ABSTRACT
Sport volunteering is becoming an increasingly popular motive for international travel. Many tourism organisations now advertise sport volunteering projects, with colleges and universities also offering students the opportunity to participate in similar projects abroad. This is the first book to bring together diverse and interdisciplinary insights into the development of the contemporary sport volunteering phenomenon. It addresses conceptual uncertainties and challenges emerging from the growing international sport volunteering market, and offers insight into its future directions, impact and sustainability.
Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, Part I examines volunteering in the context of international sporting events, while Part II evaluates volunteering initiatives related to sport development. Including case studies from Australia, Cameroon, Namibia, Norway, Russia, the UK, the US and Zambia, this substantial volume provides a truly international perspective on the changing roles of sport volunteering.
Showcasing the latest research from across the globe, International Sports Volunteering is a valuable resource for any course on sport studies, sport event management, sport development, sport tourism, sport geography, the sociology of sport or leisure studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|124 pages
International sport volunteering at sporting events
chapter 1|18 pages
Co-creation in events
chapter 2|21 pages
Creativity-based volunteering at the Winter Olympics in Sochi
chapter 4|21 pages
The transgressive potential of international volunteering
chapter 5|24 pages
Pull factors for Perth
chapter 6|21 pages
Indirect volunteers and application of the volunteer cube
part 2|112 pages
International sport volunteering and sport and development