Gloknoco - Global Sport for Development and Peace Knowledge Collaborative

06/03/2025

The 4th week of our two new modules funded by grant "European Dimension in Sport for Development and Peace"🇪🇺

📝 allowed us to bring together 35 students from various countries and study programmes interested in the potential of sports as a tool for 🚵🤸🤾

The modules are taught simultaneously at the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Physical Culture at the Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic🇨🇿. Students get theoretical and practical information on the history of , key milestones, strategies and documents, EU institutions dealing with sports, role of NGOs and other organisations. We prepare a practical workshop using method and a final field trip to .

For more information, please visit 🔗gloknoco.net/eusportdev

10/01/2025

Are you a sports sector stakeholder?🇪🇺
Are you interested in the best possible solutions to how to find and retain workers?🧲

Our colleagues from the project have opened a survey to collect and analyse data that might help with new solutions and strategies in the sports employment sector.

Find the survey in 🔗informs-sport.eu
Each response is valuable🙏

19/12/2024

The annual meeting and the general assembly of 🇪🇺 (European Observatoire of Sport and Employment). This time in Madrid, Spain🇪🇦. Latest statistics and trends in the sports sector . Great appreciation to those guys for production of detailed sports work-related data from all the EU countries👍.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in current trends in sports employment and volunteering sector, impact of COVID, finding weak spots etc. You can visit them here: 🔗 www.eose.org

By the way, they implemented the
project, focused on skills and competences needed in the sports for development sector a few years ago. You can find its inspirational outputs here: 🔗 www.change-sport.eu

20/11/2024

Is there an organisation implementing (sports) activities in its work?

On behalf of the project "Policy Advocacy in Sport and Society", we spread the call for brief case studies. If you are willing to share a few details on your experience please visit the 🔗https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/call-submissions-policy-advocacy-sport🔗.

The case may include a variety of activities, such as approaching policy makers and stakeholders, promoting information campaigns, holding round tables or instigating legal actions. It may or may not concern sport for development, sport for good or any other social change-related operations.

02/11/2024

students🧍🤸🧘 from Palacky University visited another match day of the Fair-play Football League in .👏

Our colleagues from programme introduced us to method in practice. We formed a team and tried the . The field visit added a lot of practical insights to the theoretical background in the .🏃🫶

Thanks to the colleagues from and all the coaches for having us!🙏

24/10/2024

📣We have a new 🇪🇺 Jean Monnet project called "European Dimension in Sport for Development and Peace".

In the next 3 years, we will open a new module for graduate students, conduct a study mapping conceptions across EU countries and hold round tables disseminating the topic and for facilitating discussions between academics, NGO professionals, policy makers, sports officials and other stakeholders.

The project is implemented by the Faculty of Physical Culture and Faculty of Science at the Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic .🏢

For more information, visit the project page: https://gloknoco.net/eusportdev/
or follow our Facebook and Instagram profiles:

We will keep you updated🧾😀

11/10/2024

"Potential of Sports as a Tool for Social Cohesion: Football for Development in Olomouc Region"

Today, we presented our study of the Football for Development project and its influence on the of a community at the Olomouc Sociology Conference.

As the building blocks of the social cohesion viewed by the project's participants, the study revealed: shared values, integration, openness of activities, safe places, family and friends. It was a nice cross-sectional experience aimed at the practical (evaluation of the programme) and theoretical (concept of social cohesion) goals.

More details will follow at the beginning of 2025 in the new book:
https://www.routledge.com/Sport-for-Social-Cohesion-Theoretical-and-Practical-Perspectives/Petry-Moustakas/p/book/9781032467887?srsltid=AfmBOoriGECxQhw8VDije_dd_QXsh9_J8rx1MJ6rS4rqjtLDpAZ4Pijc

We are proud to collaborate with colleagues from the on the improvement of the programme.

26/09/2024

📣Happy to announce a call for papers for the special issue in the International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure:
"Leisure and Social Cohesion" 🔗

with guest editors Louis Moustakas (University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Austria, ) and Arnošt Svoboda (Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, ).
https://link.springer.com/collections/hbbbbbicgh

Specifically, we are interested in (but not limited to):
-Conceptualisation of social cohesion within leisure studies
-Critical evaluation of links between leisure (including sports) and social cohesion
-Trends and developments in literature relating to leisure and social cohesion
-Case studies of specific programmes etc
-Historical perspectives on the evolution of leisure policies and programming

You can help answer questions: How is social cohesion conceptualized within local leisure programming?
How do leisure-related policies define or operationalize social cohesion?
How does leisure support social cohesion, and vice versa?

The abstracts deadline: January 31, 2025🧾.
Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2025.

Abstracts should be sent to the editors:
Louis Moustakas, [email protected]
Arnost Svoboda, [email protected]

01/07/2024

Our colleagues have opened a new project, PASS. They try to highlight the sector and build new capacities for policy advocacy.

To gather the evidence basis, an online survey is opened to map the field. If you are from an organisation implementing sports programmes and using , please fill in this short survey (max. 10 minutes):

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YeBehAAHKkGQ9RRl-5o58XiV_oGBMUNBivcEuqg9UslUNjBBQVJTT1NEMTUyQlNUQ0sxTVRYRTFTMC4u&wdLOR=cFB6AD9BA-2B04-F746-B1C0-505A478AEF51

For more information and links to specific language mutations of the survey, an article on the platform was published:
https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/take-survey-policy-advocacy-sport-and-society-pass

Thanks a lot!

27/06/2024

📣Happy to announce the publication of an article in the International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning by our international team🧾

Reflexivity of participants of Football for Development
project: experiential learning as delivery methodology of
global education.

by Lenka Dušková, Simona Šafaříková, Engela van der Klashorst and Arnošt Svoboda
https://doi.org/10.14324/IJDEGL.16.1.04

We describe how the project can be used for global education: cultural understanding, respecting diversity and value differences. All of this is framed by the concept of relational reflexivity by Margaret Archer. A method of task-based visual diaries was used here. We would happily share more soon😀

31/05/2024

Our colleagues from the 🇪🇺 (European Observatoire of Sport and Employment: www.eose.org) introduce very interesting tools - created in the project:

📂v4v-sport.eu

The project explored the role of volunteers in European sports organisations🏃🚴🏊. Its goals were:
- to analyse the sport volunteer workforce;
- to highlight realities and challenges around volunteering;
- to improve recruitment and retention;
- and, to create an innovative online tool which volunteers can use to showcase their skills and competencies to potential employers and education providers.

These main outputs were produced:
• An European research report summarising data from more than 2.700 organisations:
https://www.v4v-sport.eu/

• An interactive online tool for sports organisations to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in sports volunteering
https://www.v4v-sport.eu/tools/

• An online self-reflection tool for sports volunteers to identify their skills and competencies.
https://www.v4v-sport.eu/tools/

Explore and share😉👍

22/04/2024

Summer School in Sport for Development and Peace - deadline is approaching.

We still have places available at our Summer School in , .

Join our team from Palacký University Olomouc, NGO Fair Play Point and inFocus Consulting, and learn more about:
-sport and social change
-sport and gender
-sport and mega-events
-what are and methods
-sport and Sustainable Development Goals

If you are interested, find more information and a registration link here:
https://www.upol.cz/short-programmes/sport-for-development-and-peace/

or
feel free to ask Arnošt Svoboda, [email protected].

26/02/2024

📣To anyone interested in topic, a Summer school is organised in , Czech Republic.🇨🇿

Topics presented by academic and NGO experts:
-introduction to use of sport as a tool for social change
-sport and
-sport and gender
-sport and mega-events
-practical training in methodology and other practices from the field

When: 22nd-26th July

Reward: 5 ECTS credits

Included in the fee: accommodation, welcome and farewell party and more

Application deadline: April 30

More info: [email protected] or https://www.upol.cz/short-programmes/sport-for-development-and-peace/

We are looking forward✌️😉

23/02/2024

✅I am happy to share the news about our new article with research on sports in Saudi Arabia :-) published in IRSS. 👍

✅Big thanks to the whole team!!! Arnošt Svoboda, Billy Graeff, Paul Bretherton, Daiana Viacelli, Abdul R Al Droushi and Jorge Knijnik. Let the cooperation continue!!!💪

The Saudi Arabian Kingdom is currently undergoing significant socio-cultural changes, primarily driven by Vision 2030, a strategic document outlining the nation...

02/02/2024

We are happy to support this Sunday's charity match to the benefit of the wounded in . SK Slavia Praha Vs. FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce as a part of the initiative coordinated by our colleagues from .⚽🕊️

You can buy tickets or support the match at en.slavia.cz. The fees will go to the and will be used for purchasing field ambulances in Ukraine.🇺🇦

Great to see how sports on any level can offer specific support where needed✌️

15/01/2024

A meeting with colleagues from ( ) programme on the 12th January.🙋🧑‍🎓

Discussing plans and possibilities for future collaboration and projects. Our goal is to utilise the synergy between the NGO and Palacký University in research, evaluation, students volunteering and mainstreaming the potential.📢⚽

Nice work everyone😉👏

14/12/2023

Current insight into the volunteer sector in the European sports. Latest European sports market statistics.🇪🇺

First visit from to new partners from the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (Faculty of Physical Culture joined in 2023)🧑‍🎓

A two day event hosted by the Hungarian University of Sports Science in on the 13th and 14th December. 🏙️

First, outcomes of project were presented, including a research report on European sports volunteers, an innovative volunteering toolkit for organisations and a self reflection tool for volunteers. A highly recommended set of tools for any sports organisations who works with volunteers.🏃🚶🧍

The conference was followed by the general assembly and members seminar (with members from more than 20 countries). Latest EOSE activities were presented together with its updated strategy for the next 3 years.🧾 The main goal stays the same: reflecting on the needs of European sports employers and the current economic, political and social context as a way how to adapt education, training and professional preparation of sports workforce and volunteers. Highly relevant for sports faculties.🥇⚽📢

The last day, new data on the European sports labour market were discussed. EOSE process data from and national statistical offices and builds own unique database of detailed sports-related statistics💾. Still, many countries face changes after years.

Two days full of new contacts, collaboration ideas and meeting new colleagues.🖇️

04/12/2023

Another visit by the students at the Fairplay Football League organised by the ( ) project. 1st December in Olomouc. ⚽🌐

Within the module "Socialisation through Sports", students learn about various uses of sports for a social change. This time, we visited a regular event where several teams of young kids and teenagers with their coaches from the participated at the tournament using the method: matches without referees where players themselves set and evaluate rules and where the fair play points are as important as the actual goals.🙋🤝

We saw a lot of passionate girls and boys - skilled football players - who created matches full of emotions but also thoughtfulness towards each other. We saw how important life skills and values can be taught through sport. Especially important for kids and youth who often have a difficult start in their life.🛤️

Many thanks to our colleagues from the for inviting us again. Many facets from the theory materialised for our students today.🙏