Geopolitical Economy of Sport

<p>This is the first book to define and explore the geopolitical economy of sport – the intersection of power politics money and state interests that both exploit and shape elite sport around the world.</p><p>Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the global response and the consequent ramifications for sport have put the geopolitical economy of sport front and centre in both public debate and academic thinking. Similarly the Winter Olympics in Beijing and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar illustrate the political economic and geographic imperatives that shape modern sport. This book brings together studies from around the world to describe this new geopolitical economy of sport from the way in which countries use natural resource revenues accusations of sport washing and the deployment of sport for soft power purposes to the way in which sport has become a focus for industrial development. This book looks at the geopolitical economy of sport across the globe from the Gulf States’ interests in European soccer to Israel seeking to build a national competitive advantage by positioning itself as a global sports tech start-up hub and the United States continuing to extend its economic and cultural influence through geopolitical sport activities in Africa Latin America and the Indian subcontinent. This book captures a pivotal moment in the history of sport and sport business.</p><p>This is essential reading for any student researcher practitioner or policymaker with an interest in sport business the politics of sport geopolitics soft power diplomacy international relations or international political economy.</p>