The Geopolitical Economy of Football

Where Power Meets Politics and Business
Herausgeber: Chadwick, Simon; Goldman, Michael M; Widdop, Paul

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the new geopolitical economy of football, exploring the intersection of money, politics and power in the world's most popular sport.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781032753690
• ISBN-10: 1032753692
• Artikelnr.: 71237435

Autorenporträt

Simon Chadwick is a Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy. Over the last three decades, he has worked extensively with some of the most prominent people and organisations in world football, including clubs, governing bodies, tournament organisers, and sponsors. Paul Widdop is Reader at the University of Manchester, UK. His research explores social and economic networks around the consumption and production of sport. He has published widely in the areas of sport and culture including articles in the Journal of Consumer Culture, Cultural Sociology, Cultural Trends, Electoral Studies, and the Journal of Political Marketing . Widdop serves on the editorial board of several academic journals and is co-founder of the Football Collective, a learned society of academics researching impacts of football on society. Michael M. Goldman is Professor with the Sport Management Program at the University of San Francisco, USA, while also working with the Gordon Institute of Business Science in South Africa. He works with students, managers, and clients to enhance their abilities to acquire, grow, and retain profitable customers and fans.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to the Geopolitical Economy of Football
Part I: Global Issues
2. The Geopolitical Economy of Football: Dense Networks
Complex Decisions
3. Will AI Turn the Football World Upside Down?
4. The Complacent Cheerleader in Football's Nation Branding Process
5. Image Laundering
Sport Washing and Greenwashing In and Through Football
6. Unpacking the Concept of Sportswashing in Elite Men's Professional Football in England
7. Athlete Activism in Global Football: Taking the Knee
8. Environment
Climate Change
and Football
9. How the Ukraine Conflict Affects Russian Football Clubs: The Hostages of Big Politics
10. Why is the Business Model of FC Zenit Unclear to Scholars of Sports Management?: Embraced by Gazprom
Part II: Women's Football
11. Europe and Geopolitical Influences on Women's Football Finance
12. The Paradox of French Women's Football
13. Gender Pay Inequality in African Football: A Pale of Two Halves
14. Exploring the Intersection of Gender and Class in Space: The Case of New Generation Stadiums in Turkey
Part III: Ownership and Investment
15. The Emergence of Multi Club Ownership
16. Re-conceptualising Multi Club Ownership in Football; A New Definition and Typology of MCO
17. The Development
Structure
and Operations of the City Football Group
18. The Benign
Brilliant
and Beautiful Soft Power of Qatar's Paris Saint-Germain
19. Analyzing Unsuccessful Examples of Gulf Ownership and Investment in European Football
20. Red Bull's Investment in German Football: A Game Changer for the Bundesliga?
21. Global Investment and Cultural Traditions
22. An Overview of the UK Government's Fan Led Review of Football Governance
23. The 3P-Model in Global Football: Creating Value by Combining Passion
Profit
and Politics on Multiple Levels
Part IV: The FIFA World Cup and Tournament Football
24. Polycentric Football Tournaments
25. A Geopolitical and Economic Analysis of China's Bid for the FIFA World Cup: Going It Alone or Co-hosting
26. FIFA World Cup 2026
Soccer's North American Sporting Legacy
27. The USWNT
Nation Branding
Public Diplomacy and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: U.S. Against the World
28. The Digital Symbolic Legacy of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup in Times of 'Plague' and War
29. The FIFA World Cup Television Broadcasting in Africa through Pay-TV: Shifting Flows
30. Colombia's Failure to Host the 1986 FIFA World Cup
Part V: Business
Society and Culture
31. Football Consumption
Nostalgia and Soft Power: Definitely Maybe!
32. The Great Game of Football Diplomacy: Australia Versus Wales
33. Football
Geopolitics
and Digital Technologies: A Dynamic Nexus Shaping Global Dynamics
34. The Supranational Competitive Promise of the Three Seas Initiative in Central Europe
35. Football and Forced Migration: Sicily and The Central Mediterranean Route