Sport, geo-politics and the peace process

Grant Jarvie

doi:10.4324/9781003348238-37

Sport, geo-politics and the peace process

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This chapter discusses the opportunity for sport to advance its case as an influencer of geopolitics and an enabler of peace processes. It is organized around five sub-themes: (i) sport, peace, and fragile contexts; (ii) sport, geo-politics, and fragile states; (iii) sport and human rights; (iv) sport, cultural relations, and peace; (v) sport and the common good before finishing with a set of concluding remarks. Importantly, the chapter argues that academics need to be more nuanced about the growing challenges to expertise, the difficulties of critical friendship, and the unpredictability of states, territories, and/or communities undergoing fast-paced multiple political transitions because of any number of fragile contexts and geo-political tensions and alliances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Geopolitical Economy of Sport
Subtitle of host publication	Power, Politics, Money and the State
Editors	Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Michael M. Goldman
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	30
Pages	253-261
Number of pages	9
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9781032390611, 9781032390598
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348238-37
Publication status	Published - 6 Jun 2023

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sport
geopolitics
economy
peace

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