New conceptual apparatus for political orientation in relation to sporting mega-events – case
The World Cup in Qatar 2022
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7168919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Bonde (0000-0002-7962-7732) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 669-681 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Sport Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-0981 • E-ISSN: 1743-0445 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17430437.2024.2378452 |
| OpenAlex | W4401160359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The Football World Cup in Qatar 2022 is used as a case study to examine which novel concepts can be used by human rights-oriented national sports federations to act adequately politically at sporting mega-events. The key concepts outlined here are: (1) ‘Policy monopoly’: The legitimate right of a host nation or an international sports organization (FIFA/IOC) to politicize. (2) ‘Over-politicization’: The politicization of the host nation, international sports organization or national federation beyond the legitimate politicization mentioned above. (3) ‘Counter-politics’: Other actors–such as e.g. national federations/national teams/athletes–who manifest legitimate political protests against ‘over-politicisation’
Mega · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |