Entering the global arena : emerging states, soft power strategies and sports mega-events / Jonathan Grix, Paul Michael Brannagan, Donna Lee.
| Author/creator | Grix, Jonathan author. |
| Other author | Brannagan, Paul Michael, author. |
| Other author | Lee, Donna, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Mega event planning Mega event planning. ^A1398287 |
| Contents | 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. Chinas 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. |
| Abstract | 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 concepts 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. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 26, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Grix, Jonathan. Entering the global arena. Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] 9811379513 9789811379512 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789811379529 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9811379521 (electronic book) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1007/978-981-13-7 |
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