Hard Edge of Soft Power
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Hard Edge of Soft Power
Mega-Events, Geopolitics, and Making Nations Great Again
Wolfe, Sven Daniel
Springer Verlag, Singapore
04/2025
154
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1. Introduction: Rationales and foundational concepts - Sven Daniel Wolfe.- 2. Geopolitics and international sporting events in the United Kingdom: Constitutional navel-gazing and the politics of event hosting - Stuart Whigham.- 3. When the stage came down: A short-term feel-good experience at South Africa's World Cup - Rutendo Musikavanhu.- 4. Behind the golden glow: The soft power, Potemkinism, and protest of Australian mega-events - Max Holleran, Jennifer Minner, and Martin Abbott.- 5. Stepping out of the shadows: The role of pivotal individuals in Qatar's aspirations to host mega-events - Tobias Zumbraegel and Sebastian Sons.- 6. From "being there is everything" to "go big or go home"? Comparing the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing - Julia Gurol.- 7. The authoritarian legacy: Mega-event security, the managerial-militarized model, and the rise of the far-right in Brazil - Bruno Cardoso and Dennis Pauschinger.- 8. The Eastern European mega-event decade: Sports, geopolitics, and war at the start of the 21st century - Vitaly Kazakov and Dmitrijs Andrejevs.- 9. The Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics: Soft power, sportswashing, and the invasion of Iraq - Jules Boykoff and Reed McFeely.- 10. Conclusion: After the spotlight - Sven Daniel Wolfe.
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Open Access;Mega Events;Soft power;Geopolitics;Authoritarianism;Olympics;Olympic Games;World Cup;Hosting;Sydney 2000 Olympic Games;China;Russia;Eastern Europe;FIFA World Cup 2022;Qatar;COP28;Africa;Brazil;Salt Lake City;Iraq
1. Introduction: Rationales and foundational concepts - Sven Daniel Wolfe.- 2. Geopolitics and international sporting events in the United Kingdom: Constitutional navel-gazing and the politics of event hosting - Stuart Whigham.- 3. When the stage came down: A short-term feel-good experience at South Africa's World Cup - Rutendo Musikavanhu.- 4. Behind the golden glow: The soft power, Potemkinism, and protest of Australian mega-events - Max Holleran, Jennifer Minner, and Martin Abbott.- 5. Stepping out of the shadows: The role of pivotal individuals in Qatar's aspirations to host mega-events - Tobias Zumbraegel and Sebastian Sons.- 6. From "being there is everything" to "go big or go home"? Comparing the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing - Julia Gurol.- 7. The authoritarian legacy: Mega-event security, the managerial-militarized model, and the rise of the far-right in Brazil - Bruno Cardoso and Dennis Pauschinger.- 8. The Eastern European mega-event decade: Sports, geopolitics, and war at the start of the 21st century - Vitaly Kazakov and Dmitrijs Andrejevs.- 9. The Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics: Soft power, sportswashing, and the invasion of Iraq - Jules Boykoff and Reed McFeely.- 10. Conclusion: After the spotlight - Sven Daniel Wolfe.
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