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This chapter is about how the national football association of Ghana worked to restore its legitimacy within the Ghanaian society. It addresses the importance

This chapter presents a novel comparative analysis of distinctive features of government-led policy implementation using sport as a tool for development in

Derrick Charway, Francis Asare, Allan Bennich Grønkjær

Despite numerous international and national policy documents promoting girls’ and women's empowerment and participation in community sports, the actual acc...

The global optimism for sport as ‘an important enabler of sustainable development’ by the United Nations appears in many countries’ policy documents. In Ghana, sport is linked to the social dimensi...

The profile gives an overview of the changing trends of sport policies adopted in Ghana and highlights how past political upheavals made it difficult to have stable sport development strategies. Cu...

This study explores the use of smartwatches within fitness spaces in Ghana. As part of the fitness boom, the pursuit of body ideals has become increasingly intertwined with digital self-tracking, h...

This study explores the use of smartwatches within fitness spaces in Ghana. As part of the fitness boom, the pursuit of body ideals has become increasingly intertwined with digital self-tracking, h...