Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the last decade, a significant trend could be observed with regards to the growth of the
number of sport for development initiatives globally, as well as the increasing range of
stakeholders involved in the sport for development field. Many international organisations
and institutions began to put more emphasis on the use of sport and sport activities to initiate
social change. This was further observed with the growing trends in sport for development
activities within the Global South. In order to explore the impacts of the trends in sport for
development, this study examined the recent sport for development trends in South Africa
and in what way the 2010 FIFA World Cup has affected it. This study attempts to do this by
exploring the historical underpinnings of sport for development in South Africa, as well as
current trends in the field. The study further examines the sport for development initiatives
that have been implemented during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and explores their
ramifications for the sport for development landscape in South Africa.
With its assessment of the sport for development legacies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this
study builds on the existing international literature by an increasing number of scholars
assessing the trends in sport for development as well as evaluating the effectiveness of the
field for promoting development. Moreover, due to the recent increase in developing
countries in the Global South hosting sport mega-events, with a purpose to achieve social
development objectives through the event (for example, South Africa and the 2010 World
Cup), this study builds on literature examining a potential link between sport mega-events
and sport for development. As a point of departure this study looked to provide an overview
of the sport for development field, the recent debates raised among scholars as well as a
theoretical framework informing the field. The study then looked towards the historical
underpinnings of sport for development in South Africa, creating a framework for the
analysis of the empirical study regarding the sport for development initiatives implemented
during the World Cup.
The main findings of this study included the rapid growth of sport for development initiatives
during the World Cup period, the increase and range in public and private actors forming
institutional arrangements and partnerships in sport for development initiatives and the
outcomes and implications of those trends for the South African sport for development
context. Through the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it was found that the sport mega-event was ultimately used as a strategic opportunity for initiatives to achieve objectives and
aims including the creation of awareness of initiatives, potentially meeting new partners and
funders, and increasing participant numbers. Moreover, through the formation of institutional
arrangements and partnerships, implementing organisations could potentially ensure
sustainability of the initiative due to the resources made available by the range of partners
involved. It must be noted however, that although the 2010 FIFA World Cup was used
strategically by the sport for development initiatives implemented during that period, sport
mega-events cannot be said to achieve social development objectives, especially those of
sport for development, due to the many neoliberal tendencies that is found in the hosting of
the event. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gedurende die laaste dekade was 'n kenmerkende / belangrike trant opgemerk, t.o.v. die groei
van die getal globale sport vir ontwikkeling, sowel as die toename van rolspelers betrokke by
die ontwikkeling van sport. Baie internasionale organiSuid-Afrikasies en inrigtings sit meer
klem op die gebruik van sport en aktiwiteite om sosiale verandering uit te oefen. Die is verder
opmerkend met die groeiende trant van sport-ontwikkeling in die Globale lande. Om die
impak van sport-ontwikkeling te ondersoek, het hierdie studie die onlangse sportontwikkeling
trant in Suid-Afrika getoets, asook die manier hoe die 2010 FIFA Wêreld-beker
dit beinvloed het. Die navorsing probeer dit doen deur die historiese ondersteuning van sportontwikkeling
in Suid-Afrika te ondersoek, sowel as die huidige trant. Dié navorsing
ondersoek ook die sport-ontwikkeling inisiatief wat geinplimenteer was gedurende die 2010
FIFA Wêreld-beker, asook die vertakking van sport-ontwikkeling in Suid-Afrika.
Met die assesering van die sport-ontwikkeling van die 2010 FIFA Wêreld-beker, gaan hierdie
studie op die huidige internasionale literatuur bou by die groei van die getal narvorsers wat
die trant in sport-ontwikkeling en evaluering wat die uitwerking op sport-ontwikkeling
bevorder. Sodoende, met die onlangse groei van ontwikkelinde lande tussen Globale lande
wat groot sport byeenkomste huisves, met die doel om sosiale ontwikkeling te bereik (bv.
Suid-Afrika en die 2010 Wêreld-beker), gaan hierdie studie die Literatuur ondersoek van ‘n
potensiale koppeling tussen mega-sport byeenkomste en sport-ontwikkeling opbou.
Hierdie studie verskaf 'n oorsig van sport-ontwikkeling as 'n vetrek-punt om die onlangse
debatte tussen leerders en die teoretiese raamwerk in die veld in te lig. Die studie kyk ook na
die historiese ondersteuning vir sport-ontwikkeling in Suid-Afrika, deur ‘n raamwerk in die
analise van die studie m.b.t. sport-ontwikkeling inisiatief tydens die Wêreld-beker te skep.
Die hoof bevindings van hierdie studie sluit in die vinnige groei van sport-ontwikkeling
inisiatief tydens die Wêreld-beker; die toename en reeks publieke en private ondersteuners
wat instansie rëelings vorm en verhoudings in sport-ontwikkeling en die uitkoms en
implikasies in die Suid-Afrika konteks. Deur die 2010 FIFA Wêreld-beker te huisves, het
hierdie mega-sport gebeurtenis eintlik 'n strategiese geleentheid om doele te bereik, insluitend
die bewustheid van inisiatief, die ontmoeting van nuwe genote en skenkers, asook die groei in deelname. Verder, deur die formasie van instansie rëelings en verhoudings, implementerende
organisasies kan potensiale Suid-Afrikasies kan potensiale steun verseker, a.g.v. die bronne
beskikbaar gemaak deur die betrokke vennote. Kennis moet geneem word dat al was die 2010
FIFA Wêreld-beker strateties gebruik om sport-ontwikkeling te implementeer tydens hierdie
periode, groot sport byeenkomste kan nie verantwoordelik gehou word vir sosiale
ontwikkeling doelwitte, veral vir sport-ontwikkeling, a.g.v. die neo-liberale tendens wat by
die huisvesting van hierdie geleenthede gevind word.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/17928 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Burgess, Meryl |
| Contributors | Cornelissen, Scarlett, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Political Science. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | x, 103 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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