SportPower: Soft Power, Diplomacy, and Global Influence - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798823381765

Publisher: Cognella, Inc, 2025

Synopsis

This textbook explores the multidimensional impact of sport on international relations, national identity, and cultural influence. It presents sport as a nuanced instrument utilized by entities ranging from nations to individuals to shape perceptions, engage in diplomacy, and project cultural narratives on a global scale.

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About the Authors

Keunsu Han, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Towson University, USA. He previously served as a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford, UK. His research focuses on organizational dynamics in sport, and he has developed an extensive body of scholarly work, publishing in respected journals and presenting at leading national and international conferences.

Gashaw Abeza, Ph.D. is an associate professor at Towson University, USA. His research focuses on marketing communication in sport, and he has published extensively with more than 90 scholarly works, including 9 books, 49 journal articles, and 38 book chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of 10 academic journals and contributes as an ad hoc reviewer for several others.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cognella, Inc
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798823381765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Han Keunsu, Abeza Gashaw