Sport Governance and Policy-Making
Mohammad Sadegh Afroozeh; Ameneh Mehri; Zahra Niknam
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Objective: The use of sport to address various social issues, including peace, has been widely welcomed. Accordingly, with the increasing popularity and pervasiveness of sport around the world, the subject of sport and peace in scientific discourses has fascinated many researchers. The purpose of this ...
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Objective: The use of sport to address various social issues, including peace, has been widely welcomed. Accordingly, with the increasing popularity and pervasiveness of sport around the world, the subject of sport and peace in scientific discourses has fascinated many researchers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the thematic discourse on the role of sport in world peace.Methodology: The present study was of qualitative type and was conducted by systematic review of documents. The researchers selected, coded and analyzed 35 documents related to the research objectives by reviewing the articles in the period 2015-2021.Results: Document analysis by coding method 172 code; 25 concepts and 10 categories were identified. The contexts identified for the development of sport-based world peace included budget, educational sport, culture, competence, politics and religion, communities, sport efficiency, peace capabilities, effectiveness and leadership.Conclusion: These findings provide a basis for researchers to distinguish the next steps. At the same time, it will lead to a stronger literary base and challenge the lack of discourse in this area.
Sahel Qaderi; Mina Mallaei; Reza Simbar; Sadegh Fatahi
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Objective: The present research examines special sports events as a tool for para-diplomacy in the border regions of Kermanshah province.Methodology: The current research adopts a qualitative approach and falls under the category of grounded theory. The data collection tools utilized in this study involve ...
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Objective: The present research examines special sports events as a tool for para-diplomacy in the border regions of Kermanshah province.Methodology: The current research adopts a qualitative approach and falls under the category of grounded theory. The data collection tools utilized in this study involve in-depth and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders of special events, diplomacy, and para-diplomacy in the province. The interviews continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. Additionally, a snowball sampling method was employed to select interviewees, and the data obtained from 14 interviews were coded and analyzed using the grounded theory approach.Results: A total of 751 initial codes were extracted from the interview analysis. After extracting similar codes and eliminating duplicates, 259 open initial codes were identified. Conclusion: Paradiplomacy, as a novel approach, and special sports events, as instruments, should be utilized by governmental figures to advance this approach, leveraging all available capacities in border provinces for national development, regional interaction improvement, and shaping public opinion. In this regard, subnational units in Kermanshah province can contribute to the country's goals and development by leveraging the existing potential for organizing sports events, provided certain authorities are delegated to them through contracts and commitments to national interests.
