Intercultural Dialogue and Integration of Migrants through Sport. Experiences in Campania region

Keywords: Intercultural dialogue, History of sport, Migrations, Integration of migrants, Campania region

Abstract

Sport is considered a tool to ease intercultural dialogue and integration of migrants in the hosting countries. Actually, sport activities have great potentialities, but the participation of foreigners and the impact of athleticism on their integration are limited by some barriers. 

In Campania some attempts to favour the integration through sport have been promoted in recent years by associations and groups of citizens. Among the most successful projects are the football teams Afro-Napoli United, Rfc Lions Ska and Atletico Brigante and the basketball club Tam Tam. These projects have produced significant results in the involvement of the migrants and promotion of their integration, but they have also had to face some obstacles, which have limited their impact.

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Published
2019-07-11
Issue
Vol 4 No 1 (2019): Sport and Integration - Editor, Giuseppe D'Angelo
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