TY - JOUR
T1 - Interrogating the motivations of sport for development and peace practitioners
AU - Welty Peachey, Jon
AU - Musser, Allison
AU - Shin, Na Ri
AU - Cohen, Adam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to interrogate the motivations of sport for development and peace (SDP) practitioners for initially becoming involved in the field and to better understand their involvement over time. Specifically, this study aimed to identify key characteristics and motives of practitioners to gain further understanding of the implementation, execution, and approach of SDP programs and whether or not evangelical rhetoric and neocolonialism were reflected in these approaches. Findings revealed that practitioners were initially motivated by love of sport, the desire to make a difference in the world, and to seek out new experiences. Practitioners stayed involved over time due to fulfillment and satisfaction with their work and the continued desire to make a difference. While many practitioners had moved past evangelical rhetoric and neocolonialism, evangelical rhetoric was still reflective in just less than half of the motivations of practitioners from higher-income countries (HIC) and lower to middle income countries, while 40 percent of participants primarily from HIC reflected a neocolonial approach in their motives. Implications for theory and SDP policy are illuminated.
AB - The purpose of this study was to interrogate the motivations of sport for development and peace (SDP) practitioners for initially becoming involved in the field and to better understand their involvement over time. Specifically, this study aimed to identify key characteristics and motives of practitioners to gain further understanding of the implementation, execution, and approach of SDP programs and whether or not evangelical rhetoric and neocolonialism were reflected in these approaches. Findings revealed that practitioners were initially motivated by love of sport, the desire to make a difference in the world, and to seek out new experiences. Practitioners stayed involved over time due to fulfillment and satisfaction with their work and the continued desire to make a difference. While many practitioners had moved past evangelical rhetoric and neocolonialism, evangelical rhetoric was still reflective in just less than half of the motivations of practitioners from higher-income countries (HIC) and lower to middle income countries, while 40 percent of participants primarily from HIC reflected a neocolonial approach in their motives. Implications for theory and SDP policy are illuminated.
KW - motivations
KW - neocolonialism
KW - sport evangelism
KW - sport for development
KW - sport for development and peace
KW - sport for social change
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045612387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1012690216686856
DO - 10.1177/1012690216686856
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045612387
SN - 1012-6902
VL - 53
SP - 767
EP - 787
JO - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
JF - International Review for the Sociology of Sport
IS - 7
ER -