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The majority of 'Sport in Development' (SiD) research imparts a heteronormative framework that serves to prevent nuanced understandings of how sexuality and gender matter in programming that aspires to achieve development through/with sport. The authors review existing SiD academic literature and draw on personal work and research experiences within the SiD field to evidence this claim. Three reasons for this heteronormative frame are identified: (1) limited engagement with themes of sexuality within research on international development; (2) few examinations of queer desire and sport in areas of the Global South; and (3) the emphasis on quantitative monitoring and evaluation tools within SiD programming. The authors conclude by offering suggestions on how to challenge the existing heteronormative framework within SiD research.

This paper explores issues of sport, sponsorship, and consumption by critically interrogating the mass-mediated "coming out" narratives of professional golfer, Rosie Jones, and professional basketball player, Sheryl Swoopes. Both athletes came out publicly as gay in light of endorsements received by Olivia Cruises and Resorts—a company that serves lesbian travelers—thus marking a significant shift in the relationship between lesbian subjectivity, sport, and sponsorship. A concern with a neoliberal-infused GLBT politics underscores our analysis, and a close reading of these narratives raises complex questions about the corporatization of coming out and the existence of lesbian celebrity in sport.

In a context where striving for gender equity in relation to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals seems more pressing than ever before, Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories brings together an exploration of sport feminisms to offer new approaches to research on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in global and local contexts.
Including postcolonial and decolonial feminist lenses by drawing upon fieldwork with organizations and individuals in Afghanistan, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India, Sport, Gender and Development reveals the complexities of development and gender discourses and how they operate on and through researchers, practitioners, and participants' bodies. Delving into a thoughtful engagement with the (dis)connections and comparisons across these diverging contexts, this book offers a critically reflexive account of what is transpiring in the transnational sport, gender and development field, while remaining sensitive to the importance of community context and local iterations.
Taking up emerging and contemporary feminist issues in sport related international development, this book advances empirical, conceptual, and theoretical developments in sport, gender and development.

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In a context where striving for gender equity in relation to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals seems more pressing than ever before, Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories brings together an exploration of sport feminisms to offer new approaches to research on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) in global and local contexts. Including postcolonial and decolonial feminist lenses by drawing upon fieldwork with organizations and individuals in Afghanistan, Uganda, Nicaragua, and India, Sport, Gender and Development reveals the complexities of development and gender discourses and how they operate on and through researchers, practitioners, and participants' bodies. Delving into a thoughtful engagement with the (dis)connections and comparisons across these diverging contexts, this book offers a critically reflexive account of what is transpiring in the transnational sport, gender and development field, while remaining sensitive to the importance of community context and local iterations. Taking up emerging and contemporary feminist issues in sport related international development, this book advances empirical, conceptual, and theoretical developments in sport, gender and development.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Theorizing sport for development: intersections among sport, gender and development -- Reflection on theorizing sport for development: intersections among sport, gender and development -- 2 Cuban sport and the challenges of South-South solidarity -- Reflection on Cuban sport and the challenges of South-South solidarity -- 3 Development and peace through sport in 'Confucian Asia' -- Reflection on growing the sport for development sector in Confucian Asia -- 4 Child protection and SDP: the post-MDG agenda for policy, practice and research -- Reflection on child protection and SDP: the post-MDG agenda for policy, practice and research: making sport safer for children everywhere -- 5 Beyond girl power and the Girl Effect: the girling of sport for development and peace -- Reflection on beyond girl power and the Girl Effect: the girling of sport for development and peace -- 6 The benefits and challenges of girl-focused Indigenous SDP programs in Australia and Canada -- Reflection on the benefits and challenges of girl-focused Indigenous SDP programs in Australia and Canada: a practitioner's critique of Hayhurst, Giles and Wright (2015) using experiences from two case studies in the NWT -- 7 Sustainable management of sport-for-development through youth re-engagement: the FREYCA framework -- Reflection on sustainable management of sport-for-development through youth re-engagement: the FREYCA framework -- 8 Examining the educator: toward a critical pedagogy of sport for development and peace -- Reflection on examining the educator: toward a critical pedagogy of sport for development and peace: critical pedagogy and SDP practice -- 9 Theorising role models in sport for development and peace.

The maturation of the field of 'Sport for Development and Peace' (SDP) is reflected in the growing number of research publications on the topic. This article focuses on a recent review of English-language research publications on SDP from 2000–2014 conducted by Schulenkorf et al. (2016. Sport for development: an integrated literature review. Journal of Sport Management 30: 22–39). We attempt to extend the analysis of current SDP research offered by Schulenkorf et al. through an exploration of the sociological implications of their key findings. In particular, we offer critical sociological commentary on key insights regarding the conceptualization of SDP; the dominant theoretical perspectives used in SDP research; the methodology and dissemination of SDP research and the demographics of researchers and research teams. In so doing, we seek to encourage critical reflection and practical considerations for scholars interested in the critical sociological analysis of SDP.