Research partnerships in sport for development and peace: Challenges, barriers, and strategies

Peachey, JW; Cohen, A

Research partnerships in sport for development and peace: Challenges, barriers, and strategies

Peachey, JW Cohen, A

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Citation:: Journal of Sport Management, 2016, 30 (3), pp. 282 - 297
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Peachey, JW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-0654	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sport Management, 2016, 30 (3), pp. 282 - 297	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0888-4773	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/89846
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. Research partnerships between scholars and sport for development and peace (SDP) organizations are common, but firsthand accounts of the challenges and barriers faced by scholars when forming and sustaining partnerships are rare. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine them, and to uncover strategies to overcome these challenges across different partnership contexts. Eight prominent SDP scholars were interviewed. Guided by collaboration theory and the partnership literature, findings revealed challenges included navigating the political and organizational landscape; securing commitments from organizations with limited resources; negotiating divergent goals, objectives, and understandings; and conducting long-term evaluations and research. Strategies to address these issues involved developing strategic partnerships, cultivating mutual understanding, building trust, starting small, finding the cause champion, and developing a track record of success. Key theoretical and practical implications are drawn forth, as well as intriguing future research directions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sport Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1123/jsm.2014-0288	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Research partnerships in sport for development and peace: Challenges, barriers, and strategies	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. Research partnerships between scholars and sport for development and peace (SDP) organizations are common, but firsthand accounts of the challenges and barriers faced by scholars when forming and sustaining partnerships are rare. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine them, and to uncover strategies to overcome these challenges across different partnership contexts. Eight prominent SDP scholars were interviewed. Guided by collaboration theory and the partnership literature, findings revealed challenges included navigating the political and organizational landscape; securing commitments from organizations with limited resources; negotiating divergent goals, objectives, and understandings; and conducting long-term evaluations and research. Strategies to address these issues involved developing strategic partnerships, cultivating mutual understanding, building trust, starting small, finding the cause champion, and developing a track record of success. Key theoretical and practical implications are drawn forth, as well as intriguing future research directions.

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