi & Jeanes, 2016. Education, pedagogy and sport for development: Addressing seldom asked questions. Sport, Education and Society, 21(4), 483–494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2016.1160373), we add to calls for closer examination of the educational process and impact of such initiatives and examine the place of an inclusion/disability focus in future SfD work.

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Rachel Sandford; Angharad Beckett; Richard Giulianotti. Sport, disability and (inclusive) education: critical insights and understandings from the Playdagogy programme. Sport, Education and Society 2021, 1 -17.

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Rachel Sandford, Angharad Beckett, Richard Giulianotti. Sport, disability and (inclusive) education: critical insights and understandings from the Playdagogy programme. Sport, Education and Society. 2021; ():1-17.

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Rachel Sandford; Angharad Beckett; Richard Giulianotti. 2021. "Sport, disability and (inclusive) education: critical insights and understandings from the Playdagogy programme." Sport, Education and Society , no. : 1-17.

Research article
Published: 01 December 2020 in Journal of Global Sport Management
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This paper introduces the journal special issue, which is devoted to managerial and organizational issues in the global field of “Sport for Development and Peace” (SDP). SDP encompasses the large and rapidly growing global domain in which sports, games and physical activities are used to pursue diverse non-sporting social goals. There are now many hundreds of organizations which operate across the SDP sector, including diverse non-governmental organizations, sport clubs and federations, governmental organizations and agencies, and private businesses and donors. This introductory chapter is organized into three main parts. We begin by setting out the defining features and main aspects of SDP. Then we turn to discuss key managerial levels and issues for SDP organizations, noting the importance of social capital and sustainability. Finally, we introduce the five papers that comprise the journal special issue.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison; Hans Hognestad. Managing Sport for Development and Peace: An Introduction. Journal of Global Sport Management 2020, 1 -6.

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Richard Giulianotti, Holly Collison, Hans Hognestad. Managing Sport for Development and Peace: An Introduction. Journal of Global Sport Management. 2020; ():1-6.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison; Hans Hognestad. 2020. "Managing Sport for Development and Peace: An Introduction." Journal of Global Sport Management , no. : 1-6.

Original research article
Published: 20 October 2020 in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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This paper provides a systematic, detailed analysis of UK mass media online reports and narratives on sport and Covid-19 during the main lockdown period over March-May 2020. A “structuralist thematic” approach is utilized to identify and to map systematically the main themes within the mass media. The research is based on reports and narratives on sport-Covid which featured in five leading online UK mass media outlets. The analysis sets out four underpinning statuses or dimensions of sport: the existential, normative, socio-cultural, and political. These dimensions connect directly and, respectively, to four sets of binary opposite media themes on sport during the Covid-19 lockdown: sport as absence/presence, selfish/altruistic, crisis/escape, and threat/solution. Each theme features several types of media report or commentary (which we term “narrative or substantive strands”) on sport-Covid. The paper examines the four binary opposites, and their various types of media report and narrative, in detail. It concludes by discussing the theoretical contributions and substantive findings from the study, and some areas for future research.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison. Sport and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Structuralist Analysis of Key Themes in the UK Mass Media. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2020, 2, 578472 .

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Richard Giulianotti, Holly Collison. Sport and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Structuralist Analysis of Key Themes in the UK Mass Media. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2020; 2 ():578472.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison. 2020. "Sport and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Structuralist Analysis of Key Themes in the UK Mass Media." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2, no. : 578472.

Articles
Published: 22 October 2019 in Soccer & Society
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Key events and episodes in football’s history are central to the making of personal and collective understandings of the global game at local, national and transnational levels. To explore these themes, this paper is organized into three main parts. First, I explore how diverse key events are spotlighted in the game’s social history, including episodes that are socially contested and/or with aspects of ‘disaster’. Second, I outline how events connect to the shaping of identities through forms of biographical and collective memory. Third, I consider how football events and memories connect to wider socio-cultural and political-economic processes, with regard to knowledge production, globalization, commodification, and postmodernisation.

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Richard Giulianotti. Football events, memories and globalization. Soccer & Society 2019, 20, 903 -911.

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Richard Giulianotti. Football events, memories and globalization. Soccer & Society. 2019; 20 (7-8):903-911.

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Richard Giulianotti. 2019. "Football events, memories and globalization." Soccer & Society 20, no. 7-8: 903-911.

Journal article
Published: 05 August 2019 in Journal of Sport and Social Issues
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Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) has grown into a huge global field of sport-related activity and intervention and is a heavily researched subject in the social scientific study of sport. In this article, we advance the case for a new research agenda in SDP, in part to contribute more fully to sustainable development through substantial societal change. We argue that SDP research should engage with wider literatures and theories, notably on political economy and development; take full account of structural changes within the development sphere; and examine new areas of intervention within SDP per se. To develop our analysis, our discussion is organized into six main parts. We begin by introducing the concept of “Sportland” to reimagine SDP as a strongly institutionalized field of development activity with its own stakeholder networks. Second, we outline the key aspects of prior SDP/Sportland research on which we seek to build. Third, we examine key changes in the political economy and geopolitics of development, which serve to point Sportland scholars toward engaging with fresh literatures in these fields. Fourth, we explore the implications of these changes to retheorize development. Fifth, we detail new ways ahead for Sportland with regard to policy, practice, and research, with particular reference to the position of different organizational stakeholders within SDP. Finally, we consider specific areas of future intervention and inquiry within Sportland that require the attention of researchers. Our analysis is underpinned by many research studies and projects in Sportland which we have undertaken separately or collectively over at least the last decade.

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Richard Giulianotti; Fred Coalter; Holly Collison; Simon C. Darnell. Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector. Journal of Sport and Social Issues 2019, 43, 411 -437.

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Richard Giulianotti, Fred Coalter, Holly Collison, Simon C. Darnell. Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 2019; 43 (6):411-437.

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Richard Giulianotti; Fred Coalter; Holly Collison; Simon C. Darnell. 2019. "Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 43, no. 6: 411-437.

Field grand challenge article
Published: 24 April 2019 in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Sports and Active Living Are Medicine, and Education, Happiness, Performance, Business, Innovation, and Culture…for a Sustainable World

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Gregoire P. Millet; Richard Giulianotti. Sports and Active Living Are Medicine, and Education, Happiness, Performance, Business, Innovation, and Culture…for a Sustainable World. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2019, 1, 1 .

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Gregoire P. Millet, Richard Giulianotti. Sports and Active Living Are Medicine, and Education, Happiness, Performance, Business, Innovation, and Culture…for a Sustainable World. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2019; 1 ():1.

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Gregoire P. Millet; Richard Giulianotti. 2019. "Sports and Active Living Are Medicine, and Education, Happiness, Performance, Business, Innovation, and Culture…for a Sustainable World." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 1, no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 07 December 2018 in Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions
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Holly Collison; Richard Giulianotti; P. D. Howe; Simon Darnell. The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’. Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions 2018, 5 -15.

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Holly Collison, Richard Giulianotti, P. D. Howe, Simon Darnell. The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’. Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions. 2018; ():5-15.

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Holly Collison; Richard Giulianotti; P. D. Howe; Simon Darnell. 2018. "The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’." Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions , no. : 5-15.

Book chapter
Published: 09 October 2018 in Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace
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Holly Collison; Simon C. Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe. Introduction. Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace 2018, 1 -10.

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Holly Collison, Simon C. Darnell, Richard Giulianotti, P. David Howe. Introduction. Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace. 2018; ():1-10.

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Holly Collison; Simon C. Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe. 2018. "Introduction." Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace , no. : 1-10.

Journal article
Published: 29 June 2018 in Sustainability
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This paper highlights the need for critical attention and reflection within the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) sector regarding the physical environment. Drawing on fieldwork that examined a variety of SDP initiatives in five different countries, we argue that instrumental concerns at local levels often mean that the physical environment takes a back seat to other development priorities within SDP activity. This is despite the critical importance of issues, such as environmental degradation and the threats posed by climate change, as well as the fact that sport is directly linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda. After providing examples of the relegation of the physical environment in different SDP contexts, we put forth three conceptual frameworks that would be useful within SDP scholarship for advancing critical discussion on this issue within the sector. The final section discusses both the implications of these initial findings and suggests questions and topics for future research around this timely issue.

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Richard Giulianotti; Simon Darnell; Holly Collison; P. David Howe. Sport for Development and Peace and the Environment: The Case for Policy, Practice, and Research. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2241 .

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Richard Giulianotti, Simon Darnell, Holly Collison, P. David Howe. Sport for Development and Peace and the Environment: The Case for Policy, Practice, and Research. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (7):2241.

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Richard Giulianotti; Simon Darnell; Holly Collison; P. David Howe. 2018. "Sport for Development and Peace and the Environment: The Case for Policy, Practice, and Research." Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2241.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2018 in Sociology of Sport Journal
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Some recent appraisals of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) research have found it to be deterministic and ideological, and lacking sophistication and specificity with regards to theory and method. Notably, such criticisms dovetail with the foundations of Actor Network Theory (ANT). Based on fieldwork in Kingston, Jamaica, we draw on ANT to ‘re-assemble’ the understanding of SDP programs by examining their constitutive elements. The results illustrate the connections necessary for SDP to cohere, and the range of actors in the field, including international funders, funds themselves, and concepts regarding sport’s development utility. Investigating these assemblages facilitates a non-deterministic understanding of the ways in which sport is mobilized in the service of development and peace, while allowing for a nuanced and empirically sound assessment of power and agency.

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Simon C. Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe; Holly Collison. Re-Assembling Sport for Development and Peace Through Actor Network Theory: Insights from Kingston, Jamaica. Sociology of Sport Journal 2018, 35, 89 -97.

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Simon C. Darnell, Richard Giulianotti, P. David Howe, Holly Collison. Re-Assembling Sport for Development and Peace Through Actor Network Theory: Insights from Kingston, Jamaica. Sociology of Sport Journal. 2018; 35 (2):89-97.

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Simon C. Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe; Holly Collison. 2018. "Re-Assembling Sport for Development and Peace Through Actor Network Theory: Insights from Kingston, Jamaica." Sociology of Sport Journal 35, no. 2: 89-97.

Research article
Published: 05 December 2017 in Journal of Consumer Culture
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This paper introduces the Special Issue of the Journal of Consumer Culture on the theme of ‘Global Sport and Consumer Culture'. We begin by briefly setting out how the interrelations of global sport and consumer culture have intensified through three historical stages: first, a ‘take-off' phase from the late 19th century to the mid-1940s; second, an ‘integrative and expansionist' phase from the late 1940s to the late 1980s; third, a ‘transnational hyper-commodification' phase from the early 1990s onwards. We argue that contemporary global consumer sport is underpinned by five ‘large-scale transnational processes', which are globalization, commodification, securitization, mediatization, and postmodernization. We explore how a variety of substantive themes subsequently emerge within global consumer sport, which are diversely referenced by the papers in this special issue; these themes include social structures and divisions, celebrity culture, the making of sport consumers, and the glocal aspects of global consumer sport. We conclude by outlining the contents of the seven papers contained within this Special Issue.

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Richard Giulianotti; Dino Numerato. Global sport and consumer culture: An introduction. Journal of Consumer Culture 2017, 18, 229 -240.

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Richard Giulianotti, Dino Numerato. Global sport and consumer culture: An introduction. Journal of Consumer Culture. 2017; 18 (2):229-240.

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Richard Giulianotti; Dino Numerato. 2017. "Global sport and consumer culture: An introduction." Journal of Consumer Culture 18, no. 2: 229-240.

Research article
Published: 05 December 2017 in Journal of Consumer Culture
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This article examines how football, sport and other cultural fields are characterized by complex interrelations between ‘citizen’ and ‘consumer’ identities. Our analysis centres specifically on critically examining and developing the concept of ‘citimer’ (citizen-consumer) with respect to activist supporter groups within European professional men’s football. First, to establish the structural and cultural context for our analysis, we argue that the emergence of citizen-consumer identities in football has been driven by five underlying processes: globalization, commodification, securitization, mediatization and postmodernization. Critical football fan movements have responded to these changes through greater reflexivization and politicization. Second, drawing on the broad academic literature, we develop the concept of the citizen-consumer (or ‘citimer’) and introduce its relevance to football. Third, to provide a more nuanced understanding of the citizen-consumer, we explore how this ‘citimer’ identity is constructed in two ways: ‘from below’ (by fan groups themselves at everyday level) and ‘from above’ (by clubs, governing bodies, media and other powerful forces within the football system). In both instances, we find that the citizen and consumer aspects of the citimer identity are interrelated in complex ways. Fourth, we conclude by highlighting the political reflexivity of citimers and areas for future research. Our analysis draws on extensive data collection: with football supporters and officials in the Czech Republic, England and Italy and at the wider European level, and through access to diverse primary and secondary documents (e.g. policy papers, fanzines and online forums). Our findings may be applied to examine citimer identities, practices and social relations not just within football and sport but in many other cultural fields, such as art, communication, drama, fashion, film and music.

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Dino Numerato; Richard Giulianotti. Citizen, consumer, citimer: The interplay of market and political identities within contemporary football fan cultures. Journal of Consumer Culture 2017, 18, 336 -355.

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Dino Numerato, Richard Giulianotti. Citizen, consumer, citimer: The interplay of market and political identities within contemporary football fan cultures. Journal of Consumer Culture. 2017; 18 (2):336-355.

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Dino Numerato; Richard Giulianotti. 2017. "Citizen, consumer, citimer: The interplay of market and political identities within contemporary football fan cultures." Journal of Consumer Culture 18, no. 2: 336-355.

Journal article
Published: 23 October 2017 in Sport in Society
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Nils Asle Bergsgard; Solfrid Bratland-Sanda; Richard Giulianotti; Jan Ove Tangen. Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction. Sport in Society 2017, 22, 515 -524.

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Nils Asle Bergsgard, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, Richard Giulianotti, Jan Ove Tangen. Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction. Sport in Society. 2017; 22 (4):515-524.

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Nils Asle Bergsgard; Solfrid Bratland-Sanda; Richard Giulianotti; Jan Ove Tangen. 2017. "Sport, outdoor life and the Nordic world: an introduction." Sport in Society 22, no. 4: 515-524.

Journal article
Published: 12 October 2016 in The International Journal of the History of Sport
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Local Non-Governmental Organisations and sports organizations have been recognized as important and well positioned strategic implementing bodies by the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) sector. Whilst they may be experienced and knowledgeable of the historical and local sociocultural landscape, many seek to form transnational partnerships, for the purpose of expanding their capacity, sustainability, and expertise. Rwanda’s history of genocide frames much of its development objectives, and sport has been an integral method for implementing programmes that speak to social impact and reconciliation aims. This paper examines a transnational partnership active in Rwanda, that uses football as a tool to achieve its shared development goals. We conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda, by volunteering with the organizations as they delivered SDP programmes across the country. In doing so we were able to deconstruct the management and intricacies of this partnership and contextualize the important negotiations, management and style of approach when tackling difficult issues. This paper contributes to both expanding our knowledge of transnational partnerships and provides unique commentary that aligns the complexities of engaging with local populations in post-genocide Rwanda with ‘Sport for Social Development’ programming.

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Holly Collison; Simon Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe. Sport for Social Change and Development: Sustaining Transnational Partnerships and Adapting International Curriculums to Local Contexts in Rwanda. The International Journal of the History of Sport 2016, 33, 1685 -1699.

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Holly Collison, Simon Darnell, Richard Giulianotti, P. David Howe. Sport for Social Change and Development: Sustaining Transnational Partnerships and Adapting International Curriculums to Local Contexts in Rwanda. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 2016; 33 (15):1685-1699.

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Holly Collison; Simon Darnell; Richard Giulianotti; P. David Howe. 2016. "Sport for Social Change and Development: Sustaining Transnational Partnerships and Adapting International Curriculums to Local Contexts in Rwanda." The International Journal of the History of Sport 33, no. 15: 1685-1699.

Journal article
Published: 17 August 2016 in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
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This paper provides the first detailed analysis of the politics of sport in the small, post-conflict, contested state of Kosovo, located in the Western Balkan region of Europe. A former province of Yugoslavia, Kosovo endured a bloody civil war in the late 1990s between Serbian-led Yugoslav forces and Kosovo Liberation Army. In the post-conflict context, Kosovo has undergone a long period of reconstruction with major Western support; has been partially recognised by the international community since declaring independence from Serbia in 2008; and, has experienced significant regional ethno-national divisions and tensions, primarily between the Albanian majority and Serbian minority. We examine how sport in Kosovo influences and is influenced by these wider political processes. Our discussion is organised into three main parts. First, we set out our analytical approach, and then outline the main historical, social, and political features of Kosovo. Second, we examine the key political aspects of sport in Kosovo, with respect to development, the struggle for recognition, and social conflicts and divisions. Third, we address the cultural politics of sport in Kosovo with reference to issues of national and transnational identification, symbolic conflicts involving different national groups, and the role of the sport for development and peace (SDP) sector in building better cross-community ties. Our analysis is underpinned by international relations theories, notably a mix of critical and constructivist approaches; and draws on fieldwork and many interviews with key stakeholders in the sport, development, government, and education sectors in Kosovo.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison; Simon Darnell; David Howe. Contested states and the politics of sport: the case of Kosovo – division, development, and recognition. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 2016, 9, 121 -136.

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Richard Giulianotti, Holly Collison, Simon Darnell, David Howe. Contested states and the politics of sport: the case of Kosovo – division, development, and recognition. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 2016; 9 (1):121-136.

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Richard Giulianotti; Holly Collison; Simon Darnell; David Howe. 2016. "Contested states and the politics of sport: the case of Kosovo – division, development, and recognition." International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 9, no. 1: 121-136.

Journal article
Published: 08 July 2016 in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
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Social scientific research requires engagement with individuals, groups and or organisations embedded within specific sectors and locations. The ‘Sport for a Better World?’ project aimed to examine the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) sector within multiple international locations through fieldwork conducted by a four-person research team. This paper discusses the methodological benefits and challenges of this methodological approach, with a particular focus on working with individuals and groups as gatekeepers, encultured informants, translators and volunteers. In turn, we describe and contextualise the levels of exchange expected by stakeholder partners as well as the implications of our identity as white, international researchers. Overall, we argue for the importance of understanding: the agency and needs of local actors amidst transnational networks; the extent to which history and politics inform everyday experiences and contemporary research encounters; and the likelihood that unequal power relations, particularly along lines of race, class and geography will affect data collection and interpretation. We also discuss various methodological strategies we negotiated in-the-field, and how these insights inform our understandings of the social, political and cultural environment in which SDP programmes operate in different locations.

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Holly Collison; Richard Giulianotti; P. D. Howe; Simon Darnell. The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 2016, 8, 413 -423.

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Holly Collison, Richard Giulianotti, P. D. Howe, Simon Darnell. The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 2016; 8 (5):413-423.

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Holly Collison; Richard Giulianotti; P. D. Howe; Simon Darnell. 2016. "The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’." Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 8, no. 5: 413-423.

Original article
Published: 02 April 2016 in European Journal for Sport and Society
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This paper examines and applies the widely influential work of Boltanski and Thévenot in order to investigate and understand the political issues or disputes within sport. We provide a critical elaboration of Boltanski and Thévenot’s theory of the six ‘orders of worth’ or ‘worlds’ of justification that are drawn upon by social actors within these disputes. We examine how social actors may draw upon multiple justifications (or worlds) in order to advance their positions or interests; how power differences arise between these worlds; and, how weak worlds of justification may extend their influence within specific issues. To elaborate our analysis, we discuss the public issue of Olympic bidding and hosting, and how key social actors or stakeholders (such as local and national governments, event sponsors, and sport bodies) draw on different worlds of justification, particularly in advocating the staging of these events. This issue indicates that the six worlds are organized hierarchically into three ‘levels of worth’: the market, fame, and domestic worlds are the most prominent, while civic world arguments have least influence. These power differentials are reflected further in the criticisms and compromises that arise between the civic world and other worlds. We conclude by examining how civic world justifications may be accorded greater prominence within sport and other public issues, such as those relating to Olympic bidding and hosting.

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Richard Giulianotti; Tommy Langseth. Justifying the civic interest in sport: Boltanski and Thévenot, the six worlds of justification, and hosting the Olympic games. European Journal for Sport and Society 2016, 13, 133 -153.

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Richard Giulianotti, Tommy Langseth. Justifying the civic interest in sport: Boltanski and Thévenot, the six worlds of justification, and hosting the Olympic games. European Journal for Sport and Society. 2016; 13 (2):133-153.

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Richard Giulianotti; Tommy Langseth. 2016. "Justifying the civic interest in sport: Boltanski and Thévenot, the six worlds of justification, and hosting the Olympic games." European Journal for Sport and Society 13, no. 2: 133-153.

Journal article
Published: 22 October 2014 in The British Journal of Sociology
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This paper examines the politics of mobility which surrounded the London 2012 Olympics. We provide a critical discussion of the mobility conflicts, problems and criticisms which emerged from our research with local people in the Stratford and wider Newham areas of London, where most Olympic events were located. The paper is divided into four broad parts. First, we identify and discuss the relevant components of the ‘mobilities paradigm’ in social science which underpin our analysis. Second, we briefly outline our research methods, centring particularly on fieldwork and interviews with different social groups. Third, we examine in detail the six main themes of mobility politics which were evident at London 2012, relating to social context, event construction, event mobility systems, commercial mobilities, the mobile politics of exclusion, and contested modes of mobility. In doing so, we seek to extend the mobilities paradigm by introducing various concepts and keywords – notably on the three‐speed city, entryability, mobility panics, instrumental mobility, and corporate kettling – which may be utilized by social scientists to examine mobility systems in other social contexts. We conclude by reaffirming the significance of mobility‐focused research at sport and other mega‐events, and by indicating future lines of inquiry for social scientists.

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Richard Giulianotti; Gary Armstrong; Gavin Hales; Dick Hobbs. Global sport mega-events and the politics of mobility: the case of the London 2012 Olympics. The British Journal of Sociology 2014, 66, 118 -140.

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Richard Giulianotti, Gary Armstrong, Gavin Hales, Dick Hobbs. Global sport mega-events and the politics of mobility: the case of the London 2012 Olympics. The British Journal of Sociology. 2014; 66 (1):118-140.

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Richard Giulianotti; Gary Armstrong; Gavin Hales; Dick Hobbs. 2014. "Global sport mega-events and the politics of mobility: the case of the London 2012 Olympics." The British Journal of Sociology 66, no. 1: 118-140.

Research article
Published: 14 April 2014 in Journal of Sport and Social Issues
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This article examines the diverse forms of public opposition, protest, criticism, and complaint in the United Kingdom on the staging of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Our discussion draws heavily on empirical research, primarily fieldwork and interviews in East London with local residents, opposition groups, business people, politicians, and other stakeholders. The article is separated into three main parts. First, we explore the setting and political–economic context for London 2012. The main Olympic setting—the London Borough of Newham—features very high levels of poverty and ethnic diversity. We argue that London 2012 represented a form of “festival capitalism” that was part of a broader set of “New Right two-step” policies in poor urban areas, involving initial Keynesian investment, followed by a deeper and far-reaching array of neo-liberal measures. Second, in the main part of the article, we identify and examine, in turn, six forms of public conflict, criticism, and complaint that centered on the Games, specifically national criticisms (e.g., on distribution of Olympic resources), local criticisms (e.g., on lack of jobs and business benefits), issue-specific campaigns (e.g., on the environment), “glocal” protests against specific nations and sponsors (e.g., campaigns against BP, Dow, and Rio Tinto), neo-tribal transgressions and situationist spectacles (e.g., mass cycle rides near Olympic venues), and anti-Olympic forums and demonstrations (e.g., critical web sites, multi-group marches). Third, we set out briefly the importance of conducting research into critics and opponents of sport mega-events, and discuss different arguments on how the social impact of protest movements might have been intensified at London 2012. The findings in this article may be extended to examine critical public responses to the hosting of other mega-events in different settings.

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Richard Giulianotti; Gary Armstrong; Gavin Hales; Dick Hobbs. Sport Mega-Events and Public Opposition. Journal of Sport and Social Issues 2014, 39, 99 -119.

AMA Style

Richard Giulianotti, Gary Armstrong, Gavin Hales, Dick Hobbs. Sport Mega-Events and Public Opposition. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 2014; 39 (2):99-119.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Richard Giulianotti; Gary Armstrong; Gavin Hales; Dick Hobbs. 2014. "Sport Mega-Events and Public Opposition." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 39, no. 2: 99-119.