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Redefiniendo la competitividad desde el fair play y la justicia social

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espanoln este articulo se analizan, desde una perspectiva humanistica, los mensajes predominantes acerca de la competitividad en los ambitos economico y deportivo. El proposito del trabajo es identificar , destacar y valorar aquellos discursos sobre la competitivi dad que pueden favorecer relaciones sociales mas justas. Partiendo de una caracterizacion de la competitividad desde el neoliberalismo, generadora de desigualdad, se ofrece una alternativa para conseguir una competicion mas justa. Para ello , se aporta una perspectiva de la competicion, desde el deporte, basada en el fair play que atiende a los principios de igualdad, participacion y colaboracion. Ademas, se introducen algunas contribuciones de John Rawls y de Richard Sennett. Del primero, el principio de la diferencia, a traves del cual se busca que la competicion no genere grandes desigualdades y, si las gen era, que el sistema de competicion tenga mecanismos para paliarlas. Del segundo, su preocupacion por el equilibrio entre competencia y colaboracion, rec uperando el concepto de socialidad ( sociality ). El conjunto de estas aportaciones suponen una orientacion mas justa de la competicion y pueden servir para destacar las potencialidades del deporte susceptibles de ser utilizadas (y reivindicadas) en los proc esos de transformacion etica y politica de la socied EnglishThis paper analyzes from a humanistic perspective the prevailing messages about competitiveness in the economic and sport fields. The purpose of the study is to identify and put in value those discourses on competitiveness that can promote more just social relations. Startin g from a characterization of competitiveness from neoliberalism, which generates inequality, an alternative is offered in order to get a fairer competition. For this, a competition perspective from the sport field based on fair play and attending the princ iples of equality, participation and collaboration is provided. In addition, some contributions of John Rawls and Richard Sennett are introduced. From the first one, the principle of difference, through which it is intended that the competition does not ge nerate great inequalities and, if they are generated, the competition system has mechanisms to palliate them. From the second one, his concern about the balance between competition and collaboration, recovering the concept of sociality. All these contribut ions, altogether, represent a fairer orientation of the competition and can serve to highlight the potential of sport that can be used (and claimed) in the processes of ethical and political transformation of societ