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The experience of community sport development: a case study of Blaenau Gwent

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Bolton, Nicola
Fleming, Scott
Elias, Bernadette
Date
2008
Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN
1360-6719
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Abstract
In this paper, the experience of community sport development (CSD) is explored through case study evidence from Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council – an area of social disadvantage in the South Wales valleys. An empirically informed theoretical account is presented based on three key themes: (a) community development and social capital; (b) nurturing citizenship; and (c) resistance to paternalism. As a result, a re-conceptualisation of CSD is advanced in which there is an explicit recognition of the tripartite relationship between community, citizens and providers as part of an understanding of new governance. This in turn requires a shift away from dichotomous 'bottom–up' and 'top–down' approaches towards a non-hierarchical emphasis for CSD.
Journal/conference proceeding
Managing Leisure;
Citation
Bolton, N., Fleming, S. and Elias, B. (2008) 'The experience of community sport development: A case study of Blaenau Gwent', Managing Leisure, 13(2), pp.92-103
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10369/4047
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13606710801933446
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