Scholarship and Sports Diplomacy: the Case of Japan and the United Kingdom

Main author: Rofe, J. Simon
Other authors: Postlethwaite, Verity
Format: Journal Article           
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description This article explores the scholarship regarding diplomatic processes and actors engaged in recent international sport events hosted by the United Kingdom and Japan. The article points to the range of actors involved, focusing on organizing committees, and assesses the effectiveness of sports diplomacy at a range of levels that go beyond a focus on the state. It uses international sport events documentation, global media archives, and public and private comments related to the United Kingdom and Japan. The article addresses three key issues: 1) Olympic-dominant discourse: the dominance and shift in process between hosting an Olympic Games and onto other events; 2) Western-dominant discourse: the differences between Japan and the UK in demonstrating distinct “East” and “West” sports diplomacy approaches; 3) State- dominant discourse: the role of knowledge exchange and elite networks that transcend the state and involve a range of different actors, such as the organizing committee.
format Journal Article
author Rofe, J. Simon
author_facet Rofe, J. Simon
Postlethwaite, Verity
authorStr Rofe, J. Simon
author_letter Rofe, J. Simon
author2 Postlethwaite, Verity
author2Str Postlethwaite, Verity
title Scholarship and Sports Diplomacy: the Case of Japan and the United Kingdom
publisher Brill
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/35595/