Sport, Forced Migration and the 'Refugee Crisis'

Drawing on original research, this book looks at what sport can tell us about the social processes, patterns and outcomes of forced migration and the ‘refugee crisis’.

Enrico Michelini is Professor of sociology and economy of sport at the University of Saarland, Germany. His research focusses on sport in the contexts of health promotion, human migration and social conflicts. In his projects, he has worked with different qualitative methods and particularly with document analysis, ethnography and interviews. His current research focus concerns the role of sport in the context of the so called 'refugee crisis'.

1. Introduction 2. State of the Art Research on Forced Migration and Sport 3. Definitions of Key Terms in Forced Migration and Sport 4. The 'Refugee Crisis' 5. Systems Theoretical Framework 6. Methodical Approaches of the Projects 7. Results of the Projects 8. Overarching Discussion of the Results 9. Conclusion