Sport has long been understood to have significant social and political implications, both positive and negative. The significance of these implications has only been bolstered by the recent institutionalization of sport in the service of international development and peace building. For example, in announcing the new Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations referred to sport as an “important enabler of sustainable development.” With this context in mind, this course is designed to stimulate and propel scholarly discussion and analysis of the relationship between sport and social development. The course materials and discussion will approach this relationship from a variety of viewpoints, including but not limited to: history, politics, policy studies, social theory and political economy. The goal is that students will draw on the materials, discussions and activities in the course in order to conceptualize, contextualize and eventually conduct their own research and theorizing on the topic of sport and social development.