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Cross-Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport

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posted on 2023-08-30, 14:24 authored by Mathew Dowling, David Legg, Brown Phil
This chapter introduces the reader to discussions surrounding comparative sport policy literature and begins to reflect upon how comparative sport policy research might be informed by, and applied to, the Paralympic sporting context. In doing so, the chapter identifies a number of challenges in applying what have historically been able-bodied centric comparative models to examine the Paralympic sporting domain. The chapter argues that the adoption of comparative sport policy approaches have the potential to further develop our understanding of Paralympic sport; however, any attempts to do so should only be done cautiously and through acknowledging the philosophical and methodological complexities and challenges of comparative analysis as well as the importance of identifying and taking into consideration issues that are unique to the Paralympic context.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Page range

249-272

Number of pages

687

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Place of publication

London, UK

Title of book

The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies

ISBN

978-1-137-47900-6

Editors

Ian Brittain, Aaron Beacom

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2016-11-07

Legacy creation date

2016-11-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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