The relevance of Operational Research (OR) in developing countries has increasingly
engaged the attention of operational researchers in both the industrialised and less …

The academic field of international development is characterized by often intense debates
between competing perspectives which influence debate and therefore strategy and policy …

In an era when traditional engines–or suppliers–of development are being increasingly
criticized, sport is being seen by some as a vehicle that can reach communities with …

This major global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international
historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional …

Can sport serve as a vehicle for social mobility of disadvantaged social groups? How and to
what extent are different forms of social capital created through sport participation? Sport …

Understanding Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the multidimensional
and evolving nature of international development in the contemporary world. This new …

The last decade, and especially since the UN declared 200S to be its International Year of
Sport and Physical Education, has seen a significant expansion in the use of sport (broadly …

Following nearly three decades of conflict and a series of failed ceasefire agreements, on 15
August 2005, the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Government of Indonesia …

This study investigated how the social identities assumed by individuals as part of their
professional roles influence the nature and use of a range of rationalizations for their …

This article presents a case study of a cross-sectoral organizational network created to
promote sustainable tourism in Rio de Janeiro. We briefly introduce the topics of …