Sports is part of human culture, and therefore plays an important role in society. It goes way back to ancient Greece, where sport was not only used for entertainment, but more importantly for a platform to socially exchange across country borders. With the extend of sports on international levels, it cannot be disconnected from politics and economics. Currently, the 'Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2022' is a perfect example for this. Various debates, of what each country should represent and stand for during this event, extend to levels on which people make statements of whether their nation…mehr
Sports is part of human culture, and therefore plays an important role in society. It goes way back to ancient Greece, where sport was not only used for entertainment, but more importantly for a platform to socially exchange across country borders. With the extend of sports on international levels, it cannot be disconnected from politics and economics. Currently, the 'Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2022' is a perfect example for this. Various debates, of what each country should represent and stand for during this event, extend to levels on which people make statements of whether their nation should participate in the games at all or not. Qatar, once again, is centre with its LGBTQA+ politics that influence the whole globe and therefore massively society. In this book, economics and politics, as well as societal dynamics are discussed related to migratory aspects of the Olympics. Historical aspects, national identity and explicit examples, like Qatar's position, are critically analysed
Maria Schüler, B.A., was born in Hessen, Germany, in 1996. In August 2020, Maria completed their Bachelor¿s degree in Social Sciences with the major migration and integration at the Catholic University of Mainz. During their studies, Maria spent a mandatory year abroad. In Riga, Latvia, Maria studied one semester political and communication sciences. Afterwards, Maria spent six months as part of the Olympic Studies Research Group at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Linked to the activities that Maria pursued in the research group, they wrote a thesis on the topics nationalism and sports of the Modern, which are analysed focused on the Olympic Movement as a practical example. Due to the diverse knowledge and skills that Maria acquired during their previous education, they perused an interdisciplinary research perspective. Currently, the main research interest of Maria considers medicine-ehtics and law, as well as queer dynamics in society.
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