scholarly journals SPORTS DIPLOMACY OF THE POST-SOVIET STATES

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Velikaya ◽  
S. A. Semedov
Keyword(s):  
Sports Diplomacy

The ‘Greater Hungary’ and the EURO 2020. Sports diplomacy of an illiberal state

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Diana Plaza Martín ◽  
Eduardo Sebastián Alarcón Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Sports Diplomacy

“Friendship First”: China's Sports Diplomacy during the Cold War

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 133-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanhua Wang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cold War ◽  
The United States ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
Sports Policy ◽  
Ping Pong ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Ideal

AbstractThe Cold War was an era of ideological conflict and hostility between socialist and capitalist countries. In this period of intense political animosity, the People's Republic of China (PRC) advocated the ideal of .friendship first. in sport. While the so-called .ping-pong diplomacy. of 1971 is well known because it contributed to détente between the PRC and the United States,1 there has been no comprehensive examination of China's Cold War sports policy as a whole. This study addresses this gap.

scholarly journals Sports Diplomacy of Norway

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Marcin Kobierecki
Keyword(s):  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Nation Branding ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
International Identity

Norway is perceived as a country with a clear international identity. The aim of the article is to investigate the sports diplomacy of Norway and to examine its influence on the international brand of this country. The author will define the term “sports diplomacy” and attempt to outline the strategy of Norway’s public diplomacy; an analysis of the methods used in Norwegian sports diplomacy will follow. The main hypothesis of this paper is that sports diplomacy only plays a subsidiary role in Norwegian nation branding.

Identifying Sports Diplomacy Resources as Soft Power Tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-155
Author(s):  
Kambiz Abdi ◽  
Mahdi Talebpour ◽  
Jami Fullerton ◽  
Mohammad Javad Ranjkesh ◽  
Hadi Jabbari Nooghabi
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
Power Tools

Sports Diplomacy: The Chinese Experience and Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 211-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Qingmin
Keyword(s):  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
Chinese Perspective

Summary Sport is a political and diplomatic arena where politics parodies sport and vice versa. When relations between two nations are poor, sport can be employed as a tool to heighten confrontation or, if relations start to improve, sport can also create and accelerate diplomatic momentum. In both cases, sport is politicized, but in the Chinese perspective only the latter instance can be considered as sports diplomacy. Sport itself is neither sufficient for diplomatic breakthrough, nor sufficient for diplomatic breakdown. The increasing importance of sports diplomacy also validates the transformation of traditional to new diplomacy.

scholarly journals Scholarship and Sports Diplomacy: the Cases of Japan and the United Kingdom

Diplomatica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-385
Author(s):  
J. Simon Rofe ◽  
Verity Postlethwaite
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
The State ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Dominant Discourse ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Uk ◽  
International Sport

Abstract This article explores scholarship regarding diplomatic processes and actors engaged in recent international sport events hosted by the United Kingdom and Japan. The article points to the range of actors involved, focusing on organizing committees, and assesses the effectiveness of sports diplomacy at a range of levels that go beyond a focus on the state. It uses international sport events documentation, global media archives, and public and private comments related to the United Kingdom and Japan. The article addresses three key issues: 1) Olympic-dominant discourse: the dominance and shift in process between hosting an Olympic Games and onto other events; 2) Western-dominant discourse: the differences between Japan and the UK in demonstrating distinct “East” and “West” sports diplomacy approaches; 3) State-dominant discourse: the role of knowledge exchange and elite networks that transcend the state and involve a range of different actors, such as the organizing committee.

scholarly journals The Impact of Sports Diplomacy on Improving Kosovo's International Image

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Rinor REXHEPI ◽  
Vigan SAHITI
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Small States ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
International Image ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Shed Light

Public diplomacy which is part of soft power is a branch of diplomacy which has recently taken place and importance in the agendas of large and small states. This segment of diplomacy includes a series of methods and maneuvers which bring positive results to the country it uses and promotes for its own interests. Sports diplomacy is an important dimension of a country's public diplomacy, which has an important and influential role. Different countries aim to use sports diplomacy in the most effective way in favor and profit of their country, and one of these countries is the state of Kosovo. During our work we have tried to present the impact of Kosovo sports diplomacy and its role in improving the international image. Through descriptive, comparative, analytical methods as well as through interviews we have tried to shed light on how much sports diplomacy has influenced the improvement of Kosovo's international image. With the method of interviews, we have interviewed 3 experts in sports diplomacy, and we have analyzed these interviews by implementing the comparison with materials and scientific facts which are related to public diplomacy, with an emphasis on sports diplomacy. In conclusion, we can say that sports diplomacy in Kosovo should be given great importance in order to achieve greater results. Kosovo and its competent institutions need to develop specific strategies and investments for its sports diplomacy.

scholarly journals The Disruption of the 1940 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Sports Diplomacy During War and Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-81
Author(s):  
Md Nasrudin Md Akhir ◽  
Geetha Govindasamy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
World War Two ◽  
World War ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Human Spirit ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
The Olympic Games

Sports diplomacy possesses the power to bring the best of the human spirit by affirming shared aspirations. Olympic Games share a similar propensity to bring people together across boundaries regardless of race, nationality, religion, income and country, reinforcing the true basis of sportsmanship and solidarity between all nations and spectators. The Tokyo Olympics, which were originally scheduled to take place in Japan in 1940, was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War Two. Likewise, the 2020 Olympic Games was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While 80 years ago, amidst the war, Japan faced backlash before it cancelled the Olympic Games, the effect of the re-scheduled 2020 Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that such confrontational attitude has been replaced by understanding and solidarity from the global community of the consequences of hosting the games. Using a qualitative method, this article explores the differences in perceptions towards Japan during the 1940s which was overshadowed by war and the year 2020 which continues to be blanketed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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