Autorentext

Nikolay Kozhanov is a Research Associate Professor at the Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University, Qatar. His research interests are focused on the geopolitics of the Gulf hydrocarbons, Russian foreign policy in the Middle East and Iran's economy and international relations.

Mahfoud Amara is an Associate Professor in Sport, Social Sciences and Management in the Physical Education and Sport Science Department, College of Education at Qatar University, Qatar. Dr Amara's work focuses on sport, business, culture, politics and society in the MENA region, and sport, cultural diversity and Muslim communities in the West.

Mahjoob Zweiri is a Professor in Contemporary Politics and History of the Middle East, with a focus on Iran and Gulf region, and the former Director of Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University. Professor Zweiri has more than 90 publications in the areas of Iran and Contemporary Middle East History and Politics, Gulf Studies and Social Sciences.

Klappentext

This book offers an in depth analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, this was a unique sporting megäevent, and this book explores its wider significance across political, socio cultural, economic, organisational and historical dimensions.

Featuring the work of an international team of researchers, this book includes local and regional perspectives on the Qatar World Cup as well as views from beyond the Middle East. It covers the development phase, including the bidding process, as well as the tournament itself, exploring key contemporary issues in sport and event studies such as sports diplomacy and the geopolitics of sport, post colonial narratives, event legacies and community development, media framing, inclusive access, sport policy and governance, and megäevents and human rights.

Making sense of the world's biggest sports event in an era in which sport has become a source of soft power for states around the world, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the politics of sport, sport business and management, sport for development, event studies or the relationships between sport and wider society.

Inhalt

Introduction

MAHFOUD AMARA, NIKOLAY KOZHANOV AND MAHJOOB ZWEIRI

1 Revisiting the History of Qatar's Decision to Bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN

2 A Geopolitical Economy of the FIFA World Cup: Observations from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament

SIMON CHADWICK

3 Qatari Lessons for Activists Gearing Up for a 2034 Saudi World Cup

JAMES M. DORSEY

4 The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points

GHONCHEH TAZMINI

5 The 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Post Colonial

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SARAH AL NAIMI AND THOMAS BONNIE JAMES

6 Qatar's Sports Diplomacy of the 2022 World Cup and Ontological Security of Qatar Foreign Policy

HAZAL MUSLU EL BERNI

7 Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022

SIMONA AZZALI

8 Infrastructural, Socio cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018 and Qatar Experience

VADIM KAPUSTKIN

9 Framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022: An Examination of Message Appeal in the English Language Press in the UAE

MAGDALENA KAROLAK

10 Nation Branding Through Sport MegäEvents: The Case of Qatar's World Cup

KAMILLA SWART, OTHMAN ALTHAWADI, YARA ZEYAD ALI AND BRENDON KNOTT

11 The World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: A Catalyst for Change?

YOUCEF BOUANDEL AND THOMAS BONNIE JAMES

12 FIFA World Cup as a Catalyst for Qatar to Achieve its Goals on Sustainability and Sports Diplomacy

MELTEM ÖZEL

13 Sport Diplomacy and Soft Power through Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022: A Case of Generation Amazing

DAVIES BANDA, KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN, NASSER AL KHORI AND JONATHAN MISEROY