Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans

The aim of this paper is to introduce to the broader readership sport dynamics within the Western Balkans from different perspective. Authors have been keen to explore a number of different topics, mostly associated with the post conflict period, however, the limited data is available on the charact...

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Main Author: Marko Begovi´c
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2025-08-01
Series:Current Issues in Sport Science
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Online Access:https://ciss-journal.org/article/view/11680
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description The aim of this paper is to introduce to the broader readership sport dynamics within the Western Balkans from different perspective. Authors have been keen to explore a number of different topics, mostly associated with the post conflict period, however, the limited data is available on the character of civic participation and social cohesion in and through sport ecosystem. This paper reflects the background of development of sport-related institutional regime and appropriate organizational structure. The historical aspect is of particular interest as it is necessary to comprehend the changing context, structure and composition of organized sport along with opportunities for civic participation. Further, the internal dynamics within sport ecosystem will be presented as part of the socio-political realm.
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spelling doaj-art-4ff2a0a410ce4dbabe8076da8a833db12025-08-20T04:01:48ZengBern Open PublishingCurrent Issues in Sport Science2414-66412025-08-0110110.36950/2025.10ciss007Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans Marko Begovi´c0Molde University CollegeThe aim of this paper is to introduce to the broader readership sport dynamics within the Western Balkans from different perspective. Authors have been keen to explore a number of different topics, mostly associated with the post conflict period, however, the limited data is available on the character of civic participation and social cohesion in and through sport ecosystem. This paper reflects the background of development of sport-related institutional regime and appropriate organizational structure. The historical aspect is of particular interest as it is necessary to comprehend the changing context, structure and composition of organized sport along with opportunities for civic participation. Further, the internal dynamics within sport ecosystem will be presented as part of the socio-political realm. https://ciss-journal.org/article/view/11680Western Balkanscivic participationsocial cohesionsport ecosystem
spellingShingle Marko Begovi´c
Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
Current Issues in Sport Science
Western Balkans
civic participation
social cohesion
sport ecosystem
title Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
title_full Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
title_fullStr Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
title_full_unstemmed Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
title_short Sport and Social Cohesion: the case of the Western Balkans
title_sort sport and social cohesion the case of the western balkans
topic Western Balkans
civic participation
social cohesion
sport ecosystem
url https://ciss-journal.org/article/view/11680
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