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Sport Politics: An Introduction

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Abstract

Cover -- 1 Of 'Politics' and 'Sport' -- What is 'politics'? -- What is 'sport'? -- Approaches to the study of sport politics -- The structure of the text -- 2 The Study of Sport Politics -- The study of sport and politics or 'sport politics' -- The breadth of sport politics -- 3 Sport, the State and National Identity -- Sport and the state -- Germany's contribution to sport politics -- East Germany and sport politics -- Sport and national identity -- Back to basics -- Domestic sport politics -- Summary -- 4 The Political Economy of Sport -- High demand, uncertain outcomes and sporting rivalries -- The commercialization of the Olympics -- The impact of commercialization on sport -- Summary -- 5 Sport and the Media -- The development of sport media -- Media: the national 'narrative' and 'stereotypes' -- The impact of media on sport development -- Summary -- 6 A Politician's Dream: Sport and Social Capital -- The 'original' social capital debate: James Coleman -- Robert Putnam -- Types of associations -- Sport participation and social capital -- Summary -- 7 The Politics of Performance Sport: Why do States Invest in Elite Sport? -- Government rationale for investment in elite sport -- Reasons (or 'assumptions') to invest -- Converging elite sport systems? -- 8 Governing Sport: Domestic and International Governance -- The 'governance' of sport -- The 'governance narrative' -- International sport governance -- Summary -- 9 Doping Matters -- Competing explanations of why doping is so widespread -- Historical precedent and present predicament: the fox and the henhouse -- It's the money, stupid -- To ban or not to ban? -- Large-scale scandals -- Summary -- 10 Public Diplomacy, Soft Power and Sport -- Sport and soft power -- Sport and diplomacy -- Utilizing SMEs for public diplomacy -- The double-edged sword of hosting.