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The NFL protests are only one of many celebrity-fueled political controversies during the Trump presidency. Why is there such a proliferation of celebrity activism? More importantly, does it amount to anything? What does our knowledge of... more
In 2011 the world of ice hockey in Romania was hit by a scandal: during a match opposing Romania to Hungary, the players of the Romanian national team started singing the Hungarian national anthem and remained silent for the Romanian... more
Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Research Design 4 Definitions 5 Theoretical Review 11 Literature Review 18 Chapter 3: History of the IOC and FIFA 29 Chapter 4: Case Studies 41 Argentina 41 Mexico 50 South Korea 57 China 64 Analysis... more
Nations realising the political and developmental possibilities in hosting a mega sport event is a trend that has been increasing in recent decades. To take one example, Qatar is one of the most prolific nations in bidding and hosting... more
El objetivo de este artículo es el analizar el papel que representó el deporte en la política exterior del franquismo. Este trabajo realiza un recorrido por las principales etapas de la dictadura de Franco, analizando cómo los cambios en... more
The relationship between the US State’s military propaganda agencies, the entertainment industries, media products, and public opinion is of interest to researchers, and the alliance of the military and the entertainment industries is... more
This paper examines online sports betting in Germany and the USA, two countries that differ from the global trend that has been moving toward the legalization and liberalization of the sector. The following research questions are asked:... more
В настоящее время одной из характеристик «гуманизации» международных отношений является то, что среди некоторых стран появилась тенденция призывать мировое сообщество к соблюдению норм международного права как главного гаранта... more
The aim of the paper is to investigate ping-pong diplomacy between the Unites States and China, which was used by both countries as a diplomatic tool, aimed at achieving political rapprochement despite ideological dissonance and conflict... more
Lo sport è oggi sempre più centrale all’interno della nostra società. Vero e proprio fenomeno di massa, è possibile riconoscerne da una parte il forte ruolo educativo e inclusivo, dall’altra il notevole peso specifico sull’economia... more
The growing literature on sports in Lebanon tends to portray football as often implicated in the production of sectarian belonging and national disintegration. This article lays out key features of the complex politicization of sports in... more
Debates and discourses over the influence of sport to politics and vice versa dominated various platforms and conferences over the 20 th and 21 st century. Scholars peripherally and in principle seem to agree that sport and politics can... more
Автор рассматривает эволюцию теоретических подходов к изучению спорта в науке о международных отношениях. В теории международных отношений спорт рассматривается как отдельный институт, участвующий в мировой политике, международные... more
2011 yılında Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı’nın kuruluşu ve sonrasında gerçekleşen spora ilişkin düzenlemeler, alınan kararlar ve uygulamaların neoliberal politikaları hangi açılardan içerdiğine cevap arayan bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk spor... more
For the first time in nearly 30 years, 2013 has seen increasing public awareness of calls for a comprehensive boycott of and sanctions on a state based on questions of an “entrenched system of racial discrimination”. The call to boycott... more
[English] The development of contentious collective action in Egypt has encouraged the emergence of new spaces of protest, but also the development of new strategies of opposition. This article aims to investigate the mobilization of the... more
China is a country that has been using sport in order to reach political goals for many years. Lately such political exploitation of sport is directed at shaping the desirable international image of this country. This is done most of all... more
E' uscito alla vigilia delle Olimpiadi 2008 il volume Olimpiadi e politica il cui sottotitolo. L’ambito di trattazione, che potrebbe risultare assai specifico, è invece una efficace quanto insostituibile chiave d’accesso... more
A "Riválisok a pályán – barátok a mindennapokban" c. kiállításhoz készült katalógus. A rendkívül gazdag magyar–lengyel történelmi kapcsolatok egy kevéssé ismert fejezete a sport. Kevesen tudják ma, hogy az első magyar hivatásos birkózó... more
Das Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft erstellt für sportpolitische Entscheidungsträger des Bundes werktäglich die „Pressedokumentation Sport“, um tagesaktuell den Diskurs über die Rolle des Sports in Politik und Gesellschaft zu... more
This articles addresses the neglected problem of elite sport in classical Athens. Democracy may have opened up politics to every citizen but it had no impact on sporting participation. Athenian sportsmen continued to be drawn from the... more
A paradox lies at the heart of the biennial Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. On the one hand, the region's premier sporting event has consistently celebrated themes of regional friendship and cooperation; on the other, the SEA Games are... more
The Southeast Asian Games has been negatively politicised since the 1950s. It has sported a complex interplay of colonialism, decolonisation, nationalism, geopolitics, patronage and capitalism. Repurposing it for the well-being of... more
The aim of the article is to investigate the issue of hockey diplomacy between Canada and the Soviet Union, which was held in 1970s. It encompassed a series of exhibition matches in ice hockey, which were directly aimed to improve... more
올림픽의 역사는 언제나 평화, 경쟁, 결속력, 그리고 공정한 경기(play)들과 밀접한 관계로 뒤얽혀 있다. 페르시아의 패배를 알리기 위해 페이디피데스(Pheidippides)가 마라톤(Marathon)에서 아테네(Athens)로 처음 뛰었던 기원전 490년부터 지금까지 올 림픽이라는 스포츠 경쟁은 국가적, 국제적 차원의 국정과 불가분의 관계라 하겠다. 개최도시 선정, 올림픽 개최, 각 도시에서 서로 경쟁하는 국가들이 그... more
The aim of the article is to theoretically analyse the issue of sports diplomacy from the perspective of its utility in easing international tensions. The research encompass clarification of the term sports diplomacy and investigation of... more
The aim of the article is to investigate sports diplomacy between Iran and the United States, which is an example of sports diplomacy directed at bringing unfriendly states closer. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations and... more
Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for... more
This article aims to investigate positive sports diplomacy directed at building political alliances, which is a relatively new field of research. The subject will be analysed in the light of a case study concerning the Games of New... more