Sports public action: an integration and social inclusion project in France

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Fernando Segura M. Trejo

Abstract

The article revolve around the “Campeonato Inter-asociativo de lucha contra la exclusión social”, a program carried out in Paris´s periphery with the intention of promoting, through soccer, the social ties of people suffering exclusion and social stigmatization. It analyses the history of the championship, his organization, his team composition and the activities related to soccer. Though the author concludes that the sport is not a infallible solution to social integration, he highlights the significance of the program in terms of ensuring a space of coexistence, interaction, motivation and discipline.

Author Biography

Fernando Segura M. Trejo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Es sociólogo de la UNAM y economista. Se especializa en Sociología del Deporte, tema con el que se encuentra actualmente en tesis doctoral en París.