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In Brazil, the Amazon biome, also known as “Legal Amazon” occupies approximately 49% of its territory, covering the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins and Maranhão (Figure 1). The Brazilian Amazon is known for its high richness of landscapes composed of 23 ecoregions, whose main domain is the humid rainforest (≅ 78%). Due to this heterogeneity, the Amazon has an immeasurable amount of essential habitats for the maintenance of flora and fauna, represented with high biological diversity, which is regarded as the largest in the world [3, 4] The Amazon has approximately 45,000 species of flora (39,474 species) and fauna (5,526 species) [2, 5]. However, even with this expressive diversity and the numerous faunal studies carried out in the region, there are still many gaps in the biological diversity of the Amazon. Due to its enormous extension and high degree of preservation (e.g., unexplored areas), new bioecological associations and new species are discovered every year. In the past 20 years, more than 1,200 new species have been described in the Amazon region from which we can highlight 16 birds, 39 mammals, 55 reptiles and ≅ 100 amphibians [2]. However, anthropic action has negatively impacted the animal-forest relationships for decades, resulting in the extinction of ecologically demanding species and, at the same time, the appearance of opportunistic and/or generalist species [6].
Diversity of reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals in Brazil, including the Brazilian Amazon.
Many domestic and wild animals are responsible for the maintenance and dispersion of ticks in nature. In addition, vertebrates act as amplifiers and/or reservoirs for viruses, protozoa and bacteria transmitted by these ectoparasites. The antropic action affects the population dynamics of both ticks and their wild hosts directly or indirectly, and consequently, the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases once restricted to wild fauna can reach domestic animal and humans interfaces [7]. Ticks are responsible for more than 100,000 cases of diseases in humans and animals worldwide [8], therefore a concern for public health professional. In Brazil, ticks are vectors of diseases such as babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and rickettsioses, including Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) [9, 10].
Ticks belong to the Sub-Class Acari, Super-Order Parasitiformes, Order Ixodida, and four families: Ixodidae, Argasidae, Nuttallielidae and Deinocrotonidae [11, 12], the latter extinct. Of these, only the Ixodidae and Argasidae families occur in Brazil, with nine genera and 75 species [11, 13, 14, 15, 16]. Ixodidae family is the most diverse with 51 species and five genera:
The class Amphibia includes the orders Anura, Caudata, Gymnophiona, whereas the class Reptilia includes the orders Squamata, Testudines and Crocodylia. There are 331 amphibian and 550 reptile species in the Brazilian Amazon (Figure 1), although that faunal records are far from complete [2, 19]. Brazil has witnessed an increasing number of reports on tick parasitism of amphibians and reptiles over the past few years [20, 21, 22, 23, 24]. However, knowledge of this tick fauna as their hosts remains incomplete. To date, major tick-amphibian associations reported in Brazil are the ixodids
The tick
Host | Specie | |||||||
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L | N | A | L | N | A | |||
Amphibian (Anura) | ||||||||
Bufonidae | 37 | 12M; 16F | 164 | 133F | [23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33] | |||
2F | 15 | 2F | [33, 34, 35] | |||||
1 | 1F | [23] | ||||||
3 | 1F | [23] | ||||||
1 | [36] | |||||||
Leptodactylidae | 1F | [23] | ||||||
Reptile | ||||||||
Boidae | 1703 | 723M; 1346F | 12 | 1M; 77F | [23, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40] | |||
3 | 1M | [31, 34] | ||||||
305 | 21M; 3F | [31, 40] | ||||||
Viperidae | 4 | 11 | 24M; 14F | 1M; 2F | [32, 33, 36, 37] | |||
1M; 1F | [34] | |||||||
1 | [34] | |||||||
Elapidae | 3F | [31] | ||||||
12M; 9F | [31] | |||||||
Colubridade | 3 | [33] | ||||||
3 | [33] | |||||||
1M; 1F | [34] | |||||||
12 | 15M; 6F | [31] | ||||||
1 | [33] | |||||||
1 | 7F | [30] | ||||||
1 | [34] | |||||||
1 | [34] | |||||||
1F | [34] | |||||||
1 | [34] | |||||||
72 | 42M; 9F | [31] | ||||||
1 | [34] | |||||||
Dipsadidae | 8 | [40] | ||||||
Testudinidae | 3M | 3 | 2M; 42F | [31, 41] | ||||
1 | 1M; 1F | 11 | [32, 39] | |||||
Podocnemididae | 1F | [39] | ||||||
1 | [39] | |||||||
2 | 12F | [39] | ||||||
Kinosternidae | 2F | [42] | ||||||
Chelidae | 5F | [32] | ||||||
Tropiduridade | 7 | 6F | [33] | |||||
1M | [38] | |||||||
Teiidae | 4 | 1F | [31, 34] | |||||
Iguanidae | 31 | 118M; 69F | 2F | [31, 36, 39, 40] | ||||
Dactyoloidae | 1 | [34] | ||||||
Gekkonidae | 1 | [34] | ||||||
Alligatoridae | 9M; 15F | 4 | 12F | [31, 32] | ||||
3 | [31, 39] | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2189 | 983M; 1496F | 221 | 307F |
Hosts of
The tick
Most reports of
The importance of birds to maintain biodiversity and ecological balance of nature is notorious [61]. Due to migration, wild birds are of concern to human and animal health worldwide [62] because they can carry infected ticks over long distances, directly influencing the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in animals and humans. In addition, wild birds themselves can be reservoirs of
Of the total genera of ticks described in Brazil, five have at least one species recorded in association with wild birds. The most common are the hard ticks of the genera
Over more than 1,900 birds recorded in Brazil, approximately 1,300 reside in the Brazilian Amazon, with a 20% of endemism [66] (Figure 1). Of these, approximately 7% are migrants from the northern hemisphere and southern South America, including migrations from other Brazilian biomes [67]. To date, 86 bird species of Brazilian Amazonian have been recorded in association with at least one tick species (Table 2). This is equivalent to approximately only 7% of bird species found in this biome and 5% of the total birds recorded in Brazil (Table 2). Similar to other studies regarding tick-bird associations in Brazil [73, 74, 75], Passeriformes birds were the most parasitized in the Amazon biome, including 14 families and 72 species (Figure 2 and Table 2). In this group, the greatest diversity of parasitized birds was Thamnophilidae (20 species) followed by Dendrocolaptidae (16 species) and Tyrannidade (10 species) (Figure 2). The least parasitized families were Conopophagidae, Furnariidae, Xenopidae, Tityridae, Cardinalidae, Columbidae, Cuculidae, Momotidae, Capitonidae, Ramphastidae, Psittacidae, Accipitridae and Falconidae with only one species of parasitized bird each (Figure 2 and Table 2). Non-Passerines were represented by 10 different orders and 11 families, with emphasis on Bucconidae with three species (Figure 2 and Table 2). To date, approximately 1,068 specimens of ticks have been collected from birds in the Brazilian Amazon, in the stages of larvae (884/83%), nymphs (184/17%) and no adults (Figure 3). These are included in the genera
Hosts | Ticks | References | ||||
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Species | Stages | |||||
LL | NN | |||||
Passeriformes | Thamnophilidae | 1 1 | [68] | |||
2 | [68] | |||||
2 | 2 | [68] | ||||
5 1 | [68] | |||||
9 | [68] | |||||
1 | [68] | |||||
4 5 | [69] | |||||
1 1 24 | 5 | [68, 69] | ||||
3 | [70] | |||||
1 3 1 8 | 1 2 1 | [69] | ||||
1 | [69] | |||||
1 3 4 | 2 1 | [69, 71] | ||||
1 1 3 22 | 1 1 1 1 | [69] | ||||
3 | [69] | |||||
1 | [69] | |||||
3 3 | [69] | |||||
1 1 9 4 | 1 | [69] | ||||
1 | [69] | |||||
1 | [71] | |||||
1 | [71] | |||||
Conopophagidae | 1 | [69] | ||||
Scleruridae | 1 | [68] | ||||
1 | [69] | |||||
Furnariidae | 1 | [69] | ||||
Dendrocolaptidae | 7 34 | 1 | [68, 69, 71] | |||
10 | [31, 70] | |||||
4 39 | 1 | [69, 71] | ||||
1 1 | 1 | [69] | ||||
1 2 4 39 59 | 2 1 3 | [69] | ||||
1 | [71] | |||||
1 | [71] | |||||
1 6 16 | 1 2 | [69] | ||||
1 6 21 | 2 | [69] | ||||
2 | 1 | [70] | ||||
2 1 | [68] | |||||
1 | 2 | [70] | ||||
3 2 | 2 | [69] | ||||
1 | [71] | |||||
3 | [31] | |||||
3 3 | [68, 70] | |||||
Xenopidae | 2 | [69] | ||||
Pipridae | 1 | [68, 70] | ||||
1 8 | 7 | [68] | ||||
1 | [68] | |||||
1 1 | 1 1 | [69] | ||||
1 | [71] | |||||
Rhynchocyclidae | 1 | [68] | ||||
1 1 4 | 2 1 17 | [68] | ||||
1 | [68] | |||||
6 | 3 | [70] | ||||
1 | [70] | |||||
Tyrannidae | 1 | [68] | ||||
4 | 1 | [68] | ||||
1 | [69] | |||||
1 | [69] | |||||
4 5 | [69] | |||||
1 3 | [69] | |||||
3 | [69] | |||||
3 6 | [69] | |||||
1 | 3 | [70] | ||||
1 | [71] | |||||
Troglodytidae | 363 | 1 | [68] | |||
3 | [69] | |||||
Tityridae | 3 14 | [69] | ||||
Turdidae | 2 | [68] | ||||
1 | [68] | |||||
2 | 1 1 1 | [68] | ||||
1 | [70] | |||||
2 3 | 3 | [31, 69] | ||||
Thraupidae | 44 | 15 4 | [30, 68, 70, 71] | |||
1 1 5 | ||||||
Cardinalidae | 1 | [71] | ||||
Columbiformes | Columbidae | 1 | [68] | |||
Cuculiformes | Cuculidae | 1 | [68] | |||
Coraciiformes | Momotidae | 1 1 | [68, 70] | |||
Piciformes | Capitonidae | 2 1 | [68] | |||
Ramphastidae | 3 | [31] | ||||
1 | [30] | |||||
Galbuliformes | Bucconidae | 1 | [70] | |||
1 | [69] | |||||
2 | [69] | |||||
Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | 1 | [72] | |||
Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 16 | [41] | |||
1 | [41] | |||||
Cariamiformes | Cariamidae | 5 | [39] | |||
Galliformes | Cracidae | 1 | 1 | [42] | ||
Falconiformes | Falconidae | 1 | [71] | |||
Ticks identified on wild birds in the Brazilian Amazon biome.
Diversity of hard ticks parasitizing wild birds from the Brazilian Amazon.
Distribution of studies reporting the association of hard ticks on wild birds from the Brazilian Amazon.
Overall,
Hard tick species parasitizing wild birds from the Brazilian Amazon.
To date, of the total of ticks collected, 736 (70%) were larvae identified as
The fauna of wild mammals in Brazil is quite diverse and more than half lives in the Amazon biome [79]. Like birds, amphibians and reptiles, mammals play an important role in preserved or anthropized ecosystems. Therefore, the knowledge of the local diversity of wild mammals, and their relationship with ticks is considered an important tool for public conservation policies and consequently for public health. The alteration of wild habitats can determine changes in the patterns of parasitic specificity, inducing tick species to seek new groups of hosts, increasing the risk of disease transmission [79, 80]. Some wild mammals (small, medium and large) are directly or indirectly involved in the transmission cycles of many tick-borne pathogens worldwide, including
In Brazil there are approximately 755 species of mammals distributed in all its six biomes, including the Amazon biome [78, 79]. Of the total mammal species, 41% (≅ 311 species) occur in the Amazon biome (Figure 1) [2, 76]. These vertebrates are distributed in 11 orders, 51 families and 249 genera [78, 79]. Among the families, Cricetidae is the most diverse, with 144 species [78, 79]. The vast majority of tick species, including all life stages, in Brazil have records on wild mammals of different sizes [17]. In general, small mammals of the orders Rodentia and Didelphimorphia are those that have a greater number of studies in association with ticks, especially the families Cricetidae and Didelphidae [17, 82]. In general, medium and large mammals are parasitized by ticks in all stages (larva, nymph and adult), while in small mammals the stages of larva and nymph are more common. In this last group of hosts we can highlight the cricetids
Nine orders and 24 families of wild mammals have representatives in association with ticks in the Brazilian Amazon (Figure 5). Rodentia was the most diverse with 16 species of mammals, followed by the orders Carnivora (13 species) and Didelphimorphia (12 species) (Figure 5). However, it was the family Didelphidae that presented a greater number of parasitized species, followed by Dasyproctidae (seven species) and Mustelidae (four species). These records corroborate with numerous studies of tick parasitism on wild animals from South America, with emphasis on the orders Rodentia and Didelphimorphia [17, 82, 83].
Diversity of hard ticks parasitizing wild mammals from the Brazilian Amazon.
Hard ticks parasitizing wild mammals in the Brazilian Amazon are represented by five genera:
The second most common genus in the Amazon is
Tick species | Domestic mammals | Wild mammals | States | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
MA4, MT5, RO7, TO9 | [30, 32, 36, 39] | |||
AM3, MA4, MT5, PA6, RO7, RR8, TO9 | [32, 36, 42, 88, 89, 90, 91] | |||
MA4, MT5, PA6; RO7 | [36, 38, 42] | |||
AM3, MT5, PA6, RO7 | [30, 31, 32, 38, 42, 88] | |||
AM3 | [31, 36, 40] | |||
AC1, MT5, RO7, TO9 | [30, 32, 39, 54] | |||
AC1, AM3, MA4, PA6, RO7, TO9 | [30, 31, 33, 36, 39, 40, 42, 92] | |||
AM3, PA6 | [31, 40, 42] | |||
AC1, AM3, MT5, PA6, RO7 | [30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 42, 54, 88] | |||
RO7 | [38, 93] | |||
AM3; PA6; RO7 | [31, 38, 93] | |||
AM3, PA6, RO7 | [30, 31, 33, 40, 42] | |||
AC1, AM3, MA4, RO7 | [31, 36, 38, 54] | |||
MA4, MT5, PA6, RO7, TO9 | [30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 42] | |||
AM3, MA4, MT5, PA6, RO7, TO9 | [31, 32, 38, 39, 42, 91, 94, 95] | |||
AM3, MA4, MT5, RO7, TO9, | [30, 31, 32, 38, 39, 42, 91, 94] | |||
AC1, MT5, PA6, RO7 | [38, 42, 54, 92] | |||
MT5 | [32] | |||
MT5, PA6, RO7 | [32, 41, 96] | |||
RO7, TO9 | [30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 54] | |||
AM3, MT5, RO7 | [30, 31, 32, 38, 88] | |||
MA4, RO7, TO9 | [88] | |||
AM3, PA6, RO7 | [30, 31, 33, 38, 40, 97] | |||
MA4, RO7, RR8, TO9 | [36, 38, 39, 95, 98] | |||
PA6 | [99] | |||
AM3 | [16] | |||
RO7, AC1 | [13] | |||
RO7 | [16] | |||
AC1, AM3, MA4, PA6, RO7 | [31, 36, 38, 100] | |||
PA6 | [92] | |||
AM3, MA4, MT5; RO7, TO9 | [31, 36, 38, 39, 42] | |||
MA4, MT5; RO7, RR8; TO9 | [32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 95, 98] | |||
AC1, AM3, MA4, RO7 | [30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 95, 98, 101] |
Records of ticks in the Amazon biome, Brazil, according to tick species, hosts (domestic and wild animals), states, references.
Acre – AC.
Amapá – AP.
Amazonas – AM.
Maranhão – MA.
Mato Grosso – MT.
Pará – PA.
Rondônia – RO.
Roraima – RR.
Tocantins – TO.
In general, the greatest diversity of ticks was recorded on
Interestingly, three species of ticks commonly found on domestic animals have also been found parasitizing wild animals:
Spotted fevers caused by
In the last century, papers about ticks on human beings have been published in the Brazilian Amazon, however these studies are fragmented and scarce. At least 14 species of hard ticks have already been found and documented parasitizing humans within the limits of the Brazilian Amazon. Of these, the vast majority (11 species) belong to the genus
Nymphs of
Despite sporadic records of
Nymphs and adult of
Adults of the tick
Adults of the species
Adults of the tick
The adult stage of the species
Parasitism by adults of
Adults of the
Human parasitism by adults of
There is a trend of seasonal behavior for some species of
Taxonomy of Argasidae is currently questionable and relies on five schemes that divide the family in up to ten genera [120]. Achieving a consensus between soft tick taxonomists depends now chiefly on the molecular characterization of early collected type specimens for some genera. For instance, elucidating the status of pivotal taxa such as
The fauna of argasid ticks in Brazil is currently composed by 24 species [15]. Ticks of this family parasitize terrestrial vertebrates including amphibians in this country [25, 26]. With the exception of larvae from an undetermined
Species | State | Locality | Milieu of collection/Host | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rondônia | Porto Velho | Bat inhabited cave/ | [122] | |
Rondônia | Porto Velho | Bat inhabited cave/ | [122] | |
Rondônia | Porto Velho | Bat inhabited cave/ | [123] | |
Rondônia | Monte Negro | Rock formation/ | [124] | |
Rondônia | Monte Negro | Bat inhabited caves/Unknown | [125] | |
Amapá | unknown | Mistneted bat | [87] | |
Pará | Marajó Island | Bat-inhabited three hole/Unknown | [126] | |
Rondônia | Monte Negro | Mistneted bat | [30] | |
Rondônia | Porto Velho | Bat inhabited cave/ | [127] | |
Pará | Carajás, Paraupebas, Canaã dos Carajás | Bat inhabited caves/Unknown | [128] | |
Rondônia | Monte Negro | Bat inhabited cave/Unknown | [125] | |
Rondônia | Porto Velho | Bat inhabited cave/Unknown | [122] | |
Pará | Carajás, Paraupebas, Canaã dos Carajás | Bat inhabited caves/Unknown | [128] | |
Rondônia | Unknown | Unknown/ | [129] [11] |
Soft ticks and their respective hosts occurring in the Brazilian Amazon.
The first record of a soft tick in the Brazilian Amazon was published by North American entomologists Robert A. Cooley and Glen M. Kohls back in 1941. They received a tick collected inside a bat-inhabited three hole at Marajó Island (Pará state) and identified it as female of
Bat inhabited caves constitute excellent niches to find argasid ticks. In particular, special, large colonies of insectivorous bats dwelling inside small chambers create high temperature conditions (28-40°C) where hundreds of
Most amazing feature of soft ticks inhabiting hot caves, is that adaptation to this particular milieu seems to have modified their morphology and biology drastically. For instance, evidence showing that adults of
Except for larvae of
Ticks parasitize a wide variety of vertebrates around the world such as amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds, including humans. Although there are a variety of studies of parasitism by ticks on animals and humans in the different ecoregions of Brazil, in the Amazon biome they are scarce and fragmented. Because of this, it is possible to infer that the diversity of ticks in the Brazilian Amazon is underestimated. In the Amazon, amphibians and reptiles were important hosts for
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Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) is an international movement that began in the 2000s to meet the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015). Several local, regional, national and international organizations are currently continuing to implement sports projects in an international development context to reach the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (2015–2030).
\nThis chapter aims to present the various origins and objectives that are being used around the SDP. It then focuses on current research on SDP, providing illustrations of research projects conducted in the field. Finally, this chapter offers perspectives for future research in this domain.
\nSport for Development and Peace (SDP) is not a new phenomenon contrary to what one might think. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin had already considered the reconstruction of the modern Olympic Games to bring nations closer together around sports disciplines. He said “I remained convinced that sport is one of the most forceful elements of peace and I am confident in its future action” [1]. But the use of sport to serve development, peace, or diplomatic interests in the contemporary world is more due to the work of Mandela, who said “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does” [2]. Indeed, the South African leader decided to use the power of sport during the 1995 Rugby World Cup to fight apartheid and unite the South African people. According to him, “Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers” [2].
\nThe United Nations (UN) took a step further toward the recognition of sport and its diplomatic, integrative, educational, or peace-building potential by signing a resolution in favor of the use of sport as a tool for development and peace-building among peoples, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2003. This vote also led to the reaffirmation in 2015 of the 1978 UNESCO International Charter for Physical Education and Sport. The prevalence of SDP projects was so high that the UN has recognized its potential by setting up a specific instance between 2008 and 2017 (United Nations Office for Sport and Development and Peace; UNOSDP) through which it has initiated a large number of projects, particularly in Central America and West Africa [3]. This office had three main roles: to encourage dialogue, to establish SDP collaborations and partnerships, and to support international sports organizations, civil society, private sector, and media.
\nSDP projects have been developing in recent years around the world. They have been defined as “the intentional use of sport, physical activity and play to achieve specific development objectives in low- and middle-income countries and disadvantaged communities in high-income areas” [4], which includes “all forms of physical activity that contribute to physical fitness, mental well-being and social interaction, such as play, recreation, organized or competitive sport, indigenous sports and games” [4, 5]. These definitions have since been widely used by many SDP actors and several researchers [5, 6, 7].
\nIn these initiatives, sport is presented as a lever for integration or social reintegration in developing countries or in conflict-affected areas [7, 8]. For example, soccer matches are used between two enemy sides to help rebuild relationships. In addition to its positive impact on health, sport is now recognized for having a number of other benefits such as the prevention of violence or doping, awareness of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, and also as a medium for instilling respect for opponents and rules, teamwork, sportsmanship, determination, and discipline, in youth [7, 8]. These fundamental principles could also be transferred to the social life of person according to some organizations that value them [9]. The UNOSDP [10] indicates other elements related to the use of sport as a lever for development and peace, among others:
Sport is a powerful tool with unique power to attract, mobilize, and inspire;
Sport embodies issues of participation, inclusion, and citizenship by its very own nature;
It represents human values such as respect for the opponent, acceptance of restrictive rules, teamwork, and equity;
Sport is used in a very wide range of situations to serve development and peace-building as an integrated instrument in short-term emergency humanitarian aid activities or in long-term development cooperation projects [11, 12].
Finally, sport has benefits such as individual development, health promotion and disease prevention, gender equality, social integration, peace-building or conflict prevention/resolution and post-disaster/trauma assistance [13, 14]. UNESCO published a report in 2016 on the power of the values of sport that reinforces this vision, and then UNOSDP published a document that shows the articulation of using sport to support each of the new Sustainable Development Goals 2015–2030 [10]. From a development perspective, the focus is most of the time on mass sport and not elite sport [15, 16]. In a development context, sport generally includes a wide range of activities adapted to people of all ages and abilities, with an emphasis on the positive values of sport [10]. Sport is used to reach the most needy, including refugees; child soldiers; victims of conflict and natural disasters; poor people; people with disabilities; and victims of racism, stigma, and discrimination [14, 17, 18].
\nBeyond descriptions of SDP programs and contributions from international organizations, researchers examined the SDP field and analyze the benefits of these programs on individual development, health promotion and disease prevention, gender equality promotion, social integration, peace-building or conflict prevention and resolution, and assistance after a disaster or trauma, among others [13, 14]. At the moment, four main types of research that have been conducted around SDP can be identified: (1) macrosociological studies on the positive attributes of SDP; (2) exploratory field and case studies; (3) studies on the management and evaluation of SDP programs; and (4) literature reviews on SDP.
\nFirst, researchers are conducting a large number of macrosociological studies to question the so-called positive attributes of sport by raising its potential abuses [11, 12, 19, 20, 21]. For example, Kidd [14, 22] conducted extensive literature reviews describing the landscape of the SDP movement. According to the author, SDP initiatives were motivated by athlete activism, the reaction to the fall of apartheid and made openings possible by the end of the Cold War, the neoliberal emphasis on entrepreneurship and mass mobilizations for “Make Poverty History,” as part of a major focus of UN political development and the SDP International Working Group [14, 22]. The current results of these global studies show that despite the potential benefits of sport, these positive social impacts do not automatically accumulate. Achieving positive impacts require professional and socially responsible interventions that are adapted to the social and cultural context, prioritize development objectives, and are carefully designed to be inclusive [10, 17, 23]. Nevertheless, some authors note the lack of scientific literature regarding the understanding of the specific mechanisms by which sport can foster development and peace among participants [9, 24, 25].
\nSecond, some researchers have used several exploratory methodologies to conduct field case studies [26, 27, 28]. For example, Oxford [27] focused on the social inclusion of young Colombian women through football, a traditionally very male sport. The researcher conducted a 6-month ethnographic study in Colombian neighborhoods of the SDP organization to explore the social, cultural, and historical complexities surrounding the safe practice of girls’ sports. Whitley et al. [28] attempted to question key players in SDP about their experiences and expertise in the field. The study provided a better understanding of the limit, the lack of efficiency and equity in practices as well as a concrete impact that they felt was unclear. The study concludes with a list of recommendations to improve SDP field work, research partnerships, and evaluation collaborations in a more rigorous way. Finally, some authors such as Gadais et al. also aim to develop research methods adapted to the SDP field, which is often unstable, complex, or unsafe [26]. The authors intended to implement analyses and methods from a distance and on the field to better understand SDP organizations and their needs in order to better support them in their work.
\nThird, researchers are also interested in questions of program evaluation and management of SDP activities. On the one hand, SDP organizations are frequently approached by the funding agencies to conduct SDP program evaluation studies. This is a classic way of observing the impact of sport on social change [29, 30, 31]. The evaluation studies examined various aspects of the missions and paradigms of SDP projects [30, 32, 33]. A literature review conducted by Levermore [30] revealed three major limitations to SDP evaluation studies: (a) monitoring and evaluation are insufficient; (b) they are conducted with acclaimed programs; and (c) they tend to use a positivist logical framework (Levermore [30]). Levermore concluded his analysis by stressing the need for evaluations that can take into account the diversity of SDP projects, some of which have unclear objectives or missing justifications. Indeed, their objectives and strategies remain unclear and questionable in relation to fully implemented program evaluation protocols [30, 34]. Programs should be evaluated using solid methodological documentation on logical frameworks and critical participatory approaches to try to apply these approaches to specific case studies or to consider their use in the context of a particular sporting event [30]. On the other hand, some researchers aim to strengthen the managerial aspects of SDP projects to improve their functioning, management, or implementation mechanisms [34, 35, 36, 37]. Often, the overall idea is to build connections between the theory generated by macrosociological studies and field case studies. Sport management specialists have begun to critically review and evaluate SDP initiatives, and they are now more strategically planned and pedagogically solid than before. For example, Schulenkorf [37] reviewed the main achievements of sport management research and classifies current research under four headings: (a) SDP programming and design; (b) sustainable management and capacity-building; (c) creation and optimization of impacts and outcomes; and (d) conceptual/theoretical advances. Finally, he suggested that future research could focus on the managerial concepts of leadership, entrepreneurship, and design thinking to maximize the potential of sport (management) to contribute to desired, innovative, and sustainable outcomes for community development.
\nFourth, three literature reviews have been conducted on SDP. Until 2016, there was little research to synthesize research on SDP. There was no mapping to know what projects existed and to have an overview of the situation at the global level. In 2017, the review conducted by Svensson and Woods [38] addressed this gap by providing a systematic overview of SDP organizations. While the precise locations of action of SDP organizations remain largely unknown, this review has focused these efforts and on the physical and sporting activities used in the programs. It provided an opportunity to review the practice of SDPs in order to provide an overview of the current state of the field: 955 entities involved in SDP practices were identified based on a systematic review of 3138 organizational entries in the SDP databases. The majority of organizations operate programs in Africa, but many are present in Europe, North America, Asia, and Latin America, with more than 80% of them having their headquarters in the same region. Education, livelihoods, and health emerged as the most common themes, while disability and gender were less represented. A total of 32 types of sports have been identified, one-third is only based on football (soccer). In relation to positive youth development (PYD) through sport, Jones et al. [39] conducted an analysis of how sport is a mechanism for achieving various development objectives. The review shows that this link between sport and development is not inherent and depends not only on a variety of programs and activities but also on contextual factors. The positive potential of sport does not develop automatically; it requires a professional and socially responsible intervention, adapted to the social and cultural context [17, 23, 30]. Finally, Schulenkorf et al. [8] conducted an integrated analysis of the literature on sport for development to provide a comprehensive and holistic picture of the sector. Despite the significant increase in published research in the field of sport for development, there has been no attempt to rigorously review and synthesize scientific contributions in this field so far. The paper shows an upward trend in scientific publications since 2000, with an emphasis on social and educational outcomes related to youth sport, with football (soccer) being the most common activity. The vast majority of SDP research has been conducted at the community level, where qualitative approaches dominate (70% of conceptual and qualitative methods). The authors also noted an interesting paradox regarding the geographical contexts of the studies: a majority of the projects are carried out in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, but 74% of the study fields and 90% of the SDP authors are based in North America, Europe, and Australia.
\nAccording to the Journal of Sport for Development, several research themes have been identified in relation to SDP (Table 1).
\nThematics | \nDescriptions | \n
---|---|
Sport and disability | \nSport and disability focuses on research related to sport as a vehicle for the development, access, inclusion, and human rights of people with disabilities. This section encourages critical thinking and diversity of perspectives, welcoming research at the intersection of theory and practice. | \n
Sport and education | \nSport and education presents research and case studies related to interventions that use sport to advance education, youth development, and life skills. Rather than focusing on sport education, this section discusses the role of sport in achieving the academic and social outcomes of youth. | \n
Sport and gender | \nThe theme on sport and gender presents research and case studies related to interventions using sport to promote gender equality, challenge gender norms, and empower girls and women in disadvantaged environments. | \n
Sport and health | \nSport and health presents a wide range of outcomes associated with physical, mental, and social well-being. This is the effect of SDP programs on the risk factors for communicable and non-communicable diseases, including the direct effect of sports programs on physical activity. It also examines the role that sport can play in preventive education and health promotion interventions. | \n
Sport and livelihoods | \nThe theme on sport and livelihoods presents research and case studies on interventions using sport to improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged people, from programs focusing on vocational skills training to rehabilitation and social enterprise. | \n
Sport and peace | \nSport and peace focuses on projects that use sport as a vehicle for reconciliation and peace-building. The concept of peace is broadly defined to include connotations of personal, community, and social well-being, as well as the absence of conflict and tension between groups. In particular, this section examines the possibilities of creating peace between individuals and groups in socially, culturally, or ethnically divided societies. | \n
Sport and social cohesion | \nThe sport and social cohesion theme includes projects in the areas of community empowerment, social inclusion/integration, and diversity management. It focuses on social impact assessments and capacity-building initiatives that can lead to social cohesion, skills enhancement, and overall community development. | \n
Research themes related to the SDP field.
Bel Avenir (BA) is a Malagasy NGO working in the southern region of Madagascar, through social projects, focusing on “education as a vehicle of development.” BA carries out activities in various fields of education for young disadvantaged populations in Madagascar, particularly in Toliara and Fianarantsoa. The field of education includes: (a) formal education in two schools, (b) non-formal education including a school of sports and a music and arts center, among others, (c) awareness-raising projects, such as international inter-school exchanges, or publications of Malagasy stories. Thus, the organization offers a holistic approach to education for development and the SDP proposed by its school of sports, which is only one of its various services. The country is severely affected by extreme poverty, malnutrition, severe hygiene and health problems, child labor problems (mining or prostitution), corruption in society, and frequent political crises. In this sense, BA works in a complex context, most often difficult, unstable, and sometimes insecure, where reality could be ephemeral. BA is finally a member of the international network Agua de Coco, based in eight countries, and mobilized around children’s rights.
\nTwo research projects are currently running to support and strengthen BA’s projects. The first study attempts to develop a methodology that uses the Actantial Model [40] and the Snakes and Ladders [7] to analyze and understand the NGO’s situation from a distance [41]. By using the NGO’s annual reports and comparing them to reality, the researchers are developing a methodology to verify whether a research can be successfully conducted in collaboration with the local organization. A second study, focusing on the needs of the NGO, aims to measure the effects of sports (school of sports) and artistic activities (arts and music center) [42] in order to understand their consequences on the psychological and social well-being of disadvantaged youth. This research also aims to strengthen monitoring and evaluation tools for young people and to set up a psychological unit to monitor young people in their development.
\nThe non-profit organization Pour 3 points (P3P), established in Montreal, Canada, since 2013, uses sport as a tool to promote the development of youth in socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. More specifically, P3P offers a 2-year life coaching training program for young Canadians who are interested in coaching and are willing to make a long-term commitment to the program and to disadvantaged communities. Their role is to learn how to support young people in their lives and to help them to avoid dropping out of primary or secondary school, and to support those who experience learning problems or have serious behavioral problems. By being well trained, coaches can help young people develop the skills they need to succeed in school and in their life. After parents, coaches are the most influential adults in the lives of young athletes according to P3P. This influence is felt not only in the teaching of the game but also in the teaching of life.
\nCoaches are recruited at the time of enrolment in the training program, based on the skills required to become life coaches while becoming sport coach in one of the organization’s partner schools. Each year, the program recruits approximately 15 coaches who participate in a 4-day training retreat, five peer discussion circles, five formal training sessions, and three personal evaluations each year, all under the supervision of a development consultant.
\nSeveral research projects have been conducted with P3P. A first study conducted on the P3P training program [43], examined coaches’ perceptions based on a humanist coaching workshop they received in their training. The results revealed that coaches perceive positive results in autonomy, communication, skills, motivation, and willingness to help their athletes’ teammates. A second study was conducted to strengthen the organization’s logic model to identify indicators for subsequent program evaluation. The results showed differences in the understanding of the program between key stakeholders. Recommendations from research allowed P3P administrators to reframe their theory of change [44]. This study was designed in collaboration with P3P administrators to help them improve their logic model and prepare their program evaluation. The idea for this research came directly from the P3P administrators and the researchers acted as facilitators.
\nSeveral tensions can be noted between the needs of practitioners and their realities on the field with the possibilities of SDP research. The aim is to identify them and then propose a plan for action and research (Table 2).
\nSDP practice | \nAxis of tensions | \nSDP theory or research | \n
---|---|---|
Practical needs of SDP | \nNeeds for research | \n|
Evaluate effects or impacts of the SDP projects | \n\n | \nNeed for indicators/criteria to conduct evaluation | \n
Projects are imperfect and need be improve | \n\n | \nNeed to critic projects but also support actors and organizations | \n
Reinforce administration team and management work | \n\n | \nNeed to reinforce management elements of projects | \n
What is the finality/use/form of SDP? | \n\n | \nNeed to identify the types of SDP and needs about thematics | \n
What is the qualification/training of SDP personal/staff | \n\n | \nNeed for research on training | \n
Reality field could be unsecure, unstable, complex, dangerous | \n\n | \nNeed to improve quality of research and have adapted tools for investigation | \n
Tensions between practice and theory on SDP.
First, we can observe a first axis of tension around program evaluation. On the one hand, SDP organizations are often asked by their donors to conduct program evaluations. This allows them to justify the rationale for their projects and to demonstrate the effectiveness of their actions. However, if these evaluations are not well planned, negative results can be found that compromise projects. SDP organizations often call on researchers to help them conduct their program evaluation because it is a time-consuming process. On the other hand, researchers need precise and specific criteria to conduct a relevant program evaluation. Unfortunately, few projects are able to provide evaluators with these very important indicators to conduct a fair and meaningful evaluation.
\nSecond, SDP projects are rarely perfect in their planning and implementation because they face limited resources and highly changing contexts. As well, it is necessary for administrators to make constant adjustments to improve the implementation and realization of their projects. While SDP projects are criticized by researchers in demonstrating several nonsense between the aims and actions of the project, it remains true that researchers would also benefit from offering a support and collaboration service to try to solve the field difficulties encountered by the actors.
\nThirdly, another axis of tension can be detected on the managerial aspects of SDP projects. On the one hand, the administrations of organizations are increasingly developing with their projects. As they do so, they must strengthen their structure and organization, which is often dependent on the financial and human resources at their disposal. On the other hand, researchers have started to conduct several studies to better understand the managerial aspects of SDP organizations, and it would be relevant if these studies could strengthen the organizational aspects of SDP projects which often do not have much support.
\nFourthly and for the time being, few differences have been made in SDP projects between those aimed at elite sport, competition, physical education, physical activity for leisure, or another theme such as health education through SDP. In our opinion, there is a very important tension about the purpose, use, and form that the SDP can represent and be truly in field projects. While several texts have been written to attempt to highlight these elements, few studies have attempted to go further in understanding what the SDP really is. This research seems essential to us to make the difference between the various forms of SDP and their multiple uses. This will eventually make it possible to identify new themes to investigate around the SDP.
\nFifth, there are currently many questions around who are the people who work with the populations in SDP, what are their training or qualifications? While the research strongly recommends the use of sport supervised by qualified and trained personnel, few studies have focused on the profiles and the training of those people who work in the field every day. On this axis of tension, research must propose areas of response to strengthen field actions. And on this point, it is therefore necessary for researchers to go down to the field to see and understand the reality of the projects.
\nFinally, SDP fields are often dangerous and unsafe as they are located in humanitarian crisis or international development situations. These situations can change in a few minutes and working in this environment is therefore extremely unstable. They also face very complex realities in which it is necessary to take into account as many elements as possible in order to operate. Faced with the reality of this type of terrain, researchers must adapt their work. In particular, research methods and tools must evolve to adapt to a changing reality and to conditions that are sometimes very inappropriate for conducting a traditional research project. These adaptations are necessary to improve the quality of research in SDP’s fields.
\nSDP research now offers a better understanding of the movement and allows practitioners to better orient themselves in their use of sport for development. However, the research also raised a set of concrete issues for field projects and some questions remain unanswered at this time. Following the results of the latest studies, six main areas of work should be considered to guide further research on SDP.
Provide a space for reflection (criticize vs. support): current research is often critical of SDP projects and too rarely supports or improves the action of actors in the field. However, it seems important to strengthen the work of the actors while continuing to question their actions and achievements. In this sense, the researcher must offer a space for joint reflection with the actors in the field;
Use a collaborative or partnership approach to conduct research (be a facilitator): one of the roles of research is to help solve practitioners’ problems. Specifically in the domain of SDP, field actors express difficulties and needs that must be listened in order to co-construct research projects. In this sense, the researcher should act as a facilitator to support the projects and the work of the actors while continuing to criticize them in his/her support;
Starting from the concrete angle of the field: to be able to fully understand the nuances of the context and/or the environment of the SDP actors, researchers are invited to be as close as possible to reality, and to step into the field as possible. This element is essential to build a relationship of trust with the actors to help them by understanding their background and endings as much as possible;
Seek interdisciplinary research: SDP themes are complex and often overlap with scientific knowledge from several research fields (e.g., sociology, psychology, and education). Researchers from several scientific disciplines must be open and work together as much as possible, in order to have the most precise and complex understanding of the phenomena that are difficult to capture from a single angle. Research must provide a better understanding of the multiple issues and the complexity of the issues, problems, and realities;
Propose better quality of research: it also seems relevant to us to question how to carry out better quality research on ephemeral or unstable fields, when access is considered complex and dangerous. This requires, among other things, the development of methods able to adapt and respond to the requirements of the domain as well as to the various fields of investigation;
Clarify the uses of SDP: finally, it seems essential to us to question the type of sport for development and peace that is used in the various contexts of SDP. More specifically, is it competitive sport, physical education, physical activity, health education, or any other form? On this subject, Hills et al. [45] had opened up interesting avenues for reflection by mentioning sport + and + sport [46], sport for social inclusion [24], sport as a universal language [1, 24], sport as a diversion [47], as a replacement or alternative [48], as a hook [49, 50] or for life skills [51, 52], among others.
This chapter aimed to present the field of SDP, its origins, its evolution, the research that has been carried out so far, as well as illustrations to give the reader a better idea of what “Sport for Development and Peace” is. However, answering the question “what is the SDP?” is not easy given that this field is vast, complex, and constantly changing in practice.
\nIn conclusion, three main elements can be remembered: (1) a large number of projects and programs have been developed since the 2000s, mainly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with football being the main sport [8, 38]. Other various forms of physical activity and sports (e.g., physical education, competitive sport, and leisure activities) have also been used in order to achieve development or peace and related topics; (2) research on SDP has intensified since 2010 [8]; and it can be grouped into four main categories of studies: macrosociological, exploratory field studies, managerial and program evaluation, and literature reviews; (3) several challenges and tensions remain to be resolved in order to accomplish quality research that will truly help and support actors from the field who use SDP.
\nWe can finally return to the proposals of Baron de Coubertin and Mandela, who were very visionary in using sport as a vehicle for development and as a means of establishing peace. Because today, many organizations such as the United Nations prefers to rely on the universal potential of sport or other non-formal recreation to resolve conflicts and educate future generations, rather than traditional institutions such as schools or governments.
\nThe author would like to acknowledge all research collaborators (Arvisais, O., Ayoub, M-B., Bardocz-Bencsik M., Belanger, C., Charland, P., Caicedo, J-C., Dalcourt-Malenfant, S., Decarpentrie, L., Falcão W. Parlavecchio, L., Rouzaut, M., Varela, N., and Webb, A.) and also send a special thanks to all field partners of SDP researches (Bel Avenir, Escuela de communidad—Cuidad Bolivar, P3P, Conseil de Bande des Premieres Nations d’Opitciwan).
\nThe author declares no conflict of interest.
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