The recent increases in international efforts for designing and implementing initiatives and programs about 'development though sport' have accompanied the remarkable growth of the 'sport for development and peace'(SDP) sector. This global prevalence of SDP and the resulting augmentation of its social significance have rendered a growing scholarly attention to SDP in the sociology of sport. Moreover, a grounding rationale for SDP initiatives to enhance positive individual and social changes through sport has also offered an interesting research area for the sociology of sport. This paper aims to review sport sociology literature about SDP. Major findings include a set of descriptive reports about the institutionalization of SDP and critical/reflective approaches to SDP's outcomes and limitations. It is noted that the institutionalization of SDP consists of ideological and policy endeavors, SDP organizations and institutions, and classifications of SDP project types. Despite of positive outcomes resulted from SDP programs, it has been highlighted that the ongoing issues and limitations of SDP include ambiguities of development concept, the Global North hegemony, unilateral top-down program management, and the inherent complexity and lack of program monitoring/evaluation.
