Toward Restorative Sport in Nova Scotia

Taking a restorative approach to sport reimagines how we can respond to the crisis of maltreatment in sport and athletes experiencing harm. This project will be an extension of restorative justice work on going in Nova Scotia which sees justice as concerned with securing and sustaining just relations. A restorative approach to justice supports responses to harm, conflict, underlying cultural issues, as needed, to ensure just relations in future. In these ways, a restorative approach pays special attention to the relational nature, impact, and context of harm. Taking a restorative approach to maltreatment in sport begins by acknowledging the central role of relationships in sport and in turn the importance of sport in building strong and healthy relationships and communities. With these principles in mind we will design and begin to implement a new way of attending to maltreatment in sport which prioritizes people and athletes over systems and organizations.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Llewellyn

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Partner:

Sport Nova Scotia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Information and cultural industries

University:

Dalhousie University

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