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The Olympic Movement and the Sport of Peacemaking book cover

1st Edition

The Olympic Movement and the Sport of Peacemaking

Edited By Ramón Spaaij, Cindy Burleson Copyright 2013
188 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge
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Sport and peacemaking have evolved. It is no longer the case that the Olympic Games and war games exist in isolation from each other. Increasingly, policymakers, peacekeepers, athletes, development workers, presidents of nations and others combine forces in an "integrated" approach towards peace. This approach is located not only within the broader, historically evolved Olympic Movement but also... Read more

1. Olympic rings of peace? The Olympic movement, peacemaking and intercultural understanding Ramón Spaaij, La Trobe University, Australia; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Part I: Philosophical and historical foundations

2. The power of sport in peacemaking and peacekeeping Jim Parry, University of Leeds, UK

3. Pierre de Coubertin’s vision of the role of sport in peaceful internationalism Irena Martínková, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

4. The ancient Olympic Truce in modern-day peacekeeping: revisiting Ekecheiria Cindy Burleson, The International Sibling Society, USA

Part II: Global politics and international relations

5. An overlooked path to peace and stability: sport, the state, and the case of the Koreas Darin H. Van Tassell, Georgia Southern University, USA and Dené A. Terry

6. Transforming an international organization: norm confusion and the International Olympic Committee Dan Bousfield, University of Western Ontario, Canada and Jean Michel Montsion, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

7. More than just Games: the global politics of the Olympic movement Liam Stockdale, McMaster University, Canada

Part III: Development and peace legacies

8. The Paralympic Games as a force for peaceful coexistence Ian Brittain, Coventry University, UK

9. Olympism in Action, Olympic hosting and the politics of ‘sport for development and peace’: investigating the promises of Rio 2016 Simon Darnell, Dalhousie University, Canada

10. Accounting for legacy: monitoring and evaluation in sport in development relationships Tess Kay, Brunel University, UK

11. Epilogue: London 2012 and beyond: concluding reflections on peacemaking, sport and the Olympic movement Ramón Spaaij, La Trobe University, Australia; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Cindy Burleson, The International Sibling Society, USA

Biography

Ramón Spaaij is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Australia, and Visiting Professor at the Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Cindy Burleson is Chair of The International Sibling Society, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.

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