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Equality policies in sport: carrots, sticks and a retreat from the radical

Lusted, J. (2013) Equality policies in sport: carrots, sticks and a retreat from the radical. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. 6(1), pp. 85-90. 1940-7963.

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Abstract: Ideologies of meritocracy and fairness are enduring features of many sporting cultures – perhaps particularly in Britain – and yet it was only in the late 1990s that social equality policies emerged in sport in the UK. Since then, a whole raft of documents have been produced; variously termed as strategies, policies, standards, schemes, action plans, codes of conduct, guidance notes, to name a few. In July 2013, UK Sport had three separate equality documents on their website: an Equality and Diversity Strategy, an Equality Action Plan and an Equality Policy (UK Sport, 2013). Publications like these have permeated all levels of British sport, from national organisations like UK Sport and National Governing Bodies (for example, the Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Action Plan recently adopted by The English Football Association (FA)) and campaigning groups like Kick It Out (The Equality Standard for Professional Football Clubs), and at the grassroots some community sports clubs have their own equality statements or codes of conduct.
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > GV706.32 Discrimination in sport
Creators: Lusted, Jim
Publisher: Routledge
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Sports, Exercise & Life Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Sports, Exercise & Life Sciences
Date: 15 August 2013
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 85-90
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Volume: 6
Number: 1
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2013.822461
ISSN: 1940-7963
Status: Published / Disseminated
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URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/7997

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