Conflict Management in Ethnic Tension Zones: Sport Contribution in Co-existence and Inclusion Citizenship Diversity: A Case Study in Aleksandria, Iraq

Sanaa Ali Ahmed Alrashid

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Conflict Management in Ethnic Tension Zones: Sport Contribution in Co-existence and Inclusion Citizenship Diversity: A Case Study in Aleksandria, Iraq

Sanaa Ali Ahmed Alrashid

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Received: 23 October 2020 Accepted: 3 November 2020 Published: 4 December 2020

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The aim of the study was to strived to know how sports can be used as a tool in Co-existence and inclusion citizenship diversity, conflict resolution management and positive communication. This article seeks to move beyond a simplistic approach that asserts the sports are powerful to a richer articulation of how they function in conflict management. In order to achieve this desired outcome, qualitative design was employed. The sample consited of individuals associated with governmental and intergovernmental sport organizations, sports federations, as well as local athletes and community activists. Data was anlyzed using qualitative interpertive research. Analysis shows that sport work as tackle ethnic tension by animate positive ocmmunication plan settelment and resoluations conflict, trama healing and implement vital interventions conflict transformation and blocked violence. Results of this study contribute to developing the role of sports conflict management tool contribute to build peaceful and sustainable societies, and faces current challenges in ethnic tension zones, productively used to promote co-existence and inclusive citizenship diversity. Changes in approaches of conflict management entail close cooperation between policymakers, international organsiations and civil-society initiatives. Relating sports to peace-building agendas necessitates bridging the gap between reality on the ground and policy-making and demonstrate sport culture as part of a range of solutions in confilict management.

Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20200804.14
Page(s)	99-104
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Conflict Management, Ethnic Tension, Co-existence, Citizenship Diversity

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