Simon C Darnell
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3673404 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Simon C Darnell |
| NOMBRES | Simon C |
| APELLIDO | Darnell |
| FIRMA | DARNELL S C |
| AFILIACIONES | Dalhousie University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 93 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Global sport and the challenges of political life
Chief among the issues to be examined in this section is the ongoing use of sport by states and other various polities in support of political aspirations, both domestically and in the international sphere. The view that sport is attractive to governments and states in advancing their own agendas is not new; indeed, scholars like Lincoln Allison called critical attention to such politics of sport nearly 40 years ago (Alison, 1986). In turn, this …
Bringing the Community to the Uni-Critical Reflections on Youth Recreation Partnerships in Toronto
The focus of this paper is an evaluation of a recreation project partnership between a co-curricular university department and various youth community programs in downtown Toronto, Canada. The goal of the Hart House Youth Community Recreation Project (YCRP) is to build a bridge between the university and its neighboring communities through recreation, arts, and dialogue-based programming that responds to the needs and interests of community partn…
‘Like, what even is a podcast?’ Approaching sport-for-development youth participatory action research through digital methodologies
This paper reports findings from a participatory-based study with racialised newcomer youth in Toronto that utilised digital methodologies – specifically the act of podcasting – to explore connections between sport and social development. The paper examines the complex, and sometimes contradictory, relationships between participatory research and digital technologies when examining the social meanings of sport and physical activity for youth. The…
Sport, Development and Environmental Sustainability
This is the first book to consider the intersections of sport, international development and environmental sustainability. It explores the tensions between sport's potential contribution to the environment and its rather poor record to date. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars who approach the topic from various disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, the book provides both critical and optimistic perspectives on the place of sport i…
The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development
This book focuses on the major social and political forces that have shaped the ways in which sport has been understood, organized, and contested in an effort to engender social change, including both archival research and extensive interviews with more than 15 central figures
Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions
Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace
During the last two decades, there has been a concerted effort to remobilize sport as a vehicle for sustainable social development, especially in the most disadvantaged communities in the world. It is suggested that sport is a versatile and flexible developmental tool commonly associated with having the capacity to contribute to positive social capital in communities. This chapter debates the role of sport as an enabler for development, and the k…
The State of Play
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 …
Considering sport for development and peace through the capabilities approach
Heeding calls to integrate international development studies with Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), we approach SDP using the Capabilities Approach as articulated by Martha Nussbaum. Applying such a framework to the study and practice of SDP offers a politically engaged yet practical approach, and serves to theorise ways in which sport programmes might be conceptualised and organised as part of holistic approaches to development and not simp…
Changing methods and methods of change
This collection of papers is made up of diverse, contemporary, and thought-provoking examples of qualitative methods in the study of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). In this conclusion, we reflect on some of the key themes that cut across the contributions. Four main topics are discussed: Interpretation (the subjects and voices at the centre of SDP research), Outcomes (the variety of results that are likely to emerge from SDP research), Cre…
Sport in under-resourced, underdeveloped, and conflict regions
More than 600 Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) programmes are currently registered on the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev.org) and over the past two decades, schol
Sport, International Development and Peace
This chapter provides an overview of the history and emergence of the sport for development and peace (SDP) sector is offered. It illustrates some of the positive aspects of SDP activity, and also some of the cautions and limitations that deserve consideration. The chapter discusses future directions in the sociological analysis of SDP. According to the United Nations inter-agency task force, sport-for-development programmes fall into three categ…
Driving to the 'Net
On October 24, 2012, the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League announced a plan to move from their current stadium in Nassau County to the recently opened Barclays Center in the borough of Brooklyn, marking the end of a decades-long political saga about whether and where to build a new home arena for the club. During this time, the Islanders franchise strove to mobilize support for the ostensible benefits of the stadium development and…
Constructing and contesting the Olympics online
The awarding of the 2016 Summer Olympics to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil continues the trend of international sports mega-events being hosted in the global South and constructed and promoted as part of long-term development plans and policies. Rio 2016 also connects with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) current commitment to international development and global humanitarianism. In this paper, we examine the proliferation of this …
Sport for Development and Peace
The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In FONT-STYLE: italic Sport and Development for Peace, Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initiatives. The book analyses the relationship between sport and international development and looks at what this reveals about socio-politic…
Political celebrity and the Olympic movement
In this paper, we explore the modernization of the role of President of the \nInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) by analyzing the actions of three men who \nheld the position during the 20th century: Pierre de Coubertin, Avery Brundage, and \nJuan Antonio Samaranch. Employing Weber’s concept of charismatic authority, and \nconsidering its connections to, and congruence with, contemporary understandings \nof political celebrity, we examine how …
The U
Book Review| April 01 2011 The U The U, (2009). Directed by Billy Corben. Distributed by ESPN Films. 106 mins. Simon C. Darnell Simon C. Darnell Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2011) 38 (1): 128–130. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.38.1.128 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Sea…
Mainstreaming Sport into International Development Studies
Solidarity, Counter-Hegemony, and Development
Cuban internationalism has been recognized as a unique foreign policy approach that merges "soft power" with comprehensive development. While much has been written about the country's programs of cooperation, outreach, and solidarity, notably within the health sector, little has been mentioned to date about the extensive cooperation Cuba seeks with other nations in the global South through sport and physical education. This is a significant gap g…
Identity and learning in international volunteerism
Young sportspersons now serve abroad within the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) movement. Drawing on interviews with former interns from Commonwealth Games Canada's Canadian Sports Leadership Corps programme, this study explored what interns brought to, and learnt from, international SDP service. Interns confronted notions of expertise and privilege and, in some cases, considered the limits of Northern development stewardship. Interns als…
Black and Green
Sport, Race, and Bio-Politics
This article analyzes young Canadian volunteer interns' encounters with sociocultural difference within the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement. Using Foucauldian bio-power, Third Wave, or transnational feminism and Hardt and Negri's Empire, it examines how interns interpreted difference as markers of underdevelopment which secured the focus of the SDP movement on the underdevelopment of others. Following the Empire framework, this bio…
Playing with Race
‘Development through sport’ organizations use sport, physical activity and play as tools to facilitate social improvement in nations and communities targeted for development. The international movement supporting development through sport operates within two overlapping, yet distinct discursive frameworks: that of sport and play as universal and integrative social practices, and that of international development as the benevolent deliverance of a…
Inside the Promotional Vortex
When Canadian Simon Whitfield won the gold medal in the first ever Olympic Men's Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Games, the Canadian media labeled him an 'Olympic champion' and 'golden boy' and constructed his victory as 'heroic' and emblematic of Canadian character. Positive media attention led to several sponsorship contracts which in turn led to more media coverage about his success, with the result that Whitfield became a media celebrity and pro…
Sport, Race, and Bio-Politics
This article analyzes young Canadian volunteer interns' encounters with sociocultural difference within the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement. Using Foucauldian bio-power, Third Wave, or transnational feminism and Hardt and Negri's Empire, it examines how interns interpreted difference as markers of underdevelopment which secured the focus of the SDP movement on the underdevelopment of others. Following the Empire framework, this bio…
Mainstreaming Sport into International Development Studies
The State of Play
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 …
Inside the Promotional Vortex
When Canadian Simon Whitfield won the gold medal in the first ever Olympic Men's Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Games, the Canadian media labeled him an 'Olympic champion' and 'golden boy' and constructed his victory as 'heroic' and emblematic of Canadian character. Positive media attention led to several sponsorship contracts which in turn led to more media coverage about his success, with the result that Whitfield became a media celebrity and pro…
Identity and learning in international volunteerism
Young sportspersons now serve abroad within the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) movement. Drawing on interviews with former interns from Commonwealth Games Canada's Canadian Sports Leadership Corps programme, this study explored what interns brought to, and learnt from, international SDP service. Interns confronted notions of expertise and privilege and, in some cases, considered the limits of Northern development stewardship. Interns als…
Considering sport for development and peace through the capabilities approach
Heeding calls to integrate international development studies with Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), we approach SDP using the Capabilities Approach as articulated by Martha Nussbaum. Applying such a framework to the study and practice of SDP offers a politically engaged yet practical approach, and serves to theorise ways in which sport programmes might be conceptualised and organised as part of holistic approaches to development and not simp…
Constructing and contesting the Olympics online
The awarding of the 2016 Summer Olympics to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil continues the trend of international sports mega-events being hosted in the global South and constructed and promoted as part of long-term development plans and policies. Rio 2016 also connects with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) current commitment to international development and global humanitarianism. In this paper, we examine the proliferation of this …
Driving to the 'Net
On October 24, 2012, the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League announced a plan to move from their current stadium in Nassau County to the recently opened Barclays Center in the borough of Brooklyn, marking the end of a decades-long political saga about whether and where to build a new home arena for the club. During this time, the Islanders franchise strove to mobilize support for the ostensible benefits of the stadium development and…
Bringing the Community to the Uni-Critical Reflections on Youth Recreation Partnerships in Toronto
The focus of this paper is an evaluation of a recreation project partnership between a co-curricular university department and various youth community programs in downtown Toronto, Canada. The goal of the Hart House Youth Community Recreation Project (YCRP) is to build a bridge between the university and its neighboring communities through recreation, arts, and dialogue-based programming that responds to the needs and interests of community partn…
Political celebrity and the Olympic movement
In this paper, we explore the modernization of the role of President of the \nInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) by analyzing the actions of three men who \nheld the position during the 20th century: Pierre de Coubertin, Avery Brundage, and \nJuan Antonio Samaranch. Employing Weber’s concept of charismatic authority, and \nconsidering its connections to, and congruence with, contemporary understandings \nof political celebrity, we examine how …
Inside the Promotional Vortex
When Canadian Simon Whitfield won the gold medal in the first ever Olympic Men's Triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Games, the Canadian media labeled him an 'Olympic champion' and 'golden boy' and constructed his victory as 'heroic' and emblematic of Canadian character. Positive media attention led to several sponsorship contracts which in turn led to more media coverage about his success, with the result that Whitfield became a media celebrity and pro…
Playing with Race
‘Development through sport’ organizations use sport, physical activity and play as tools to facilitate social improvement in nations and communities targeted for development. The international movement supporting development through sport operates within two overlapping, yet distinct discursive frameworks: that of sport and play as universal and integrative social practices, and that of international development as the benevolent deliverance of a…
Black and Green
Sport, Race, and Bio-Politics
This article analyzes young Canadian volunteer interns' encounters with sociocultural difference within the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement. Using Foucauldian bio-power, Third Wave, or transnational feminism and Hardt and Negri's Empire, it examines how interns interpreted difference as markers of underdevelopment which secured the focus of the SDP movement on the underdevelopment of others. Following the Empire framework, this bio…
The U
Book Review| April 01 2011 The U The U, (2009). Directed by Billy Corben. Distributed by ESPN Films. 106 mins. Simon C. Darnell Simon C. Darnell Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2011) 38 (1): 128–130. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.38.1.128 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Sea…
Mainstreaming Sport into International Development Studies
Solidarity, Counter-Hegemony, and Development
Cuban internationalism has been recognized as a unique foreign policy approach that merges "soft power" with comprehensive development. While much has been written about the country's programs of cooperation, outreach, and solidarity, notably within the health sector, little has been mentioned to date about the extensive cooperation Cuba seeks with other nations in the global South through sport and physical education. This is a significant gap g…
Identity and learning in international volunteerism
Young sportspersons now serve abroad within the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) movement. Drawing on interviews with former interns from Commonwealth Games Canada's Canadian Sports Leadership Corps programme, this study explored what interns brought to, and learnt from, international SDP service. Interns confronted notions of expertise and privilege and, in some cases, considered the limits of Northern development stewardship. Interns als…
Sport for Development and Peace
The role of sport in development initiatives has grown dramatically over the last five years, now finding a place in the UN's millennium development goals. In FONT-STYLE: italic Sport and Development for Peace, Simon Darnell outlines the most recent sociological research on the role of sport in development initiatives. The book analyses the relationship between sport and international development and looks at what this reveals about socio-politic…
Political celebrity and the Olympic movement
In this paper, we explore the modernization of the role of President of the \nInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) by analyzing the actions of three men who \nheld the position during the 20th century: Pierre de Coubertin, Avery Brundage, and \nJuan Antonio Samaranch. Employing Weber’s concept of charismatic authority, and \nconsidering its connections to, and congruence with, contemporary understandings \nof political celebrity, we examine how …
Constructing and contesting the Olympics online
The awarding of the 2016 Summer Olympics to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil continues the trend of international sports mega-events being hosted in the global South and constructed and promoted as part of long-term development plans and policies. Rio 2016 also connects with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) current commitment to international development and global humanitarianism. In this paper, we examine the proliferation of this …
Sport, International Development and Peace
This chapter provides an overview of the history and emergence of the sport for development and peace (SDP) sector is offered. It illustrates some of the positive aspects of SDP activity, and also some of the cautions and limitations that deserve consideration. The chapter discusses future directions in the sociological analysis of SDP. According to the United Nations inter-agency task force, sport-for-development programmes fall into three categ…
Driving to the 'Net
On October 24, 2012, the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League announced a plan to move from their current stadium in Nassau County to the recently opened Barclays Center in the borough of Brooklyn, marking the end of a decades-long political saga about whether and where to build a new home arena for the club. During this time, the Islanders franchise strove to mobilize support for the ostensible benefits of the stadium development and…
Changing methods and methods of change
This collection of papers is made up of diverse, contemporary, and thought-provoking examples of qualitative methods in the study of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). In this conclusion, we reflect on some of the key themes that cut across the contributions. Four main topics are discussed: Interpretation (the subjects and voices at the centre of SDP research), Outcomes (the variety of results that are likely to emerge from SDP research), Cre…
Sport in under-resourced, underdeveloped, and conflict regions
More than 600 Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) programmes are currently registered on the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev.org) and over the past two decades, schol
Considering sport for development and peace through the capabilities approach
Heeding calls to integrate international development studies with Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), we approach SDP using the Capabilities Approach as articulated by Martha Nussbaum. Applying such a framework to the study and practice of SDP offers a politically engaged yet practical approach, and serves to theorise ways in which sport programmes might be conceptualised and organised as part of holistic approaches to development and not simp…
Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions
Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace
During the last two decades, there has been a concerted effort to remobilize sport as a vehicle for sustainable social development, especially in the most disadvantaged communities in the world. It is suggested that sport is a versatile and flexible developmental tool commonly associated with having the capacity to contribute to positive social capital in communities. This chapter debates the role of sport as an enabler for development, and the k…
The State of Play
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 …
Sport, Development and Environmental Sustainability
This is the first book to consider the intersections of sport, international development and environmental sustainability. It explores the tensions between sport's potential contribution to the environment and its rather poor record to date. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars who approach the topic from various disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, the book provides both critical and optimistic perspectives on the place of sport i…
The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development
This book focuses on the major social and political forces that have shaped the ways in which sport has been understood, organized, and contested in an effort to engender social change, including both archival research and extensive interviews with more than 15 central figures
‘Like, what even is a podcast?’ Approaching sport-for-development youth participatory action research through digital methodologies
This paper reports findings from a participatory-based study with racialised newcomer youth in Toronto that utilised digital methodologies – specifically the act of podcasting – to explore connections between sport and social development. The paper examines the complex, and sometimes contradictory, relationships between participatory research and digital technologies when examining the social meanings of sport and physical activity for youth. The…
Bringing the Community to the Uni-Critical Reflections on Youth Recreation Partnerships in Toronto
The focus of this paper is an evaluation of a recreation project partnership between a co-curricular university department and various youth community programs in downtown Toronto, Canada. The goal of the Hart House Youth Community Recreation Project (YCRP) is to build a bridge between the university and its neighboring communities through recreation, arts, and dialogue-based programming that responds to the needs and interests of community partn…
Global sport and the challenges of political life
Chief among the issues to be examined in this section is the ongoing use of sport by states and other various polities in support of political aspirations, both domestically and in the international sphere. The view that sport is attractive to governments and states in advancing their own agendas is not new; indeed, scholars like Lincoln Allison called critical attention to such politics of sport nearly 40 years ago (Alison, 1986). In turn, this …
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