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UNINA9910350272003321 |
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Autore |
Grix Jonathan |
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Titolo |
Entering the Global Arena : Emerging States, Soft Power Strategies and Sports Mega-Events / / by Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan, Donna Lee |
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIII, 117 p. 7 illus.) |
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Mega Event Planning, , 2633-5859 |
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Disciplina |
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Human geography |
Municipal government |
Urban geography |
Sociology, Urban |
Human Geography |
Urban Politics |
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) |
Urban Studies/Sociology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emerging States and the Shifting Balance of Global Power -- Chapter 3. Sports Mega-Events and the Concept of Soft Power -- Chapter 4. Brazil’s Double Host Status -- Chapter 5. Russia’s Unique Soft Power Strategy -- Chapter 6. China’s Coming Out Party? The Beijing Olympics, 2008 -- Chapter 7. South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals -- Chapter 8. Qatar’s Global Sports Strategy: Soft Power and the 2022 World Cup -- Chapter 9. Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Set against a backdrop of concerns about the potential break-up or radical change to the global world order, this volume sets out to investigate the use of sports mega-events by a number of emerging states. Sports mega-events, it is argued, can be understood as a key component in states’ ‘soft power’ strategies, that is, their attempts to showcase their nations on the international stage, increase their power relative to others via non-coercive means and to increase trade and |
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tourism. Many studies on soft power simply cite the concept’s founder (Joseph Nye) and make little attempt at unpicking the mechanisms behind its creation. This volume does this by shining a light on emerging economies and by putting forward a soft power ‘ideal type’ to aid researchers in understanding the strategies employed by states in advancing their interests. |
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