Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction
(2013)
Journal Article
Grix, J., & Lee, D. (2013). Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction. Global Society, 27(4), 521-536. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600826.2013.827632
This article highlights and analyses a hitherto largely neglected dimension to the growing agency of large developing countries in global affairs: their hosting of international sports mega-events. Why are large developing countries hosting sports me... Read More about Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction.