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'''[[Scouting]]''' is a worldwide [[youth movement]] aimed at developing young people physically, mentally and spiritually, so that they may play a constructive role in society. Since its inception in 1907, the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. | '''[[Scouting]]''' is a worldwide [[youth movement]] aimed at developing young people physically, mentally and spiritually, so that they may play a constructive role in society. Since its inception in 1907, the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. | ||
Scouting has sometimes become entangled in social [[controversies]] such as the [[civil rights]] struggle in the [[American South]] and in nationalist [[resistance movements]] in India. Scouting was introduced to Africa by British officials as an instrument of [[colonial]] authority but became a subversive challenge to the legitimacy of the | Scouting has sometimes become entangled in social [[controversies]] such as the [[civil rights]] struggle in the [[American South]] and in nationalist [[resistance movements]] in India. Scouting was introduced to Africa by British officials as an instrument of [[colonial]] authority but became a subversive challenge to the legitimacy of the British Empire as Scouting fostered [[Solidarity (sociology)|solidarity]] amongst African [[Boy Scout|Scouts]].<ref name="britimperialism">{{cite web | last = Parsons | first = Timothy | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.ohioswallow.com/bookinfo.php?book_id=0821415956 | title = Race, Resistance, and the Boy Scout Movement in British Colonial Africa | format = | work = | publisher = Ohio University Press and Swallow Press | accessdate = 2006-12-25}}</ref> There are also controversies and challenges within the Scout Movement itself such as current efforts to turn [[Scouts Canada]] into a [[democratic]] organization. This article discusses historical and contemporary Scouting controversies and difficulties, with examples from various countries. | ||
== Breakaway Scouting organizations == | == Breakaway Scouting organizations == | ||
