Sport, culture and society

The advance of capitalism in Latin American countries suggests an area for discussion: reflection on the tension between the commodification of different aspects of life

of citizens in Latin America and the progression of the expansion and acquisition of rights in more democratic societies.

In our CLACSO Working Group on Sport, Culture and Society, this discussion arises in relation to sport.

The two main lines of inquiry are as follows:

• First, it is essential to continue studying state public policies that promote the right to access and sustainably participate in physical activity and/or sport. We aim to understand the measures that governments at their various levels (national, provincial, and local) formulate and effectively implement for the inclusive growth and development of sport and physical activity. In the face of current government decision-making, it is also crucial to understand the strategies that grassroots organizations develop at the local level to negotiate with the privatization process.
• Secondly, envisioning democratic societies involves generating resources and information to create opportunities for minority groups and/or those historically relegated to silence and ostracism. Therefore, within the current global context of women's rights movements, one topic for discussion among the Working Group members concerns gender relations in various sports. Around this theme, we intend to examine the construction of hegemonic and alternative masculinities and femininities in this field, the violence perpetrated against women and gender non-conforming individuals, the organizational and advocacy strategies of athletes, and the construction of gendered representations in mainstream media.

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