CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The call for papers for the Sport in Black and White Conference and Youth in Action week to be held in Saint Lucia between June 10-23 is now open.
The Sport in Black and White Conference has been designated as the third Sport and the Global South Conference.
Call for papers:
• The societal impact of sport for development and community sport programmes.
• The strategic development and structure of sports organizations and mechanisms for delivery.
• Sport for development governance at the governmental and organizational level .
• Issues relating to capacity building and delivery of women focused sports for development and community sport programmes.
• Innovation in sports for development programmes and community sport.
• Sports tourism and its economic impact on local communities.
• Analyzing the effectiveness of sports, physical education and body culture educational programmes.
• Combating discrimination through sports for development and community sports programmes
Papers will be considered for Impumulelo: Journal of Sport and the Global South. Consideration will also be given to produce an edited book from the best papers presented at the conference.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Sacred Sports Foundation and The Center for the Study of Sport and Leisure in Society at the Academy of International Sport, George Mason University.
The actual conference will take place between June 10-14, 2013. Deadline for paper and panel submissions is March 1, 2013.
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