Sport Governance

2013-07-24

Sport governance within South Africa is in all likelihood very different compared to sport governance systems across the globe. ... however, the South African government has been involved in a vigorous process of transformation.

Author: Ian O'Boyle

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136727412

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 312

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Governance has become a hugely important issue within sport. Issues of corruption and ‘bad governance’ have become synonymous with some aspects of sport and closer scrutiny than ever before is being applied to ensure organisations are following international best practice in respect to how they are governed. As sport organisations are required to become more professional and to adopt a more transparent and accountable approach to their operations, it has become important for all students, researchers and professionals working in sport to understand what good governance is and how it should be achieved. This book is the first to examine sport governance around the world. It offers a series of in-depth case studies of governance policy and practice in 15 countries and regions, including the US, UK, China, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as chapters covering governance by, and of, global sport organisations and international sport federations. With an introduction outlining the key contemporary themes in the study of sport governance, and a conclusion pointing at future directions for research and practice, this book is essential reading for any course on sport management, sport policy, sport development, sport administration or sport organisations, and for any manager or policy-maker working in sport and looking to improve their professional practice.
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Life Orientation Gr11 L b

There have been sports quotas for certain sports in South Africa . ... of seven Black players in a will run a high - performance programme to identify squad of 15 was recommended by both the transformation potential members of the World ...

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Publisher: New Africa Books

ISBN: 1869284747

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Gender Testing in Sport

2016-02-05

This unequal political economy continues to inform the profile of South Africa's successful international athletes and the debates about transformation in sport. Sporting codes that required minimal investment in equipment, ...

Author: Sandy Montanola

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317527114

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 210

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After the young South African athlete Caster Semenya won the 800m title at the 2009 World Championships she was obliged to undergo gender testing and was temporarily withdrawn from international competition. The way that this controversy unfolded represents a rich and multi-layered example of the construction of gender in wider society and the interrelationships between sport, culture and the media. This is the first book to explore the case in depth, from socio-cultural, ethical and legal perspectives. Analysing what came to be called "the Caster Semenya Case" in a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary fashion, and covering issues from media discourses and the rhetoric and regulations of the sport’s governing bodies to the reaction of the athlete herself, the book explores the ethics of how gender norms in sport, and in society more generally, are constructed through appearance, behaviour and sporting performance. This 2009 controversy can be taken as an indicator of the tensions of the time, and served as a link between medical sciences, society and gender. Including discussions of key concepts such as 'intersex', 'body norms', and 'fairness', Gender Testing in Sport is fascinating and important reading for anybody with an interest in sport studies, gender studies or biomedical ethics.
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Sport and Development in Emerging Nations

2021-04-06

It is disconcerting to note that the first report on transformation was only published in 2012, 18 years after the demise of apartheid (SRSA, 2019), further underscoring the deep-rooted challenge of transformation in South African sport ...

Author: Cem Tinaz

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781000374315

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 256

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For the first time, this book examines the strategies of leaders of emerging nations to use sport as a tool for reaching social, economic, cultural, political, technological or environmental goals and gaining international prestige. It assesses whether sport can really be an effective tool in international development. The book explores the unique challenges, issues and opportunities offered by sport for development in emerging nations. Bringing together case studies of sport and development in countries including Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey, the book looks at policies designed to achieve development through, by and for sport, and whether they have achieved their socio-economic objectives. It considers the way that emerging nations have used major international sports events as political and developmental projects, as well as the importance of sporting infrastructure, professional leagues, participation programmes and the influence of nationalism and ideology. With a truly global perspective, this book is important reading for any student, researcher or policy-maker with interest in sport management, sport development, development studies, international economics, globalisation or political science.
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South Africa s Democracy at the Crossroads

2022-04-18

Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Gerhardus Oosthuizen, in 2010 claimed that “After nearly two decades of ... hailed the National Sport and Recreation Plan's part in the transformation of society, as it enabled South Africa ...

Author: Daniel Silander

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

ISBN: 9781802629293

Category: Political Science

Page: 256

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South Africa's democracy faces increasing challenges from within, whether from protest, bad governance or general public dissatisfaction. South Africa ́s Democracy at the Crossroads explores the question; what are the challenges to future democratization in South Africa?
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Sports Law in South Africa

2020-01-14

... their 'Transformation' initiatives more aggressively and informed their respective sporting bodies that they will not be allowed to host future international events in South Africa unless they meet their 'Transformation' targets.

Author: Diederick Christoffel Jankowitz

Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.

ISBN: 9789403519739

Category: Law

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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of sports law in South Africa deals with the regulation of sports activity by both public authorities and private sports organizations. The growing internationalization of sports inevitably increases the weight of global regulation, yet each country maintains its own distinct regime of sports law and its own national and local sports organizations. Sports law at a national or organizational level thus gains a growing relevance in comparative law. The book describes and discusses both state-created rules and autonomous self-regulation regarding the variety of economic, social, commercial, cultural, and political aspects of sports activities. Self- regulation manifests itself in the form of by-laws, and encompasses organizational provisions, disciplinary rules, and rules of play. However, the trend towards more professionalism in sports and the growing economic, social and cultural relevance of sports have prompted an increasing reliance on legal rules adopted by public authorities. This form of regulation appears in a variety of legal areas, including criminal law, labour law, commercial law, tax law, competition law, and tort law, and may vary following a particular type or sector of sport. It is in this dual and overlapping context that such much-publicized aspects as doping, sponsoring and media, and responsibility for injuries are legally measured. This monograph fills a gap in the legal literature by giving academics, practitioners, sports organizations, and policy makers access to sports law at this specific level. Lawyers representing parties with interests in South Africa will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative sports law.
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The Race to Transform

2010

The contributors, a mix of activist intellectuals and those directly involved in the game, outline an agenda for both theory and practice in the ongoing debate about sport and transformation in South Africa."--Website.

Author: Ashwin Desai

Publisher: Human Sciences Research Council

ISBN: STANFORD:36105133353610

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 271

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" ... takes stock of sport in South Africa, and provides a pioneering exploration of how sport reflects matters such as enduring inequality, racial transformation and the making (or otherwise) of a common South African destiny ... Divided into chapters delving into a diverse set of sporting codes, The Race to Transform enlivens and transcends the technical debates and contestations around transformation that have become such a prominent part of sports discourse. The contributors, a mix of activist intellectuals and those directly involved in the game, outline an agenda for both theory and practice in the ongoing debate about sport and transformation in South Africa."--Website.
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The Race Game

2012-12-06

Sport and Politics in South Africa Douglas Booth. Nauright, John, '"Like Fleas on a ... Sport, Cultures and Identities in South Africa (London, 1997). ... Nyaka, Sefako, 'Challenges and Transformation in Sport', in Cheryl Roberts (ed.) ...

Author: Douglas Booth

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136313479

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Page: 272

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1999 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year Douglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the fostering of a new national identity in South Africa. He analyzes the effect of the 30-year sport boycott but concludes that sport will never unite South Africans except in the most fleeting and superficial manner.
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South Africa

2014-07-31

In this sense, sport had the potential to be one of the 'easy wins' of the new South Africa. ... than these transcendent moments, sport has been for much ofthe post-apartheid period just one more terrain of struggle over transformation.

Author: Alexander Johnston

Publisher: A&C Black

ISBN: 9781780931937

Category: History

Page: 336

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At the heart of South Africa's 'miracle' transition from intractable ethno-racial conflict to democracy was an improvised nation born out of war weariness, hope, idealism and calculated pragmatism on the part of the elites who negotiated the compromise settlement. In the absence of any of the conventional bonds of national consciousness, the improvised nation was fixed on the civic identity and national citizenship envisaged in the new constitution. In the twentieth anniversary year of the country's democracy, South Africa reviews the progress of nation-building in post-apartheid South Africa, assesses how well the improvised nation has been embedded in a shared life for South Africans and offers a prognosis for its future. It draws up a socio-economic profile of the population which is the raw material of nation-building. It measures the contributions of the polity and the constitution, religion and values, as well as sport and the media, to building a sense of national citizenship. The book explains the abrupt discontinuity between the contributions of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki to nation-building and goes on to note the changing focus from reconciliation between black and white to include a concern for social cohesion in a society beset by violent crime, corruption and citizen deviance and dissidence. South Africa reconsiders the short, intense life cycle of Afrikaner nationalism and portrays the ambiguous relationships between African nationalism, non-racialism, civic nationalism and 'African tradition' in the ideology and practice of the African National Congress. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive analysis of a crucial aspect of South Africa's first twenty years of democracy, as well as exploring intriguing questions for the student of nationalism.
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Comparative Sport Development

2013-11-26

South. African. Sports. Transformation. South Africa's sports system and structure originated in the need to undo the divisiveness of its apartheid past and to establish a foundation for an inclusive and competitive sports performance ...

Author: Kirstin Hallmann

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9781461489054

Category: Political Science

Page: 355

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The aim of this book is to provide an overview of perspectives and approaches to sports development focusing on sport systems, sport participation and public policy towards sports. It includes twelve European countries covering all regions of Europe and eleven countries from around the globe. The objective is to present an overview of the diversity of approaches taken to sport development, focusing on the different sport systems and how sport is financed, the underlying applications of sport policy and how it is reflected in sport participation. This book takes a comparative approach which is reflected in each chapter following a similar structure. The diversity of sports systems in Europe and other continents and their (historical) context is shown. Thereby a range of policy approaches underpinning sport development around the world are presented, making it of interest to both academics and policy-makers concerned with sports economics and policy.
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