Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global (Globalizing Sport Studies)

"Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global is the first book-length treatment of the way social movements have intersected and continue to intersect with sportraits It traces the history of various social movements associated with labour, women, rights (civil, racial, disability and sexual), peace and the environment and their relationship to sport and sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games. Based on research conducted by a multinational team of authors, the book includes a valuable chronology of social movements, illustrations of key episodes in the development of the relationships between sport and different social movements and an agenda for future research and scholarship. Written in a clear and comprehensive style it is suitable for all levels of higher education, researchers and the general reader who want to know more about the role that sport has played in the development of social movements and campaigns for social justice."--Bloomsbury Publishing. From Neighborhood Coalitions Organizing Against The Building Of A Sport Facility For Professional Sports Teams Subsidized By Public Funds, To Global Campaigns For Equity For Women In Sport, To Worldwide Bans Of Apartheid Regimes, Sites And Levels Of Protest, Resistance And Activism Have Been Present Throughout The History Of Sport. Contentious Forms Of Collective Actions Are Now Ever More Present In Various Forms At The Local, The National And The Global Levels. Sport And Social Movements: From The Local To The Global Is The First Book-length Treatment Of The Way Social Movements Have Intersected And Continue To Intersect With Sport. It Traces The History Of Various Social Movements Associated With Labour, Women, Peace, The Environment And Rights (civil, Racial, Disability And Sexual), And Their Relationship To Sport And Sports Mega-events Such As The Olympic Games. Based On Research Conducted By A Multinational Team Of Authors That Draws On Theories Of Social Movements And New Social Movements, The Book Includes A Valuable Chronology Of Social Movements, Illustrations Of Key Episodes In The Development Of The Relationships Between Sport And Different Social Movements And An Agenda For Future Research And Scholarship. Written In A Clear And Comprehensive Style It Is Suitable For All Levels Of Higher Education, Researchers And The General Reader Who Want To Know More About The Role That Sport Has Played In The Development Of Social Movements And Campaigns For Social Justice.-- Analysing Sport And (global) Social Movements -- From Workers' Sport To Alter-sport And Global Workers' Rights -- Women's Movements And Sport -- Rights Movements And Sport -- Sport And The Global Peace Movement -- Sport And The Environmental Movement. Jean Harvey, John Horne, Parissa Safai, Simon Darnell And Sebastien Courchesne-o'neill. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 147-165) And Index. Also Issued Online. This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. From neighborhood coalitions organizing against the building of a sport facility for professional sports teams subsidized by public funds, to global campaigns for equity for women in sport, to worldwide bans of apartheid regimes, sites and levels of protest, resistance and activism have been present throughout the history of sport. Contentious forms of collective actions are now ever more present in various forms at the local, the national and the global levels. Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global is the first book-length treatment of the way social movements have intersected and continue to intersect with sport. It traces the history of various social movements associated with labour, women, peace, the environment and rights (civil, racial, disability and sexual), and their relationship to sport and sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games. Based on research conducted by a multinational team of authors that draws on theories of social movements and new social movements, the book includes a valuable chronology of social movements, illustrations of key episodes in the development of the relationships between sport and different social movements and an agenda for future research and scholarship. Written in a clear and comprehensive style it is suitable for all levels of higher education, researchers and the general reader who want to know more about the role that sport has played in the development of social movements and campaigns for social justice Cover Half-title Title Page Copyright Page Globalizing Sport Studies Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgements List of Tables A Chronology of Sport and Social Movements List of Acronyms Introduction Chapter 1 Analysing Sport and (Global) Social Movements Competing approaches to the study of social movements From old to global social movements and alter-globalization The importance of studying sport and social movements within alter-globalization Chapter 2 From Workers’ Sport to Alter-Sport and Global Workers’ Rights Uniting workers through sport or providing sport for workers From sport for all to alter-global sport Sports mega-events as a platform for promoting workers’ and human rights Conclusion Chapter 3 Women’s Movements and Sport The complex contours of studying the global women’s movement The women and sport ‘movement’ Unresolved tensions between the global women’s movement and sport Chapter 4 Rights Movements and Sport Human rights as a dominant discourse Making sense of rights movements and sport The politics of ‘race’ and sport: The American civil rights movement and the anti-apartheid movement Disability rights LGBT rights Conclusion Chapter 5 Sport and the Global Peace Movement History and features of the global peace movement Connecting sport to the peace movement Sport and peace education Chapter 6 Sport and the Environmental Movement A brief history of environmental movements The Olympic games, sport and environmental sustainability Environmental movements and sport Sport and corporate environmentalism Conclusion Conclusion References Index From neighborhood coalitions organizing against the building of a sport facility for professional sports teams subsidized by public funds, to global campaigns for equity for women in sport, to worldwide bans of apartheid regimes, sites and levels of protest, resistance and activism have been present throughout the history of sport. Contentious forms of collective actions are now ever more present in various forms at the local, the national and the global levels. Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global is the first book-length treatment of the way social movements have intersected and continue to intersect with sport. It traces the history of various social movements associated with labour, women, peace, the environment and rights (civil, racial, disability and sexual), and their relationship to sport and sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games. Based on research conducted by a multinational team of authors that draws on theories of social movements and new social movements, the book includes a valuable chronology of social movements, illustrations of key episodes in the development of the relationships between sport and different social movements and an agenda for future research and scholarship. Written in a clear and comprehensive style it is suitable for all levels of higher education, researchers and the general reader who want to know more about the role that sport has played in the development of social movements and campaigns for social justice.-- Provided by Publisher

From neighborhood coalitions organizing against the building of a sport facility for professional sports teams subsidized by public funds, to global campaigns for equity for women in sport, to worldwide bans of apartheid regimes, sites and levels of protest, resistance and activism have been present throughout the history of sport. Contentious forms of collective actions are now ever more present in various forms at the local, the national and the global levels. Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global is the first book-length treatment of the way social movements have intersected and continue to intersect with sport. It traces the history of various social movements associated with labour, women, peace, the environment and rights (civil, racial, disability and sexual), and their relationship to sport and sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games. Based on research conducted by a multinational team of authors that draws on theories of social movements and new social movements, the book includes a valuable chronology of social movements, illustrations of key episodes in the development of the relationships between sport and different social movements and an agenda for future research and scholarship. Written in a clear and comprehensive style it is suitable for all levels of higher education, researchers and the general reader who want to know more about the role that sport has played in the development of social movements and campaigns for social justice.

Sport and Social Movements: From the Local to the Global is the first book-length treatment of the way social movements have intersected and continue to intersect with sport. It traces the history of various social movements associated with labour, women, rights (civil, racial, disability and sexual), peace and the environment and their relationship to sport and sports mega-events such as the Olympic Games. Based on research conducted by a multinational team of authors, the book includes a valuable chronology of social movements, illustrations of key episodes in the development of the relationships between sport and different social movements and an agenda for future research and scholarship. Written in a clear and comprehensive style it is suitable for all levels of higher education, researchers and the general reader who want to know more about the role that sport has played in the development of social movements and campaigns for social justice -- Publisher This book builds on a theoretical model for analysis of the role of global social movements in sport. The book takes the theoretical model further but also provides some empirical answers to the questions raised, focusing on select global social movements.