Sport-based interventions’ – A tool for suburban social integration?

This article is about sport-based interventions as tools for social integration in segregated suburban areas. On the basis of a former research study Midnight Football Swedish mid-size city, we discuss potential such activities to contribute broad sense. With established sociological concepts capital, networks, and bonds points departure, capacity by being link unifying force local community well bridge-builder relation surrounding society. Our main argument that definitely have an important here. Locally, it can create fruitful relations between people belonging sub-groups different ethnic origin, religion, culture, enhancing density among citizens suburb. However, only be created help other actors. Further, if not combined with active efforts build society at same time may risk having effects isolation, terms ‘us vs. them’ feelings towards outer Therefore, developed engagement from actors outside suburb pivotal. Such cannot sports movement voluntary organizations alone. It demands return re-establishment public representatives community, aimed working long term building capital residents community.