Over the last decade there has been an intensification of initiatives, and an increase in the number of organizations, that focus on sport-in-development. This partly reflects the movement of sport up the global political agenda, as events such as the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2012 European Football Championships in Eastern Europe, suggest the re-focusing of international sports events beyond the confines of developed states. This book presents a timely collection of theoretical debates and case-studies relevant to the advancement of sport-in-development as a pertinent area of research. It investigates the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right. The book argues that sport can contribute to the development process, particularly where traditional development approaches have difficulty in engaging with communities. It contends that understanding the opportunities and limitations for sport-in-development contributes to an appreciation of the fundamental challenges currently facing the development community, and provides a useful analytical tool for those engaged in the development process. 

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List of Contributors
Preface; L. Read and J. Bingham
Introduction - Sport and Development: Mapping the Field; R. Levermore and A. Beacom
Sport-in-International Development: Theoretical Frameworks; R. Levermore
Sport-in-Development: Accountability or Development?; F. Coalter
A Delicate Balance: Major Sport Events and Development; S. Cornelissen
Disability Sport and the Politics of Development; A. Beacom
Dilemmas and Opportunities in Gender and Sport-in-development; M. Saavedra
On the Backs of Peer Educators: Using Theory to Interrogate the Role of Young People in the Field of Sport-in-development;
S. Nicholls
Getting to Know You: Using Sport to Engage and Build Relationships with Socially Marginalized Young People; T. Crabbe
Southern Perspective on Sport-in-development: A Case Study of Football in Bamenda, Cameroon; J. Fokwang
Sport as International Aid: Assisting Development or Promoting Under-development in Sub-Saharan Africa?;
G. Akindes and M. Kirwan
Conclusion
Index

ROGER LEVERMORE is Lecturer in International Development, and Research Manager for the Football Industry Group at the University of Liverpool Management School, UK. He has published on sport and international relations, corporate social responsibility, national identity formation (through sport) and sport and international development. He is co-editor of Sport and International Relations.
 
AARON BEACOM is Senior Lecturer in Sport Policy and Programme Leader for the MA in Applied Sport Development at University College Plymouth St. Mark and St. John, UK. He has published on sports history, sport and diplomacy and sport in development. His current research relates to the international development of disability sport.