This book goes beyond the individual benefits of sport to look more closely at what sport can offer to groups of people and the communities in which they live.

Sport and physical activity are now regularly used to promote social and economic development, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, on an international scale.

Sport has the incredible power to positively influence the world, and it is with this in mind that the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) has seen t

Sport is more than competition and the opportunity to become physically fit. Sport and physical activity offer opportunities for people and communities to forge

Through a social justice and equity lens, this book examines how families, sport, and leisure connect to broader social issues in society. It goes beyond descri