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

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 Wittmannová, Pim van Limbeek and Fenna van Marle
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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
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

Societies, 2024, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-14

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.

Keywords: sport for development; social cohesion; social inclusion; participation; participatory programming; participatory research; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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