Dilemmas of Gender and Global Sports Governance: An Invitation to Southern Theory

• Kathryn Henne ^[1] ; Madeleine Pape ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Waterloo

     University of Waterloo

     Canadá

     
  2. [2] University of Wisconsin–Madison

     University of Wisconsin–Madison

     City of Madison, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Sociology of sport journal, ISSN 0741-1235, Vol. 35, Nº. 3, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Sport, Feminism and the Global South), págs. 216-225
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Most research on global sports policy either negates or underappreciate perspectives from the Global South. This article incorporates Southern Theory to examine how Northern worldviews profoundly shape gender-specific sports policy. It highlights two dilemmas that emerge, using illustrative case studies. First, it considers questions of gender and regulation, as evidenced in the gender verification regimes of track-and-field. Then, it addresses the limits of gender and empowerment in relation to sport for development and peace initiatives’ engagement with the diverse experiences and perspectives in non-Western contexts, considering them in relation to programming for women in Pacific Island countries. The article concludes with a reflection on possible contributions of Southern theory to sport sociological scholarship.