Sport And Politics In Canada

Author : Donald Macintosh
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773561786

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Sport and Politics in Canada by Donald Macintosh Pdf

Active Canadian government in sport is recent. Even after the passage of the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act in 1961, government activity was limited to small grants to national sport governing bodies and cost-sharing agreements with the provinces aimed at increasing participation in sport. By the end of the 1960s sport had come to be seen as an instrument which could be used to promote national unity. Government involvement increased, and by the 1980s the federal government was pouring increasing funds into the support of elite athletes and the construction of sports facilities.

Author : Lucie Thibault,Jean Harvey
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780776620954

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Sport Policy in Canada by Lucie Thibault,Jean Harvey Pdf

"Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society, University of Ottawa."

Author : Richard S. Gruneau,David Whitson
Publisher : University of Toronto PressHigher education
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0920059058

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Hockey Night in Canada by Richard S. Gruneau,David Whitson Pdf

Hockey Night in Canada will appeal to all readers interested in the wider implications of sport in our society.

Author : Barrie Houlihan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134794409

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Sport, Policy and Politics by Barrie Houlihan Pdf

Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five countries - Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the issues raised in this book include: * the process of sport policy-making * the administrative framework for sport: the responsibilities of central or federal governments, state governments and local authorities * the division of responsibility between different levels of government * how policy-making has addressed the topical problems of drug abuse in athletes, and the provision of sport and physical education in schools.

Author : Nils Asle Bergsgard,Barrie Houlihan,Per Mangset,Svein Ingve Nødland,Hilmar Rommetvedt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136364693

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Sport Policy by Nils Asle Bergsgard,Barrie Houlihan,Per Mangset,Svein Ingve Nødland,Hilmar Rommetvedt Pdf

Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of policy change and issues associated with policy convergence. In stark contrast to many other areas of public policy such as education, personal welfare and health care there is a paucity of theoretically informed comparative studies in sport. Over recent years there has been a steady increase in public investment in sport and frequently, as a consequence, a sharper debate about how public resources should be used. However, there has been little analysis of the factors that shape the generation of domestic sport policy and little attempt to identify the variables that might influence the policy process. Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change provides a theoretically informed analysis of the sports systems in Canada, England, Germany and Norway. These economically advanced countries are carefully selected to enable the investigation of the significance of variables and because they share a number of socio-economic and sports-related characteristics, which provides the text with a unique breadth and depth of coverage. This text is a vital addition to the general paucity of literature in this area and is written by an internationally renowned author team.

Author : Janelle Joseph,Simon Darnell,Yuka Nakamura
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551304144

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Race and Sport in Canada by Janelle Joseph,Simon Darnell,Yuka Nakamura Pdf

Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities is the first anthology to explore intersections of race with the constructions of gender, sexuality, class, and ability within the context of Canadian sport settings. Written by a collection of emerging and established scholars, this book is broadly organized around three interrelated areas: historical approaches to the study of race and sport in Canada; Canadian immigration and the study of race and sport; and the study of race and sport beyond Canada's borders. Within these themes, a variety of relevant topics are discussed, including black football players in twentieth-century Canada, the structural barriers to sports participation faced by immigrants arriving to Atlantic Canada, and NCAA scholarships and Canadian athletes. Race and Sport in Canada will be of interest to the general reader as well as to instructors and students in the fields of sport studies, sociology, critical race studies, cultural studies, and education.

Author : Simon C. Darnell,Russell Field,Bruce Kidd
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781137439444

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The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development by Simon C. Darnell,Russell Field,Bruce Kidd Pdf

This book focuses on the major social and political forces that have shaped the ways in which sport has been understood, organized, and contested in an effort to engender social change. Integrating the history of international development with the history of modern sport, the authors examine the underpinnings of sport-for-development from the mid-19th through the early 21st centuries. Including both archival research and extensive interviews with more than 15 individuals who were central to the institutions and movements that shaped sport as a force for development, this book will be of particular interest to the growing number of scholars, students, practitioners, advocates and activists interested in the possibilities and limitations of sport-for-development.

Author : Jordan B. Goldstein
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Hockey
ISBN : 9781487521349

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Canada's Holy Grail by Jordan B. Goldstein Pdf

Canada's Holy Grail investigates the political motivations of Lord Stanley and sheds light on the Stanley Cup as a symbol of Canadian unity.

Author : Bruce Kidd
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781487516857

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The Struggle for Canadian Sport by Bruce Kidd Pdf

Canadian sports were turned on their head during the years between the world wars. The middle-class amateur men's organizations which dominated Canadian sports since the mid-nineteenth century steadily lost ground, swamped by the rise of consumer culture and badly battered and split by the depression. In The Struggle for Canadian Sport Bruce Kidd illuminates the complex and fractious process that produced the familiar contours of Canadian sport today -- the hegemony of continental cartels like the NHL, the enormous ideological power of the media, the shadowed participation of women in sports, and the strong nationalism of the amateur Olympic sports bodies. Kidd focuses on four major Canadian organizations of the interwar period: the Amateur Athletic Union, the Women's Amateur Athletic Federation, the Workers' Sport Association, and the National Hockey League. Each of these organizations became focal points of debate and political activity, and they often struggled with each other - each had a radically different agenda: The AAU sought `the making of men' and the strengthening of English-Canadian nationalism; the WAAF promoted the health and well-being of sportswomen; the WSA was a vehicle for socialism; and the NHL was concerned with lucrative spectacles. These national organizations stimulated and steered many of the resources available for sport and contributed significantly to the expansion of opportunities. They enjoyed far more power than other Canadian cultural organizations of the period, and they attempted to manipulate both the direction and philosophy of Canadian athletics. Through their control of the rules and prestigious events and their countless interventions in the mass media, they shaped the dominant practices and coined the very language with which Canadians discussed what sports should mean. The success and outcome of each group, as well as their confrontations with one another were crucial in shaping modern Canadian sports. The Struggle for Canadian Sport adds to our understanding of the material and social conditions under which people created and elaborated sports and the contested ideological terrain on which sports were played and interpreted. Winner of the North American Society for Sports History (NASSH) 1997 book award

Author : Mick Green,Barrie Houlihan
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415331838

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Elite Sport Development by Mick Green,Barrie Houlihan Pdf

Examines the emergence, development and status of an elite sport development policy in swimming, track and field, and sailing in Australia, Canada and the UK.

Author : Stephen Wagg,Allyson M. Pollock
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9783030728267

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The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm by Stephen Wagg,Allyson M. Pollock Pdf

This book looks historically at the harm that has been inflicted in the practice of sport and at some of the issues, debates and controversies that have arisen as a result. Written by experts in history, sociology, sport journalism and public health, the book considers sport and injury in relation to matters of social class; gender; ethnicity and race; sexuality; political ideology and national identity; health and wellbeing; childhood; animal rights; and popular culture. These matters are, in turn, variously related to a range of sports, including ancient, pre- and early industrial sports; American football; boxing; wrestling and other combat sports; mountaineering; horseracing; cycling; motor racing; rugby football; cricket; association football; baseball; basketball; Crossfit; ice hockey; Olympic sports; Mixed Martial Arts; and sport in an imagined dystopian future.

Author : Alan Bairner,John Kelly,Jung Woo Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317646662

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Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics by Alan Bairner,John Kelly,Jung Woo Lee Pdf

Sport is frequently considered to be an aspect of popular culture that is, or should be, untainted by the political. However, there is a broad consensus among academics that sport is often at the heart of the political and the political is often central to sport. From the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany to the civil unrest that preceded the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, sport and politics have remained symbiotic bedfellows. The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Politics goes further than any other book in surveying the complex, embedded relationships between sport and politics. With sections addressing ideologies, nation and statehood, corporate politics, political activism, social justice, and the politics of sports events, it introduces the conceptual foundations that underpin our understanding of the sport-politics nexus and examines emergent issues in this field of study. Including in-depth case studies from North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this is an essential reference for anybody with an interest in the social scientific study of sport.

Author : Janice Forsyth,Audrey R. Giles
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774824224

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Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada by Janice Forsyth,Audrey R. Giles Pdf

Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada uses sport as a lens through which to examine issues such as individual and community health, gender and race relations, culture and colonialism, and self-determination and agency. In this groundbreaking volume, leading scholars offer a multidisciplinary perspective on how unequal power relations influence the ability of Aboriginal people in Canada to implement their own visions for sport. The diverse analyses illuminate how Aboriginal people employ sport as a venue through which to assert their cultural identities and find a positive space for themselves and upcoming generations in contemporary Canadian society.

Author : Peter Donnelly
Publisher : Thompson Educational Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sports
ISBN : 1550772066

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Taking Sport Seriously by Peter Donnelly Pdf

Author : Donald Macintosh,Michael Hawes
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1994-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773564541

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Sport and Canadian Diplomacy by Donald Macintosh,Michael Hawes Pdf

The authors examine the key events of the Department's involvement: Prime Minister Trudeau's quarrel with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the conditions under which Taiwan could compete in the 1976 Montreal Olympics; the Canadian government's successful efforts to avoid a boycott of the 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games by black African nations; government acquiescence to demands from the United States that Canada support its boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics; government use of sport in the 1980s to maintain a leadership role within the Commonwealth in the fight against apartheid in South Africa; and government motives in announcing in October 1987 that sport would be used more frequently to further wider foreign policy objectives. The authors also consider the consequences of the federal government's February 1992 decision to close the international sports relations section in External Affairs and subsume its functions under the corresponding unit in Fitness and Amateur Sport. Grounding this study in transnational relations theory, the authors argue that sport and international relations can no longer be understood only in terms of traditional, "realist" theories of international politics. Placing recent developments in sport in the context of broader trends in international politics, they offer observations and speculations about the future role of international sport and, in particular, the IOC in the new world of interdependence.