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Keeping It Real: Insights from a Sport-Based Living Lab

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  • Louis Moustakas

    (Sport, Culture and Event Management, University of Applied Sciences, 6330 Kufstein, Austria)

  • Marieke Breed

    (Centre of Expertise Health Innovation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2521 The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Nynke Burgers

    (Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1091 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Sarah Carney

    (UNESCO, Munster Technological University, V92 PF84 Tralee, Ireland)

  • Ties Greven

    (ISA, 5235 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands)

  • Patricia Grove

    (Institute of Psychology, Department of Performance Psychology, German Sport University, 50933 Cologne, Germany)

  • Lisa Kalina

    (European Network of Sport Education, 1150 Vienna, Austria)

  • Perry Ogden

    (Sport Against Racism Ireland, D01 F972 Dublin, Ireland)

  • Karen Petry

    (Institute for European Sport Development and Leisure Studies, German Sport University, 50933 Cologne, Germany)

  • Simona Šafaříková

    (Department of Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
    South African Centre for Olympic Studies and Social Impact (SACOSSI), Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa)

  • Ben Sanders

    (International Platform on Sport and Development, 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Arnost Svoboda

    (Department of Social Sciences in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

  • Julie Wittmannová

    (Department of Adapted Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

  • Pim van Limbeek

    (Department of Adapted Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic)

  • Fenna van Marle

    (Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University, 3062 Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Sport for development (SFD) initiatives have faced numerous criticisms around the focus on individual-level (micro) outcomes and lack of integration at the community (meso) and structural (macro) levels. As a result, there is growing recognition that programmes need to find ways to work with and engage a wide range of community members and stakeholders through more inclusive, participatory approaches. One such approach is known as Living Labs. In the following conceptual article, we present the Sport and Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL) project, which implemented a Living Lab approach in various sport-based programmes from four different European countries. The main components of the Living Lab framework are presented, and practical insights are derived from the project. In addition, the unique and sometimes critical role of sport is reflected upon in relation to the Living Lab context. Through this, this article provides practitioners and academics with potential building blocks to implement Living Labs and/or embed participatory approaches in sport and physical activity contexts and social settings more generally.

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  • Louis Moustakas & Marieke Breed & Nynke Burgers & Sarah Carney & Ties Greven & Patricia Grove & Lisa Kalina & Perry Ogden & Karen Petry & Simona Šafaříková & Ben Sanders & Arnost Svoboda & Julie Wittm, 2024. "Keeping It Real: Insights from a Sport-Based Living Lab," Societies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:14:y:2024:i:6:p:93-:d:1417610
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    1. Katherine Raw & Emma Sherry & Nico Schulenkorf, 2022. "Managing Sport for Development: An Investigation of Tensions and Paradox," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 134-161, January.
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