Tag: sport diplomacy

In recent decades, sport has become an increasingly significant arena through which political interests, ideological rivalries, and geopolitical tensions are expressed and contested. Political leaders frequently use sport to enhance national prestige, strengthen political legitimacy, and project influence on the international stage. Likewise, sport mega-events have evolved into symbolic arenas where states compete politically when direct military confrontation is either undesirable or impossible. We invite original contributions that explore the intersections of media, geopolitics, and interstate conflict.

Panathlon is an International Movement for the promotion and dissemination of culture and sporting ethics, according to the official recognition of the IOC, and it aims to deepen, promote and defend the values of sport as a tool for training and enhancing the individual and as a vehicle of solidarity between people and communities around the world. The word “Panathlon” is of Greek origin, and can be translated with “group of sport disciplines” and its motto “Ludis Iungit” means “united by sport". Giorgio Chinellato, President of Panathlon International has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the 23rd Panathlon International Congress “75 Years Inspiring Unity Through Sport”.

Since the 2000s, a growing number of states have been mobilizing their diplomats on sporting issues and sport for diplomatic purposes, to the extent that the concept of ‘sports diplomacy’ has become established in a prescriptive, if not forward-looking, sense in the international public sphere. Unlike the often-speculative analyses of many experts, this conference aims to examine the relationship between diplomats, diplomacies, and sport by analyzing sources (archives, interviews, etc.), with a focus on its forms, practices, and the actors who shape them. 

Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal is dedicated to publishing articles that contribute to theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge in the complex field of law, public policy, and diplomacy in the sports system, as well as in other areas of social science focused on sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Social Analysis in the Media Coverage of Sport by Rosarita Cuccoli (open access).

This conference and a prospective follow-up publication seek to bring together original scholarship to elaborate on how sport and physical culture impacted the ways German and American people came into contact with each other, how they perceived each other, how their respective sporting traditions and cultures interacted with each other, and how sport and physical culture changed because of these contacts and encounters. The phrase ‘sport and physical culture’ should be conceived to include a broad variety of sport-oriented activities.

Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal is dedicated to publishing articles that contribute to theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge in the complex field of law, public policy, and diplomacy in the sports system, as well as in other areas of social science focused on sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Maccabiah as a New Sports Diplomacy Instrument by Sophia Solomon, Sharon Pardo, Hila Zahavi (open access)

This special issue seeks to explore the multifaceted ways in which political systems in Global South nations leverage sports beyond their recreational purpose. The focus is on how sports are utilized as strategic tools to achieve national and international policy objectives. By examining the intersection of sports, politics, and society, this issue aims to shed light on the broader implications of this relationship for governance, diplomacy, and social development. 

Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal is dedicated to publishing articles that contribute to theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge in the complex field of law, public policy, and diplomacy in the sports system, as well as in other areas of social science focused on sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Children and Sports: The Right to Engage in Play and Recreational Activities by Sandra Winkler (open access).

Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal is dedicated to publishing articles that contribute to theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge in the complex field of law, public policy, and diplomacy in the sports system, as well as in other areas of social science focused on sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Awareness of the African Continental Free Trade Area Socio-Economic Benefits as Drivers of Sport Industry Stakeholders′ Expectations in Zimbabwe by Webster Tinashe Chakawata, Franz Ufuomanefe Atare, Bukola O. Ochei (open access).

This book is aimed at providing different perspectives on the interactions between political football and global media and entertainment industries. These perspectives may be historical, religious, socio-cultural and political among others. The book equally seeks to explore representations of football politics in diverse media notably cinema, television, games, magazines, comics, photojournalism, advertising and online platforms among others.