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The Journal of War and Culture Studies seeks submissions for a special issue exploring the relationship between war, peace and sport from the nineteenth century to the present day. At various points in human history, but most notably perhaps in the late nineteenth century, sport has been conceived as a means of preparing young, usually male bodies and minds for combat.

Special Issue of the International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing. Guest Editor: Jon Welty Peachey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA According to the International Platform on Sport and Development (IPSD, n.d.), there are currently 572 sport-for-development and peace (SFDP) organisations registered globally as of Summer 2014. On 6 April, 2014 the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was declared...

“Peace and Sport, L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” (known as Peace and Sport) was founded in 2007 by Modern Pentathlon Olympic medallist and world champion Joel Bouzou, who is the current President of the organization. It works for sustainable peace, throughout the world. To achieve this, it promotes the practice of structured sport and sporting values to educate young generations...

To acknowledge the upcoming International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April, ICSSPE, International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, is publishing a Special News Edition on the topic. The Special News features 20 contributions from actors around the world participating in the SDP movement! It also includes a Foreword by the United Nations Office on Sport for...

Open access until December 13, 2013 Moving toward trust and partnership: an example of sport-related community-based participatory action research with Aboriginal people and mainstream academics Robert J. Schinke, Kerry R. McGannon, Jack Watson, Rebecca Busanich Cricket, violence and social conflict: an Eliasian examination Dominic Malcolm Sport, the Northern Ireland peace process, and the politics of identity Alan Bairner Building from Beslan: examining an NGO community sport initiative...

Supported by a partnership between Generations For Peace and the Georgetown University Masters of Arts Programme in Conflict Resolution, this report highlights findings from a one-year international mapping project conducted to identify promising practices in the design, implementation, and evaluation of Sport for Peace programmes. Sarah Hillyer served as the 2011 HM King Abdullah II of Jordan Generations For...

Right To Play är en internationell humanitär organisation som använder idrott och lek som en arena för utveckling av barn och ungdomar i världens mest missgynnade områden. Organisationen bildades den 29 november 2000 i förlängningen av Olympic Aid och leds internationellt av den tidigare skridskoåkaren, norrmannen Johann Olav Koss. Right To Play har projekt i 22 länder i Afrika, Asien...

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, We would like to draw your attention to the report Sport for development and peace - the role of the International Olympic Committee (Sport Policy & Management report No. 16). Sport Policy & Management reports is a publication series of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven (KU Leuven). The...

Together: Building Sustainable Peace Through Sport Introducing the eighth edition of 'Together'. Building Sustainable Peace Through Sport', the digital magazine that provides your essential guide to the Peace and Sport organization and its latest activities. In this edition, we highlight the Olympic Games as a force for good, report on Peace and Sport's fundraising initiatives in the United States, look forward...

“Peace and Sport, L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” (known as Peace and Sport) was founded in 2007 by Modern Pentathlon Olympic medallist and world champion Joel Bouzou, who is the current President of the organization. It works for sustainable peace, throughout the world. To achieve this, it promotes the practice of structured sport and sporting values to educate young generations and help foster social stability, reconciliation and dialogue between communities.