Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis' by Enrico Michelini

Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis' by Enrico Michelini

Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and outcomes of forced migration and the 'refugee crisis'. Adopting a systems theory framework and examining different sport disciplines, performance levels and settings, it represents a significant contribution to our understanding of one of the most urgent social issues facing the modern world. The book explores four key aspects of sport’s intersection with forced migration. Firstly, it looks at how the media covers sport in relation to the 'refugee crisis', specifically coverage of refugee elite athletes. Secondly, it examines the adaptation of sport organisations to the 'refugee crisis', including the culture, programmes and structures that promote or obstruct sport for refugees. Thirdly, the book looks at sport in refugee sites, and how sport can be used as therapy, an escape or empowerment for refugees but also how it can reinforce the divisions between staff and the refugees themselves. Finally, the book looks at how forced migration influences and is influenced by participation in elite sport, by examining the biographies of elite migrant athletes. A richly descriptive, critical and illuminating piece of work, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, migration, sociology or the relationship between sport and wider society. The Open Access version of this book, available at www. taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Enrico Michelini is Professor of sociology and economy of sport at the University of Saarland, Germany. His research focusses on sport in the contexts of health promotion, human migration and social conflicts. In his projects, he has worked with different qualitative methods and particularly with document analysis, ethnography and interviews. His current research focus concerns the role of sport in the context of the so called 'refugee crisis'.

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ISBN 13	9781032441412
ISBN 10	1032441410
Title	Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis'
Author	Enrico Michelini
Series	Routledge Focus On Sport Culture And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2023-02-08
Number of pages	124
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