The assignment consist of 3 big questions and each big question contains several smaller questions. The responses to the questions are from the textbook readings. Te responses should include definitions of main concepts, detailed examples, main points of an argument or debate that shows a thorough understanding of the key concepts.
The responses are mainly from the text readings. For Question set 1, the questions are based on chapters 3 & 4. For Question sets 2 and 3, we should base our answers on chapters 5 and 7, respectively. Chapter 6 is not included.
Chapter 3 is from pages 30 to 54. Chapters 4, 5, and 7 are from pages 57 to 74, 78-101, and 134-152.
QUESTION 1
The following questions pertain to ways that sport can be used for political purposes. When answering the following questions, please refer to pertinent course materials when appropriate. Be sure to demonstrate your awareness of course materials (e.g. concepts and their definitions; key arguments/debates; relevant examples from lectures, reading and videos).
(a) Define the term ‘politics’. (2)
(b) Describe what is meant by an ‘old’ politics of sport? Explain how the Canada-Soviet Union ‘Summit Series’ in 1972 is an example of an ‘old’ politics of sport. (3)
(c) What is public diplomacy, and what does it have to do with sport? (2)
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d) Outline reasons that some see globalization as positive and helpful for promoting peace. (4)
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e) What flaws have been identified with a neoliberal approach to: (i) addressing environmental issues, and (ii) providing recreational services for less wealthy groups? Be sure to explain how it is that a neoliberal approach is associated with the problem. (4)
QUESTION 2
The following questions pertain to ways that sport can be used for social change. When answering the following questions, please refer to pertinent course materials when appropriate. Be sure to demonstrate your awareness of course materials (e.g. concepts and their definitions; key arguments/debates; relevant examples from lectures, reading and videos).
(a) Define ‘social movement’. (2)
(b) What is meant by ‘lifestyle politics’? What is an example of lifestyle politics? (2)
c) What does it mean to say that (sport) subculture members may be “pre-political”? (3)
(d) When considering more ‘intentional’ attempts to create social change (or ‘intentional politics’), what are the features of movements that are thought to be most likely to be successful? (5)
(e) Elite Kenyan runners played an important role as ‘social movement entrepreneurs’ in Kenya, following post-election inter-ethnic violence in 2007-2008. What is a ‘social movement entrepreneur’? Why were elite Kenyan runners thought to be well-positioned to be social movement entrepreneurs’? (4)
f) Outline the range of ways that ‘success’ can be defined for different social movements. (4)
QUESTION 3
The following questions focus especially on ways that sport can be used for ‘development’ purposes. When answering the following questions, please refer to pertinent course materials when appropriate. Be sure to demonstrate your awareness of course materials (e.g. concepts and their definitions; key arguments/debates; relevant examples from lectures, reading and videos).
(a) Define international development (3)
(b) Outline what the terms ‘sport plus’ and ‘plus sport’ refer to in relation to sport-related development efforts, and provide examples to help demonstrate your understanding (3)
(c) Outline and explain concerns that have been expressed about SDP (i.e., sport for development and peace) organizations promoting ‘post-colonial’ power relationships (5)
(d) Some have expressed concerns about the ‘functionalist’ orientation that is commonly adopted by SDP programmes.
(i) What is meant by a functionalist orientation to SDP programmes? (2)
(ii) Why might it be considered a problem to adopt a functionalist orientation when carrying out SDP programmes? (1)
(iii) Why would many SDP programmes be more likely to adopt a functionalist orientation than a critical orientation? (1)
