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Reconciliatory action and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: Inclusion for indigenous Australian women?
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O'Shea, M and Maxwell, H and Stronach, M, Reconciliatory action and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: Inclusion for indigenous Australian women?, Sporting Traditions, 37, (2) pp. 69-89. ISSN 0813-2577 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018)
were branded innovative and inclusive — an opportunity for all
Australians, including Indigenous Australians—to showcase their
culture and talents. Underpinning this inclusivity, Games partners,
including Indigenous Elders, developed a Reconciliation Action
Plan (RAP), the first delivered by a major Australian sport event.
Acknowledging the Games’ recent staging and gender equity objectives,
this research explores how the GC2018 RAP enabled the inclusion of
Indigenous Australian women. A social inclusion framework based on
four inclusion dimensions—spatial, relational, functional and power—
frames our examination of the implementation of the RAP. In applying
this framework, the research informs critical debates concerned
with understanding RAP outcomes and effects. Key themes include
making space for Indigeneity, cultural belonging, skills and leadership
opportunities and enabling the Indigenous voice. The study findings
can inform future planning of reconciliatory activities associated with
sport events.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | inclusion, Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Aboriginal, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Indigenous Women |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Commercial services |
Research Field: | Sport and leisure management |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
Objective Field: | Organised sports |
UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
ID Code: | 141850 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2020-11-26 |
Last Modified: | 2020-12-15 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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