Understanding International Sport Organisations

Allison, Lincoln; Tomlinson, Alan

doi:10.4324/9781315743875

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“…The Russian state and the USSR previously have a well-documented history of exploiting sport to strengthen the symbolic power of the state and reinforce its legitimacy. Under Stalin, the official promotion of elite sport began in the 1930s (Hoberman 1993) and was refined in the post-second world war era to facilitate Soviet cultural diplomacy (Riordan 1988), reinforce Soviet identity (Allison & Tomlinson, 2017) and demonstrate superiority of communism over capitalism (Edelman 1993). Even during the break-up of the Soviet Union, sport played a significant role in reinforcing national authority in the newly formed nations, which was very different to the experience of other communist regimes where elite sport was not viewed to be indigenous and thus provoked apathy and resentment (Riordan 1993).…”

Section: The Russian Sport Policy Fieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

An analysis of governance failure and power dynamics in international sport: the Russian doping scandal

Harris¹,

Dowling

Houlihan

2021

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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International sport is inherently political. Its governance structures are complex involving a multiplicity of actors. Its foundation is traditional, centred on ideas about self-governance and autonomy while simultaneously challenged by the contradictory requirements to promote and regulate sport. The politics of international sport can be seen in the authoritative allocation of values, the collective action necessary to determine who gets what, when and how, and ultimately being clear about who cares about what, where and why. It is in this setting where the concept of power and the ability of agents to exercise power is particularly insightful in garnering a more nuanced understanding of the systemic governance of international sport. To this end, this study examines power relations in international sport by applying Bergsgard's analytical framework, which adapts Lukes' three faces of power and Bourdieu's ideas about symbolic power, to the Russian Doping Scandal. Documentary analysis is used as the primary method of exploration. Our analysis illustrates how the deep structures of the Russian state and the structural conditions of the international sport governance field permitted the case to evolve to scandalous proportions. The paper also reveals the power dynamics between various stakeholders involved in the scandal and how these power dynamics led to failings in the governance of international sport.

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Section: The Russian Sport Policy Fieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

An analysis of governance failure and power dynamics in international sport: the Russian doping scandal

Harris¹,

Dowling

Houlihan

2021

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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“…When considering gender issues, it is important that sports diplomacy in practice does not exclusively consist of organising sports competitions and sending sportspeople to participate in them, it also has other means. A specific part of sports diplomacy is communication between sports bodies/associations/ organisations at the national and international level (Allison -Tomlinson 2017). These can be considered as new actors in diplomacy who are able to significantly affect states or to make governments influence or change their policies (Kobierecki 2019); tools such as lobbying, public relations and nation branding can be used for this (Novotný 2011).…”

Section: Sports Diplomacy In the Foreign Policy And Its Connection With Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball

Kočí

Dubský

Burgrová

2021

Politics in Central Europe

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The article focuses on the role of equal opportunities and gender in the sports environment, examining their impacts on the creation and functioning of sports diplomacy. Subsequently, in the form of a case study it first concentrates on the Czech sports environment and women’s representation in international and national sports federations. In the final part, it examines the basketball environment and analyses its individual structures. Women are not sufficiently represented as coaches, referees or officials. Several main challenges are mentioned: the perception of sport as a predominantly male phenomenon, the overall society setting fixed on traditional perceptions of the role of women and men in the Czech Republic, a small number of suitable female sports models, the time-consuming character of the activities, gender stereotypes at work, the absence of suitable conditions for reconciling family and work life and the low self-confidence of female candidates. The article concludes that the Czech sports environment (including basketball) is markedly masculine, and women face a number of barriers, which in practice are reflected in the Czech Republic’s representation in international sport organisations and the way in which sports diplomacy is used as a foreign policy tool.

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“…The number of skittlers or quilleurs who know about or were or are affected by the FIQ or the WBA is approximately zero. 1 The continuum between reality and unreality is as applicable to many other kinds of organisations, including states and other international organisations. Probably the most prominent example of an unreal state was the Holy Roman Empire before Napoleon formally dissolved it in 1806: for example, in understanding the rise of Prussia in the eighteenth century you would barely need to acknowledge that it was nominally a part of the Empire; the League of Nations, the United Nations and the Commonwealth can only be properly understood by grasping the elements of unreality which they contain.…”

Section: I N C O L N a L L I S O Nmentioning

confidence: 99%