ISBN:
9781032390598
,
9781032390611
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 302 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Geopolitical economy of sport
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The geopolitical economy of sport
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports and international relations
;
Sports Political aspects
;
Sports Economic aspects
;
Sports and state
;
Nationalism and sports
;
Geopolitics
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
"This is the first book to define and explore the geopolitical economy of sport - the intersection of power, politics, money and state interests that both exploit and shape elite sport around the world. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the global response and the consequent ramifications for sport have put the geopolitical economy of sport front and centre in both public debate and academic thinking. Similarly, the Winter Olympics in Beijing and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar illustrate the political, economic and geographic imperatives that shape modern sport. This book brings together case studies from around the world to describe this new geopolitical economy of sport, from the way in which countries use natural resource revenues, accusations of sport washing, the deployment of sport for soft power purposes, to the way in which sport has become a focus for industrial development. From the Gulf States' interests in European soccer to Israel seeking to build a national competitive advantage by positioning itself as a global sports tech start-up hub, and the United States continuing to extend its economic and cultural influence through geopolitical sport activities in Africa, Latin America, and the Indian subcontinent. This book captures a pivotal moment in the history of sport and sport business. This is essential reading for any student, researcher, practitioner or policy maker with an interest in sport business, the politics of sport, geopolitics, soft power, diplomacy, international relations or international political economy"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Part I: Russia and Ukraine -- Athletes' early responses to the war against Ukraine / Leo Goretti -- Sport sanctions against invasive Russia / Daryl Adair -- What future for Putin's sport power? / Lukas Aubin -- Governance dysfunction in world sport: issues raised by the conflict in Ukraine / Sergey Altukhov -- Public remembering of Sochi 2014 at a time of war: the Kremlin's soft -- Disempowerment through sport / Vitaly Kazakov -- Transnational leagues and their role in projecting soft power / Oliver Jarosz, Konstantin Kornakov, and Adam Metelski -- Part II: China -- The international paralympic committee, Beijing 2022 winter paralympic games and the invasion of the Ukraine Verity Postlethwaite -- Israel's winter sports diplomacy and Beijing / Yoav Dubinsky -- The global sporting power elite / Eileen Gu, Donna Wong and Yue Meng-Lewis -- China's moves to influence the geopolitical economy of sports: the three axe strokes / Lingling Liu and Dan Zhang -- Making of (not only) a sports superpower: the Chinese Dream / Abhishek Khajuria -- Chinese super league: soft power, investment and sustainability / Ricardo Gúdel and Emilio Hernández -- Doing sports business in China: still a slam dunk? / Jonathan Sullivan and Tobias Ross -- Part III: the Gulf and South Asia -- Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: soft power, state branding, or nation building? / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen -- Geopolitics of sport in the MENA region / Mahfoud Amara and Sara Mehanna Al-Naimi -- Sport and Saudi Arabia: mimetic isomorphism, soft power, and disempowerment / Nick Burton and Michael L. Naraine -- Sport washing and the Gulf Region: myth or reality? / Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop -- Geopolitics of cricket in India / Mohit Anand -- Part IV: Africa -- Africa in the global football business complex / Gerald Akindes -- The NBA's partnership with Rwanda / Michael M. Goldman and Jeffrey W. Paller
Description / Table of Contents:
Part V: Football -- The politics of alternative football: curious friends / Steve Menary -- The conjunctural politics of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup: United 2026 -- Adam S. Beissel -- The attempted reshaping of the Turkish football landscape under the AK party: a transaction cost economics explanation / Steven H. Seggie -- Football and the city: a sports place branding perspective of Barcelona and Manchester / Xavier Ginesta and Carles Viñas -- The European super league and football's privatisation / Alexey Kirichek -- Part VI: motorsport -- Sport governance, geopolitical change, and organizational resilience: the case of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) / Hans Erik Næss -- The geopolitics of money versus morals: location, location, location of the Formula 1 race calendar / Tim Dewhirst -- The end of oil: formula one's changing face / Josh Rayman -- Part VII: peace, diplomacy and society -- Sport, Geo-Politics and the peace process / Grant Jarvie -- Sports diplomacy in the Pacific Region and the Sino-Australian great game / Stuart Murray and Tony Yang -- Sports, race, and cosmopolitanism / J.P. Singh --Transgender sport bans come for elite sport: federations' new attempt to define womanhood / Sydney Bauer -- Part VIII: implications -- What the cases of gazprom, the NBA & Qatar mean for sport industry decision makers / Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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