THE ROLE OF SPORT IN THE INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS

Бланка Матеша; Бруно Качер; Петар Рашетина

doi:10.5937/ptp2602035M

Аутори

Бланка Матеша Свеучилиште у Сплиту, Правни факултет, Сплит, Хрватска https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-7484
Бруно Качер Свеучилиште у Сплиту, Филозофски факултет, Сплит, Хрватска https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1399-0107
Петар Рашетина Свеучилиште у Сплиту, Правни факултет, Сплит, Хрватска https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1198-1969

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https://doi.org/10.5937/ptp2602035M

Кључне речи:

imigranti, sport, prava ličnosti, psihološki aspekt, građanskopravni aspekt

Сажетак

Тема овог рада веома је актуелна и од великог значаја. У свету, а нарочито у Европи, постоји велик број имиграната, те је неопходно пронаћи механизме који ће обезбедити њихову успешну адаптацију у друштво у које су имигрирали, како ради њихове сопствене користи и психолошког благостања тако и ради добробити друштва у целини, укључујући правну сигурност и владавину права. Стога ова тема захтева мултидисциплинарни приступ, а аутори овог рада јесу стручњаци из области психологије и права. Циљ рада је да се испита да ли и у којој мери спорт може допринети интеграцији миграната у друштво пријема, нарочито у погледу њихове социјалне укључености, повезивања са локалном заједницом, смањења социјалне дистанце и развоја осећаја припадности. У раду се анализира психолошка улога спорта у интеграцији миграната, ослањајући се на европска истраживања, као и на конкретне хрватске примере, као што су иницијативе филипинске кошарке и индијског крикета, које подстичу социјално повезивање, отпорност и културну адаптацију. У раду су примењене различите научне методе, нарочито индуктивна и дедуктивна метода, методе анализе и синтезе, апстракције и конкретизације, генерализације и специјализације, методе доказивања и оповргавања, класификације, дескрипције, историјски метод, метод компилације и компаративни метод. Рад се завршава налазима који потврђују постављену хипотезу.

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