TY - JOUR
T1 - Goal dreams
T2 - Conflicting development imaginaries in Ghanaian football academies
AU - Dubinsky, Itamar
AU - Schler, Lynn
N1 - Funding Information:
Dubinsky Itamar Schler Lynn Oregon State University , Corvallis OR , USA Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva , Israel Email: itamardu@post.bgu.ac.il Email: lynnsch@bgu.ac.il The authors are grateful for funding received for this research from the Tamar Golan Africa Centre at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. We are greatly indebted to the interviewees in Ghana who willingly contributed their time and shared their experiences and insights. We also extend our appreciation for the thoughtful insights of two anonymous reviewers and the editors of The Journal of Modern African Studies . 24 07 2019 06 2019 57 2 247 272 Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 2019 Cambridge University Press
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PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Focusing on three Ghanaian football academies, this article examines the role that dreams and aspirations play in shaping development schemes and in determining their impact. Football ignites the hopes and imaginations of entrepreneurs, aspiring players, their parents and supporters, and these aspirations serve as a blueprint for action both among founders and participants of academies. Imagined futures give birth to development initiatives, attracting participants, and providing them with opportunities to articulate their own aspirations. The following examination argues that it is vital for researchers and practitioners to understand how a variety of imagined futures comes into play in development schemes, as the conflicts and negotiations between divergent imaginaries can explain why individuals engage with development, how schemes evolve and how they leave their mark upon communities.
AB - Focusing on three Ghanaian football academies, this article examines the role that dreams and aspirations play in shaping development schemes and in determining their impact. Football ignites the hopes and imaginations of entrepreneurs, aspiring players, their parents and supporters, and these aspirations serve as a blueprint for action both among founders and participants of academies. Imagined futures give birth to development initiatives, attracting participants, and providing them with opportunities to articulate their own aspirations. The following examination argues that it is vital for researchers and practitioners to understand how a variety of imagined futures comes into play in development schemes, as the conflicts and negotiations between divergent imaginaries can explain why individuals engage with development, how schemes evolve and how they leave their mark upon communities.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022278X19000041
DO - 10.1017/S0022278X19000041
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85069680764
SN - 0022-278X
VL - 57
SP - 247
EP - 272
JO - Journal of Modern African Studies
JF - Journal of Modern African Studies
IS - 2
ER -