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Intercultural Dialogue through Sport

 

By Mogens Kirkeby

 

Sport is a popular tool and sector in the discussion of intercultural dialogue.

 

From a political point of view, sport and its structures and settings are often referred to and preferred as an important solutions to the major challenge of creating an intercultural dialogue in the European societies.

However, the popularity and the preferences for using sport and its structures in the processes of creating an intercultural dialogue, is not always enough to secure successful interventions and results.

 

 

 

Main characteristics of sport as tool for creating an inter-cultural dialogue :

 

The interventions and activities are mainly planned and implemented at a local level without an overall strategy or policy.

 

The interventions and outcomes are often described through “good practices” more than evidence based research.

 

Civil society organisations (sport associations, clubs, etc.) with its voluntary based structures and commitments are often the settings, where the intercultural interventions are implemented.

 

Focal points of the interventions are “challenge oriented” (social inclusion or anti-racism), and “target group” oriented.

 

The “intercultural learning dimension” is mainly based on non-formal and informal learning settings and processes.

 

 

How can sport for all organisations assist social integration and the intercultural dialogue?

 

We would like to hear your opinion!

 

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12 project examples from Stuttgart (PDF, 4.76 MB)

The Challenges for Sport organisations (DOC, 39. KB)