Introduction
IntroductionOpen Access
Introduction to the Special Issue on Politics, Sport, and Communication: A Global Perspective
Mahdi Latififard, Michael Mirer, Alex Gang
Pages: 261-265
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0117
Scholarly Commentary
Agenda Diversity on European Broadcasters’ Social Media: Key Findings and Future Directions for Cross-National Research in Sport
Dunja Antunovic, José Luis Rojas-Torrijos, Xavier Ramon
Pages: 266-276
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0101
Industry Interview
Interview With Ezequiel Fernández Moores, Sports Journalist and Columnist, La Nación, Argentina
Claudia Kozman
Pages: 277-279
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0041
Scholarly Research
Clash of the Titans: The Sino-American Geopolitical Rivalry at the 2022 and 2024 Olympics in Beijing and Paris
Jung Woo Lee
Pages: 280-289
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0105
Eileen Gu, Global Politics, and the Rhetoric of Athlete Branding
Michael L. Butterworth
Pages: 290-299
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0107
“When I’m in China, I’m Chinese”: Olympic Media, Nationalism, Identity, and Performance in the Controversial Case of Eileen Gu
Zituo Wang
Pages: 300-308
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0115
“Not My Team”: Analyzing Tweets About Iranian Protests During the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Joseph J. Yoo, Ilo Alexandre, Vincent Peña
Pages: 309-319
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0037
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“Criminals” and “Killjoys”: An Exploratory News Media Mapping of the Environment-Security Politics at the Olympics
Adam Ehsan Ali, MacIntosh Ross, jay johnson
Pages: 320-329
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0112
Open Access
Effects of Moral Reasoning and Team Identification on Sports Fans’ Psychological Health
Stephen Warren
Pages: 330-348
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2024-0228
Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Governance: Examining Federal Legislation
John A. Fortunato
Pages: 349-359
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0025
Audience Reactions to Sports Activism: The Role of Framing and Hostile Media Effects
Bumsoo Park, Minkyo Lee, Zack P. Pedersen
Pages: 360-370
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0111
Xu Versus Wushu: Synecdoche and Apologia in Nationalized Sports Losses
Mike Milford
Pages: 371-379
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0104
Sport, Social Movements, and New Media: Digital Sporting Pedagogy in Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp
Brandon T. Wallace
Pages: 380-389
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0114
Case Studies
Politics and Sports Documentaries: A Case Study of Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk as Emblematic of Ukrainian Identity and Nationalism
Jeffrey W. Kassing, Grace M. Kominak
Pages: 390-397
DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2025-0020
