The Future of Motorsports

Business, Politics and Society
Herausgeber: Næss, Hans Erik; Chadwick, Simon

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes stock of the position of motorsport in the 21st century and considers how it will continue to influence sport business, politics, and society in the future.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 277
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 161mm x 241mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781032299105
• ISBN-10: 103229910X
• Artikelnr.: 67515730

Autorenporträt

Hans Erik Næss is a Professor of Sport Management at Kristiania University College, Norway. His areas of expertise include sustainability, sport management, sport organisations, sport and politics, and social responsibility, and he is the author of several books on motorsports. Simon Chadwick is a Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy at Skema Business School, France. Chadwick's work focuses on sport's geopolitical economy. He has worked extensively with some of the most prominent people and organisations in the sport industry, including Formula E and several F1 drivers and teams.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Motorsport in the 21st Century - Trends and Tendencies.
Part I: The Motorsport Sector. 2. Formula 1 in the Gulf Region: The Fast
and the Furious. 3. Governance Controversies and Financial Mismanagement in
Motorsport. 4. When Institutional Capital Flows into Motorsport: From
Leagues to Teams. 5. The Business of Motorsports in China: From Shanghai to
Every Emerging City?. Part II: The Operating Environment. 6. Formula One
and Environmental Sustainability: Changes, Shifts, and Future Challenges in
Motorsport. 7. Cultural Traditions and Contemporary Pressures: The Path
Ahead for the FIA World Rally Championship. 8. Motorsport Racing to Save
the Planet: The Business Model of Extreme E. 9. Events on the Edge: Values
of Motorcycle Racing, Its Past and Future at the Isle of Man. Part III:
Social Responsibility. 10. The Prospect of Societal Duties in Motorsport:
Racing for Humanity?. 11. Gendered Representations in Motorsports and the
Case of the F1 Grid Girls: Looking Back, Looking Forward. 12. What
Initiatives May Help Women in Motorsport? A Commentary Essay. 13. Processes
of Greenwashing, Virtue Signalling, and Sportwashing in Contemporary
Formula One: Formula Façade?. 14. Twitter Activism (or Lack of It) during
the Saudi Arabian Formula E Motorsport Races in 2018 and 2019: Does Anybody
Care?. 15. Fighting on Twitter: How Online Trolling Affects Offline
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Motorsport Sponsorship. Part IV:
Digital and Technology. 16. The Gamification of Formula One. 17. A
Convergent Approach to Motorsport Digital Video Content and Data: Gaining
Traction. 18. Autonomous Racing as the Future of Motorsport: An Empirical
Investigation of the Attractiveness of Autonomous Car Racing for Generation
Z Spectators. 19. Future Growth of Formula E: Reinforcing Spectators'
Sensory Experience through Sonic Branding.