Sport as Social Policy: Midnight Football and the Governing of Society

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
	References
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Background and context
		Instrumentalization of sport policy
		A genealogy of sport as a technology of social work
		Sport as an instrument of social policy
	Outline of the book
	Sport and social policy context
	Research context
		Instrumental interests
		Critical interests
		Outlining a problematizing approach
	Analytical framework
		A genealogy of power
		Conceptualizations of power and governing rationality
		Analysing discourse and rationality
	References
Chapter 2: Interventions
	Introduction
		The rationality of sports-based interventions
		The case(s) of examination
	Six cases of sports-based interventions
		Midnight Basketball
		Positive Futures
		Community Sport
		Vencer
		DesÉquilibres
		Drive-in Sport
	Synthesizing investigation of the cases
		Institutionalization
		Organizational cooperation
		Inclusion rationality
		Selective outreach
		Social reformation
		Coach relations
		Policy production
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 3: Midnight Football
	Introduction
		Presenting the case and methodological reflections
	Midnight Football: an overview
		The participant young people: targets of intervention
		The institutionalization of Midnight Football
	The activities in practice
		Arriving at the arena
		Starting the activities
		Playing the game
		The style of play
		Late night and closing time
	Methodology
		Midnight Football as a case
		Empirical material
		Research ethics
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 4: Urban Periphery
	Introduction
		Space and social segregation
		Space as discursive formation
	Forming the urban periphery
		Centring the domain around the movements and sport arenas
		Material and symbolic differentiation and limitation
		Problematizing the residents and forms of associations
		Constructing the discourses and domains of risk and danger
		Resisting and countering the discourse of risk
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 5: Civil Society
	Introduction
		Civil society in context
		Civil society as governable domain
	The construction of civil society
		Productive discursive differentiations
		Governing between autonomy and control
		Governing at a distance
		Technologies of community
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 6: Neo-Philanthropy
	Introduction
		Philanthropy in the history of the present
		Rationalities of neo-philanthropy
	Technologies of goodwill
		The motives of goodwill
		The position of goodwill
		Pragmatist philanthropy is not religious charity
		The political potential to make a difference
		The political objectives of goodwill
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 7: Social Control
	Introduction
		Social control in context
		Discipline and control
	The control of subjects and movement
		Young people in the open spaces and assessment of risk
		Controlling risk and the rationality of prevention
		The dynamic relations of control
		Coordination of control
		Control within and beyond the intervention
		Direct and indirect control
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 8: Integration
	Introduction
		Different forms of integration
		Conceptualizing integration
	Integration as discourse and technology of governing
		The faith in social encounters and relations
		Political idealizations of (bridging) meetings
		Bonding and multicultural bridging
		Pastoral meetings
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 9: Modelling
	Introduction
		Social relations and socio-pedagogy
		Pastoral relations of community
	Technologies of role-modelling
		Sport as a venue for role models
		Relations of community
		Legitimacy, authenticity and character
		The legitimacy of conversion
		Modelling as technology
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 10: Discipline
	Introduction
		Institutionalizations of reform
		Governing risk by means of discipline
	Models of discipline
		Spatial and temporal confinement of risk
		Technologies of diversion
		A disciplinary assemblage
		Forming, embodying and modelling the rules of football
		Normalizing sanctions
		The objectives of discipline
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 11: Empowerment
	Introduction
		The power of self-reflection and development
		Governing by means of empowerment
	Mobilizing and directing powers of freedom
		Moving with and within the community
		Establishing non-authoritarian relations
		Technologies of dialogue
		The art of choosing
		The objectives of deliberation and salvation
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 12: Desire
	Introduction
		Sport participation among young people
		Governing (by) desires
	Desiring participation in football
		Football is fun and a social gathering point
		Football development
		Dreams of football
		The instrumentality of diversion
		The instrumentality of social reformation
		Reflections on the instrumentality of football
	Concluding reflections
	References
Chapter 13: Conclusion
	Introduction
		Re-assessing the purpose and aim
		Synthesizing the main findings
	Synthesis and analytical discussion
		The young people problematized: at and of risk
		Guiding young people in their movements
		Segregation and pluralism
		De-socialization
		Social reformation
		Communitization
		Community as productive force
		Needs or rights
	Concluding reflections
		The production of social policy
		Insights provided
		The production of scientific knowledge
	References
Index