Sports for Development, Monday 29 January 2018
Sports is a global topic with multiple dimensions in the lives of individuals as well as in society. The Agenda 2030 recognises sports as a cross-cutting theme of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): "Sport is an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognize the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace [...]. The Science and Development Forum 2018 on Sports and Development will shed light on this multifaceted topic.
Science and Development Forum 2018:
From Development of Sports to Sports and Movement Sciences for Development
Date: 29 January 2018
Location: ETH Zurich, Auditorium Maximum, HG F 30
Co-organised: ETH Global, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Chair for History of the Modern World (D-GESS)
Sports is a global topic with multiple dimensions in the lives of individuals as well as in society. It relates to human nutrition, health and physical well-being, to ageing and demography, to gender and ethnic diversity, to leisure and competition, to politics, the economy, and peace and war.
The Agenda 2030 recognises sports as a cross-cutting theme of the 17 externe SeiteSustainable Development Goals (SDGs): "Sport is also an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognize the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect and the contributions it makes to the empowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives."
Historically, sports in developing countries is intrinsically linked with the process of colonialisation. Today, sports is increasingly politicised as instrument of global power relations.