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Louis Moustakas1, Sarah Carney2, Sally-Ann J Fischer3
1Institute of Sport and Sustainable Development, University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Kufstein, Austria.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
|April 4, 2025
Summary
Sport for Development (SFD) organizations often focus on small-scale projects. This study finds most SFD groups engage in self-serving advocacy for funding, urging a shift towards progressive policy advocacy for broader impact.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Policy Studies
- Sport Management
Background:
- Sport for Development (SFD) faces critique for micro-level focus.
- Scholars advocate for meso/macro-level approaches for sustainable outcomes.
- Policy advocacy is proposed as a strategy to influence beneficial policies for SFD participants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To map policy advocacy within the Sport for Development sector.
- To identify advocacy areas, activities, and relationships.
- To analyze the nature of advocacy in SFD.
Main Methods:
- Survey conducted within a pan-European project.
- Analysis of policy advocacy areas, activities, and relationships.
- Examination of organizational advocacy practices.
Main Results:
- Most SFD organizations engage in some form of advocacy.
- Advocacy is often limited to securing organizational funding.
- A gap exists between current practices and progressive policy advocacy.
Conclusions:
- SFD actors should expand advocacy beyond self-interest.
- Progressive advocacy can lead to more sustainable and impactful outcomes.
- Research and educational programming can facilitate this shift in SFD advocacy.
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