Action Sport NGOs in a Neo-Liberal Context: The Cases of Skateistan and Surf Aid International

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-141

  Thorpe, Holly ^a,b   Rinehart, Robert ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

action sport; neoliberalism; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876192924     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723512455923     Document Type: Article

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