The European Commission has long acknowledged the important role of sport and physical education in promoting public health, a healthy lifestyle and social well-being, together with socio-cultural integration, namely social inclusion in and through sport, as we had all pointed out in the project description. One need also reiterate here—in order to contribute to the brainstorming of our upcoming meeting in Zaragoza—that a great number of studies have shown, not only the health benefits, but the social importance of physical activity and sport, specifically the social capital of sport: sport agency and volunteerism, i.e. the sport potential in promoting social inclusion and reducing or eliminating social, ethnic and gender prejudices (Kamberidou 2012, 2011; Hall 2012; Hardin & Greer 2009). Gender equality, essential from a human rights perspective [...] (see attached article: discussion and proposals)
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