Sport for social cohesion activities have grown significantly over the last decade and are seen as an integral part of community sport and sport for development activities. Following this growth, scholars have criticised the lack of clear definition or operationalisation of social cohesion as well as the uneven information about how programmes actually support social cohesion. Not only definitions, but information about activities and implementation are often lacking. To address this gap, Chapter 1 seeks to provide a global overview of some of the common understandings and activities embedded within sport for social cohesion programmes. To do so, Chapter 1 relies on data collected via a survey of sport for social cohesion programmes done in the context of the Sport and Social Cohesion Lab project. From a total of 157 responses, Chapter 1 summarises the definitions, activities, and implementations within responding programmes, as well as identifies some key trends or patterns within this data.
Authors: Louis Moustakas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003383291-3
Publish Year: 2024
