03717nam 22005895 450 991035027200332120200630194731.0981-13-7952-110.1007/978-981-13-7952-9(CKB)4100000008876846(DE-He213)978-981-13-7952-9(MiAaPQ)EBC5834610(EXLCZ)99410000000887684620190717d2019 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEntering the Global Arena[electronic resource] Emerging States, Soft Power Strategies and Sports Mega-Events /by Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan, Donna Lee1st ed. 2019.Singapore :Springer Singapore :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2019.1 online resource (XIII, 117 p. 7 illus.) Mega Event Planning,2633-5859981-13-7951-3 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.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 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.Mega Event Planning,2633-5859Human geographyMunicipal governmentUrban geographySociology, UrbanHuman Geographyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X26000Urban Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911270Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J15010Urban Studies/Sociologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22250Human geography.Municipal government.Urban geography.Sociology, Urban.Human Geography.Urban Politics.Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).Urban Studies/Sociology.304.2Grix Jonathanauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut926008Brannagan Paul Michaelauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autLee Donnaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910350272003321Entering the Global Arena2518894UNINA