2015•Unpublished venueRequires access

Sport Politics: An Introduction

Jonathan Grix

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1. Of 'politics' and 'sport' 2. The study of sport politics 3. Sport, the state and national identity 4. The political economy of sport 5. Sport and the media 6. A politician's dream: sport and social capital 7. The politics of performance sport: why do states invest in elite sport? 8. Domestic and international governance of sport 9. Doping matters 10. Public diplomacy, soft power and sport 11. The future of sport politics

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Key concepts: Politics, Elite, Political science, Diplomacy, Corporate governance, State (computer science), Soft power, Dream