Developments in international policy on athlete welfare

MELANIE LANG

Developments in international policy on athlete welfare

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Abstract

This chapter traces developments in international policy and discourse on athlete welfare, identifying how sports policy has shifted from a focus in the mid-1970s on the prevention of sex discrimination and the promotion of equality for women in sport to a contemporary focus on the prevention of sexual violence against athletes, and especially children in sport. The implications for athletes and sports bodies of this narrow focus on one particular form of abuse are also discussed. The chapter then highlights how growing interest in and implementation of human rights in sport at national and international levels offer the potential for a new, more inclusive understanding of athlete welfare.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare
Editors	Melanie Lang
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	1
Pages	15-23
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780367193256
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2020

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Name	Routledge Handbook series
Publisher	Routledge

Keywords

athlete welfare, sport, abuse, violence, welfare policy, sport policy

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