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Russia and the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Despite many negative expectations of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia delivered one of the best World Cups in living memory. This book brings together leading scholars working in Russian studies, sociology and political science to analyse the 2018 World Cup and assess its significance for sport, Russia and the world.The book explores the connections between sport, soft power, populism, protest, and international politics, and investigates topics including security, surveillance, social media and patriotic mobilization, shining new light on key contemporary themes in the social sciences. It reflects upon the importance of sporting mega-events for public diplomacy, and considers what the 2018 World Cup can tell us about the current condition of Russian society and the Russian state.This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in soccer, sport and society, Russia, international politics, events, or post-Soviet societies.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-09
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt720 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Research in Football
Antal sidor212
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367372057

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Introduction: a sporting riddle wrapped in mystery 1RICHARD ARNOLD1 The state of play in Russian football 14MANUEL VETH2 Security and the spectacle: the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia’s “safest city” 33VOLKAN IPEK AND ANDREY MAKARYCHEV3 Populist tactics: Ramzan Kadyrov’s use of football as a political tool during the 2018 FIFA World Cup 56MICHAEL COLE4 Increased output legitimacy by hosting mega sport events? The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russian Twitter discourse 79HENK ERIK MEIER, JULIA GLATHE, MICHAEL MUTZ AND MARTIN HÖLZEN5 Sport and domestic “soft power” in Russia: take the skinheads bowling 100RICHARD ARNOLD6 The case of Pussy Riot’s protest at the World Cup 2018 in Russia: ‘the policeman enters the game’ 118OLGA IAKIMOVA7 Football, film, and the Russian state: an unorthodox alliance 138PETER ROLLBERG8 Russian soft power as a result of FIFA 2018 154TATIANA ZONOVA9 Vladimir Putin, Russian foreign policy, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup: making Russia great again 169ANDREW FOXALL10 Global soft power and local effects of the World Cup in Russia, Brazil, and South Africa 187MARINA MIKHAYLOVA

"Richard Arnold's volume is the first comprehensive, multidimensional academic reflection on the impact and legacy of the 2018 tournament for Russia in its immediate aftermath. It is a valuable addition to the libraries of scholars of Russian politics, society and sports, and a necessary starting point for subsequent reflections on the 2018 World Cup." – Vitaly Kazakov, University of Manchester, Europe-Asia Studies