Global soft power and local effects of the World Cup in Russia, Brazil, and South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 187-210
Author(s):  
Marina Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Local Effects ◽  
The World

Declaration of War Against Christians and Western Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 215-220
Author(s):  
Abubakar Shekau
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Western Education ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

(c. JULY 2010) [Trans.: Abdulbasit Kassim] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okrm2ZryK90 This video is undated, but judging from its quality of production and contents, restating some of the themes in texts 7 and 14, the extra-judicial killing of Boko Haram members, allegation of the collaboration between the Izala scholars and the government—a common early theme in the aftermath of the 2009 conflict—and mentioning the arrests of Muslims because of the World Cup event (which presumably is the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa), it should be dated to July 2010. In this video, Shekau reiterated the ideology of the group and its declaration of war against the Christians, Western education and secular constitution as well as the goal of establishing...

Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 653 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandré Gould
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Sex Industry ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The World ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines the complex arrangements within which women working in prostitution in South Africa find themselves, and documents their resilience in a hazardous work environment. Findings are drawn from a survey and in-depth interviews with sex workers in Cape Town that investigated the nature and extent of human trafficking in the sex industry, and from a separate survey of sex workers during the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. The findings provide the basis for a critique of Western rescue missions and the larger antitrafficking movement.

An Ordinary Country

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-690
Author(s):  
Dilip Menon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Africans ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Imagination

South Africans see themselves as a nation that loves sport, but with the World Cup in football imminent, there appears to be a sense of exhaustion both in the media and among the population. One important reason is that football does not dominate the public imagination of sport, as cricket and rugby do. The game is played and loved in the black townships, the fortunes of African football-playing nations are followed devotedly, and players such as Didier Drogba have a larger-than-life standing in the country. But football has not become a metaphor for the nation, as rugby and cricket have become. Whether this reflects a racial affiliation alone is hard to get at, because the local team, Bafana (which could be genially translated as “the boys”), are eighty-eighth in the FIFA rankings, without a ghost of a chance of winning the Cup, while at rugby and cricket, South Africa are world beaters.

scholarly journals The determinants of the efficiency of shots on goal at the world cup in South Africa 2010

TIMS Acta ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
Vujovic Peko ◽  
Stupar Dusan ◽  
Radoman Miroslav
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The World

South Africa’s Engagement in Sports Diplomacy: The Successful Hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 197-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Soares e Castro
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
South African ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
African Continent ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
Policy Goals

Summary This article begins by recognizing the importance of sport in South African history, before turning to South Africa’s vision and strategy, as articulated around and beyond the successful hosting of mega-events, particularly the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup to be held on the African continent. The article suggests that mega-events are an important stage and priority of a broader and longer-term strategy of enhancing South Africa’s soft power, prestige and visibility. In this context, sport and mega-events are important foreign policy tools and have greatly benefited South Africa, the African continent and the international relations system. Using South Africa as a case study, this article explores the concept of sports diplomacy — that is, the use of sports as an instrument for furthering foreign policy goals, causes or interests — and argues that it is a significant and a rising source of soft power.

Japan will increase soft power through Rugby World Cup

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Final Stage ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Open Country ◽  
Global Television ◽  
Television Audience

Significance By hosting the event, Japan aims to project to the world an image of a sophisticated, welcoming and culturally open country. Impacts There are unlikely to be any significant security risks during the tournament. Exposure to a global television audience should help Japan expand its tourist industry. Japan reaching the quarter-final stage would go a long way towards ensuring that the tournament is perceived as successful.

Sporting Mega-Events and South-to-South Security Exchanges: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 313-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher McMichael
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Urban Crime ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
The World

Summary The FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics are the most prestigious major sporting events in the world, and host governments implement security measures to match this stature. While global concerns about terrorism have led to a dramatic upsurge in the extent of security measures, the perceived threat of urban crime is becoming an increasingly prominent cause for apprehension. This has been of particular importance to South Africa’s recent 2010 World Cup and for the unprecedented sequential hosting of both the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. In both contexts, security has been used as a statement of intent: the respective states have instrumentalized mega-events as an international platform to signal their ability to secure urban environments. This article will focus on a comparative study of areas in which the respective security preparations for the World Cup in Brazil have overlapped with the measures deployed in South Africa. Using examples of how Brazilian authorities have sought advice from their South Africa counterparts, it will suggest that both countries have adopted comparable risk aversion strategies.

South Africa After the Ball: Art and the World Cup 2010

African Arts ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Brown
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Endurance and Speed Capacity of the Korea Republic Football National Team During the World Cup of 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oh Duk ◽  
Kim Min ◽  
Adam Kawczyński ◽  
Paweł Chmura ◽  
Dariusz Mroczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Test Results ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Running Speed ◽  
National Team ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
The World

Endurance and Speed Capacity of the Korea Republic Football National Team During the World Cup of 2010 The aim of the study was to characterize selected indices of endurance and speed of the Korea Republic team with reference to the four best teams during the World Cup of 2010. Five hundred and ninety-nine football players from thirty-two teams participated in the study. All teams played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. For the assessment of the players' motor activity during matches common kinematic test results were recorded using the Castrol Performance Index. The following variables were analysed: total distance covered by the team, distance covered by individual players, maximum running speed and average match running speed for the team and individual players, as well as with division with regard to playing position: defenders, midfielders, strikers. In comparison to the four best teams at the football World Cup of 2010, the Korea Republic players achieved the highest running speed (p≤0.05), and similar levels of covered distance and average match running speed.

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