Sport, Leadership, and Social Inclusion / Hans Erik Næss and Mari Svendsen.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: The role of sport in contemporary society -- Introduction -- The emergence of sport in society -- Sport and social change: a contentious relationship -- The role of leadership -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Theoretical framework and methodology -- Introduction -- The integration of society -- The relationship between social inclusion and exclusion -- Elements of sports leadership in a complex world -- Data and methods -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: The role of leadership in creating access to social inclusion arenas -- Introduction -- The complexities of access -- Physical, political, and socio-cultural barriers -- The role of leadership: seeing who's not in the room? -- Making a difference by differentiating? -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: The role of leadership in facilitating participation -- Introduction -- The many facets of participation -- Actual participation requires the sharing of power -- Boundary conditions of participation -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 5: The role of leadership in stimulating empowerment -- Introduction -- Empowerment and social inclusion in sport -- Meaningfulness -- Creating meaningfulness through the experience of belonging - the role of leadership -- Competence -- Achieving competence through life skills - the role of leadership -- Impact -- Impact: the role of leadership -- Self-determination -- Leadership and self-determination -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: The role of leadership for social inclusion policy development in Europe -- Introduction -- A new look at social inclusion and leadership -- Policy implications and priorities -- Limitations of this study and avenues for further research.

References -- Index.

This book considers how sport organisations can create inclusive practices to strengthen social progress, focusing on the importance of leadership in fostering positive change.

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