Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport

Dowling, Mathew, Legg, David and Brown, Phil (2018) Comparative Sport Policy Analysis and Paralympic Sport. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 249-272. ISBN 978-1-137-47900-6 | 978-1-137-47901-3

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	Paralympic Sport, National Paralympic Committee (NPC), Paralympic athletes, Paralympic Games, Elite Sport System
Depositing User:	Ms Raisa Burton
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2022 13:06
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2022 13:06
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17723
Related URLs:	https://link.sp ... -137-47901-3_12 (Publisher URL)

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