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OCLC number
1033169157
Link(s) to full text
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Author
Plenderleith, Lisa.
Title
Sport and the Making of World Cities : a Case Study of South Africa.
Degree
MAST -- University of Toronto, 2013
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto, 2013.
Description
1 online resource
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
This thesis explores two distinctive ways in which sport is deployed as a development strategy in South Africa, and specifically considers how sport may play a role in the configuration of the nation's cities. First, a case study of the sporting mega-event, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is presented. It is posited that this tournament was a speculative world-making strategy aimed at elevating host cities and the nation to world-class status. Second, a discourse analysis of South African policy documents regarding the reintroduction of physical education is performed. It is argued that despite the fundamental neoliberal elements of physical education, there is a possibility that if the government maximizes certain opportunities, it could be a way of forging ordinary cities that are based upon equitable access to sport for South African children. These assessments suggest that sport can play a role in both the spatial and symbolic development of cities.
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Subject
Sport.
Development.
South Africa.
Mega-events.
FIFA World Cup.
Physical education.
Cities.
0366.