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A Geopolitical Economy of the World Cup: Lessons from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the embodiment of a new way in which sport in the 21st century is being conceived. This challenges prior utilitarian and neoclassical notions of sport, which are evident both ...
Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Doha, the capital city of Qatar, was a tiny, sleepy urban settlement with an economy based on fishing and pearling until the 1970s, when the discovery of oil and natural gas triggered unprecedented and rapid urbanization. ...
From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
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Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Although research has long focused upon Sport Mega Events (SMEs) in the Global North, it is only in recent decades that a similar level of scrutiny has been applied to SMEs outside of this region, and particularly those ...