This handbook illustrates the utility of global sport as a lens through which to disentangle the interconnected political, economic, cultural, and social patterns that shape our lives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives, it is organized into three parts. The first part outlines theoretical and conceptual insights from global sport scholarship: from the conceptualization and development of globalization theories, transnationalism and transnational capital, through to mediasport, roving coloniality, and neoliberal doctrine. The second part illustrates the varied flows within global sport and the ways in which these flows are contested, across physical cultures/sport forms, identities, ideologies, media, and economic capital. Diverse topics and cases are covered, such as sport business and the global sport industry, financial fair play, and global mediasport. Finally, the third part explores various aspects of global sport development and governance, incorporating insights from work in the Global South. Across all of these contributions, varied approaches are taken to examine the ‘power of sport’ trope, generating a thought-provoking dialogue for the reader.
Featuring an accomplished roster of contributors and wide-ranging coverage of key issues and debates, this handbook will serve as an indispensable resource for scholars and students of contemporary sports studies.
Author(s): Joseph Maguire, Katie Liston, Mark Falcous
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 738
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I Introduction
1 Introduction: Mapping the Global Sports Sphere
Conceptualizing Global Sport
Structure of the Handbook
Conclusion
References
Part II Global Sport: Perspectives and Insights
2 Globalization and Sport: Reflections and Projections
Depth Hermeneutic
Historical Approaches to the Globalization of Sport
Sociological Approaches to the Globalization of Sport
The Russian Federation 2018: The Potemkin Village
France 2019: FIFA Women’s World Cup—Turning, Tipping, or Peaking?
Conceptual and Interpretive Reflections
References
3 “Weaponizing” the Commodity Chain: Sport Anthropology and Globalization
Anthropology and Sport Globalization: My Perspective
Sport Labor as Global Political Economy
The Ethnography of the Commodity Chain
Conclusion
References
4 Getting to the Uber-Sport Assemblage
Sport and Transnational Capitalism
From the Global–Local to the Grobal-Glocal
The Uber-Sport Assemblage
Coda
References
5 Sport, Globalization, and the Modern World: Zones of Prestige and Established–Outsider Relations
European Body Cultures: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism
Globalization, Power, and Established–Outsider Relations
Power, Culture and Global Interchanges
Civilizational Encounters and Global Processes
Conclusion
References
6 The Challenges of Sport and Globalization
The Allure of Globalization for Sport
Globalizing Sport as Culture
Globalizing Sport Through Media, and Media Through Sport
National and Global Media Sport Fields in Action: the Case of Australia
Conclusion: The Limits of Sporting Globalization
References
7 Globalization or Coloniality? Delinking from the Roving Colonialism of Sport Mega-Events
Globalization and Sport
Globalization or Coloniality?
Coloniality/Modernity
The CMP or Colonial Matrix of Power
Coloniality and Sport Mega-Events: Private Empires of Global Sport
Roving Coloniality of Global Sport Events
Roving Coloniality and Sporting Homonationalism
English Homonationalism at the 2012 London Olympics
Canadian Homonationalism at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Gay Imperialism at the 2014 Sochi Olympics
Delinking and Solidarity
Brazilian and Palestinian Solidarity at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Conclusion
References
8 China, Sport, and Globalization
Sports and Western and Japanese Imperialism in East Asia
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
The Los Angeles Olympics and China’s Market Reforms
Olympic Bids (Human Rights)
Football Dreams
References
9 Globalization, Ideology, and Sport
Ideology, Modernity, and the Sporting Nation
A World of Associations: Global Sport and/as Ideology
Neoliberal Ideology, Globalization, and Corporate Sport
Sport, Neoliberal Ideology, and Spectacle Pedagogy
Sport Celebrity as Ideological Embodiment
Coda
References
10 Globalization, Sport and Gender Relations
Global Sportization Processes
Gender, Sport, and Global Processes
Gender and the Contemporary Global Sport Figuration
Conclusion
References
11 Transnational Perspectives On Sport, Globalization and Migration
Origin and Aim of the Transnational Approach
Key Concepts and Definitions
A Transnational Perspective on Sports Labor Migration
Transnational Networks in Sports Labor Migration
Transnational Subjectivity
Challenges of Transnational Studies
Limits of the Transnational Perspective
Conclusion
References
Part III Global Sport: Flows and Contested Terrain
12 Globalisation and the Economics of Sport Business
Some Economic Underpinnings of the Global Sport Business
The Sport Industry as We Know It Today
Four (or Is It Five) Phases of Globalization
Phases of Globalization and the Effects on the Sport Industry
Sport (Diplomacy) as a Platform for Communication and Mass Engagement
The Global Sport Business Landscape in the Near Future
The Role of Sport Beyond Economic Growth
References
13 Economic Globalization of the Sports Industry
Economic Magnitude of the Global Sports Industry: Guesstimates
Globalization of Sports Markets
Professional Soccer Clubs as Multinational Companies
The Dark Global Sports Economy
Conclusion
References
14 Financial Fair Play: Problematization in Men’s Professional Football
Introduction
Financial Fair Play (FPP)
The Institutional Field of Professional Football
Research Approach
FPP: A Solution to a Problem?
Where Are We Now? FPP’s Success and Its Challenges
Conclusion
References
15 Global Mediasport: Contexts, Texts, Effects
Global Processes, Shifting Mediascapes, and Sport
Westernization/Post-Westernization and the Sporting Nation
The Sporting Nation in a Global Media Age
The New Global Media Sportscape
Conclusions
References
16 Greening and Cleaning World Football: The Environment, Clientelism, and Media Failure
Football and the Environment
Clientelism: A Story Fit for a King
Media Failure
Conclusion
References
17 Mediating Contested Narratives of the Globalization of Sport: The Case of Surfing
The Dominant Narrative of Global Surfing
The Evidential and Theoretical Drivers of Global Surfing
Epistemological Checks
Conclusion
References
18 Gianni Infantino and Using ‘The Power of Football’ to Make a Troubled Globalized World ‘A More Peaceful Place’
Connecting FIFA with Political Leaders Around the Globe
Infantino, FIFA, and ‘Soccer-As-Diplomacy
Infantino, FIFA, and Globalization
Critiquing Infantino
Dynamo Moscow’s 1945 British Tour
Orwell on Football as ‘War Minus the Shooting’
‘The Sporting Spirit’
Philip Noel-Baker on International Sport and Peace
Uniting the World Through Sport
Conclusion
References
19 Origin and Global Spread of the German Form of Physical Culture: Gymnastics and Turnen
Introduction
Rise and Spread of Gymnastics and Turnen in Germany
The Philanthropist Guts Muths—Father of Pedagogical Gymnastics in Europe
From Gymnastics to Turnen
Rise and Spread of Jahn’s Turnen in Germany
The International Spread of Turnen
The American Turnverein Movement
Gymnastics, Turnen, and Physical Education in South America and Brazil
Turnen in the German Colony of Southwest Africa
Conclusion
References
20 Diasporas in Sport: Networks, Nostalgia, and the Nuances of Dwelling
Introduction
Diaspora
Sporting Diasporas
Caribbean-Canadian Diaspora and Cricket
Conclusion
References
21 Militarized Civic Ritual: Pentagon, Police, and US Professional Football
Introduction
Professional Sport in Urban Context
Professional Team Sport as Civic Ritual
National Football League and the US Military
Militarizing Urban Space: The NFL’s Super Bowl
NFL: No Financial Liability
Legal Framework: Government Contractor Defense
Sport, Militarized Civic Rituals, and Urban Citizen-Soldiers
Conclusion
References
Part IV Global Sport: Development and Governance
22 Globalized Sport and Development from a Commonwealth Perspective
Introduction
What Is the Commonwealth?
Commonwealth Games and Development: Origin
Commonwealth Games and Development: Post-Imperial Dynamics
Commonwealth Games and Development: Hosting and Power
Commonwealth Games and Development: Neocolonial Ideology
Development in Action: Commonwealth Philosophy
Development in Action: Sport Development and Sporting Excellence
Commonwealth Collective
Stakeholders and Partnerships
Conclusion: Where the Sun Casts Shadows and the Shadows Shine
References
23 Voices from the South: Emerging Sport and Development Trends on the Global Policy Agenda
Globalization, Sport and Universal Values
Global Trends in Sport and Development
Sport and Development Trend 1 (Policy and Governance)
Sport and Development Trend 2 (Policy, Governance and Research)
Sport and Development Trend 3 (Health and Well-Being)
Sport and Development Trend 4 (Physical Education and School Sport)
Sport and Development Trend 5 (Human Rights, Values and Sports Integrity)
Sport and Development Trend 6 (Values)
Sport and Development Trend 7 (Innovation)
Sport and Development Trend 8 (Positive Intentions and Negative Consequences)
Sport and Development Trend 9 (Partnerships)
Sport and Development Trend 10 (M&E)
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
24 Leveling the Playing Field: Investing in Grassroots Sports as the Best Bet for Sustainable Development
Introduction
Background
Sport for Development: How Did We Arrive Here?
Development: What Does It Mean?
Peace: Difficult to Build and Sustain Through Sport
Sport Forms: More Than One Way to Play
Grassroots and Performance Sports: A Necessary Comparison
The Persistent Allure of Performance Sports
The Growth of the SDP Sector
Funding for Grassroots and Performance Sports
SDP and the Specter of Neocolonialism
Leveling the Playing Field: Giving Priority to Grassroots Sports
Conclusion
References
25 The Role of Sport in Refugee Settlement: Definitions, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions
Introduction
Current State of Knowledge: Defining the Terms: Refugee and Asylum Seeker
Sport and Refugee Settlement
Health Promotion
Integration and Social Inclusion
Barriers to Sport Participation
Critical Gaps and Recommendations
Research on Refugee Settlement and Sport: The Sport, Diversity, and Social Change Research Group
Intersectionality
Co-Creating Strengths-Based Approaches Using Participatory Action Research (PAR)
Conclusion
References
26 The Paradox of Sport for Development: Evangelism and a Call for Evidence
Introduction
The Marginal Status of Sport for Development
The Positive Aspects of Ambiguity
Evidence for Legitimation?
Does Evidence Influence Policy?
The State of Evidence
What Type of Evidence Is Missing?
Theories of Change and the Development of sport for development
The Need for a New Politics of Evidence: Beyond Evangelism
References
27 Revisiting Sport-for-Development Through Rights, Capabilities, and Global Citizenship
Introduction
Human Rights, International Development, and Sport
The Capability Approach
Global Citizenship
Capabilities and Global Citizenship in Sport-for-Development
Conclusion
References
28 Sport Governance, Democracy and Globalization
Introduction
Governance in Sport
Stakeholders’ Involvement in Global Sport Organizations
Democracy in Sport
Recently Created International Sport Organizations Striving for Integrity and Good Governance
Conclusion
References
29 Ethical Governance and the Olympic Movement
Introduction
The Current Challenges
The Worldwide Push for Governance Reform
What the IOC Has Achieved
How Do We Achieve Good Governance in Sport?
Toward the ‘Responsible Autonomy of Sport’
Conclusion
References
30 Sport, Globalization, and Democracy
Introduction
The Problem of Globalization and Sport
The Problem of Democracy and Sport
So Where Are We Now?
Sport, the Public Realm and the Common Good
Conclusion
References
Index
