Sports in International Politics

List of Illustrations, Tables, Concept Boxes, Case Studies, and Documentary Insights
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I Sport, Power, and Peace in a Turbulent World
1. Sport between Power and Peacebuilding
Turbulent World, Uncertain Times
Orienteering through the Global Sport Universe
Sport Liberalism in a Realists' World: A Ukraine Story
Symbolic Power: The Achilles' Heel of International Sport
About this Book: Finding Sport's Contribution to Peace
Part II Situating Sport in a Globalized World
2. The Wide World of Sport Globally
What is Sport? A Social Construction
The Evolving and Changing Nature of Sport
Why Sport Matters: Well-being
Implications: The Imperative of Inclusivity in Sport
3. Mindsets of Devotion: The Social 'Power' of Sport
The Sociology of Sport: A Primer
Sport in Globalized Societies
Sport and Social Dynamics
Implications: Harnessing Sport's Power
Part III Politics in Sport: Comparative and International Perspectives
4. Power: Sport in the National Interest
Symbolic Politics and the Politicization of Sport
Performing Social Identity: Nationalism in Sport
Sport Diplomacy: 'Soft Power' in a Hard World
Implications: Sport, a Political Instrument
5. The Olympic Games: Swimming in the Currents of History
Olympism: Peace, Mostly Symbolic
Through Wars Hot and Cold: The Olympicsin the 20th Century
Back to the Future: The Olympic Games into the 21st Century
Implications: The Olympic Games, Still Swimming
Part IV The Basis of Peace: Human Rights and Sustainable Development
6. Sport for Human Rights: A Long Association
Advancing Human Rights in and Beyond Sport
Breaking Barriers: Advancing Human Rights through Sport
Naming, Shaming, and Boycotts
Implications: Sport, An Arena for Rights-Claiming
7. Sport for Sustainable Development
Sport and the SDGs
Sport and Environmental Sustainability
From Catalyst to Causalities: Debating SDP
Implications: Furthering Evidence
Part V Sustaining Peace: Humanitarianism, Peacebuilding, and Social Cohesion
8. Sport for Humanitarian Action, Peacebuilding, and Social Cohesion
Sport in Humanitarian Action
Psychosocial Interventions: Reaching Vulnerable Youth
Peacebuilding: Overcoming Enmity, Sustaining Peace
Implications: Reflective Practice
Part VI Conclusion
9. Imagining More Effective Sport for Peace
Reprioritizing Sport for Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
Reforming Global Sport Governance
Revisiting a Cliché
Bibliography
Index
About the Author