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The Rise of Sportswashing

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ID6288476
AuthorsSarath K Ganji (0000-0001-7184-7661, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue2
Pages62-76
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2023.0016
OpenAlexW4366000514
LanguageEN
Citations received15

The staggering global popularity of soccer makes it a prime target for regimes that worry about the negative press they get for their undemocratic practices. The Gulf monarchies have led the way in getting into the wide world of sports as a means of cleaning their image

Anxiety · Monarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Sociology · Worry · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

  • Reconceptualising sportswashing beyond image politics

    Open Access•Steven J Jackson, M C Dawson•International Journal of Sport…•2026

  • From image to impact

    Rafael E O Rocha, R A da Rocha et al.•International Journal of Sport…•2026

  • Sportswashing and the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics

    Jules Boykoff, Cerianne Robertson et al.•International Journal of Sport…•2026

  • Hankkiutukaa eroon Saudi-Arabian lipuistanne!”

    Open Access•Sami Kolamo, Jani Vuolteenaho•Lähikuva – audiovisuaalisen…•2024

  • ‘Football Isn’t Just a Game’

    Sophie-Constanze Bantle•The Journal of Popular Television•2024

  • The (un)bearable lightness of Chineseness? – Taiwanese national identities and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

    Open Access•Tzu-Hsuan Chen•Journal of Contemporary East Asia…•2023

  • Sports Fan Moral Reasoning Strategies in Response to an Athlete’s Controversial Political Associations

    Open Access•Stephen M Warren•Communication & Sport•2025

  • The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing

    Open Access•David Farrell-Banks, Samuel Merrill•Nordic Journal of Media Studies•2026

  • The role of soccer and identity in Egyptian society

    Mariam M Hassan•Soccer and Society•2024

  • Songwashing and Cultural Boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest

    Marc R H Kosciejew•Popular Music & Society•2025

  • Sport and Human Rights Issues

    Open Access•Rasmus K Storm, Tor G Jakobsen•Journal of Sport and Social Issues•2026

  • Soft Power as Constituency Cultivation

    Scott A Tyson, Scott Tyson et al.•The Journal of Politics•2025

  • The Fetishization of Sport

    Open Access•Jack Black, Gary Sinclair et al.•Journal of Sport and Social Issues•2024

  • Football Fever in Saudi Arabia

    Fannie Agerschou-Madsen•Middle East Journal of Culture…•2025

  • Unpacking the politics of ‘sportswashing

    Open Access•Jonathan Grix, Adam Dinsmore et al.•Politics•2025

Unique citing works15
Citations per year5
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 15

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