Reconciliation through sports?: The case of South Africa

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作者
Hoglund, Kristine [1 ]
Sundberg, Ralph [1 ]
机构
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Peace & Conflict Res, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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D O I
10.1080/01436590802052920
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Can sports-and if so how-serve as a vehicle for reconciliation and increased social cohesion in countries wrecked by civil conflict? This article analyses the case of South Africa and its experiences in the sports sector since the fall of apartheid, in an effort to explore the processes necessary to understand the potential sports may hold for peace building. By identifying initiatives in South Africa employed at the national, community and individual effects of sports on level of analysis, the article outlines the possible e reconciliation in divided states. Through linking experiences from state policies, NGO activities and donor projects with social identity and reconciliation theory, the article outlines the possible positive and negative aspects of sports. Finally, important avenues for further research to uncover how to turn sports into effective political tools for post-conflict peace building are suggested.
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页码:805 / 818
页数:14
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