Cycling Diplomacy

Undemocratic Regimes and Professional Road Cycling Teams Sponsorship

AvJiří Zákravský,Stanislaw Sulowski

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Del 40 i serien Studies in Politics, Security and Society

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Beskrivning

Due to the financial situation in the professional road peloton, many cycling teams struggle to find their sponsors. This situation is an opportunity for undemocratic politicians to promote their countries via cycling. Thus, some of them decided to create and support their own cycling teams. Generally, four WorldTour teams supported by undemocratic regimes and their governments have existed in professional cycling history. This book focuses on all of them; it reflects the existence of the Kazakh Astana Pro Team, the Russian Team Katusha (supported by the Russian government until the end of the 2015 season), the Bahrain Victorious (formerly called Bahrain Merida and Bahrain McLaren) or the UAE Team Emirates and the way they are/were used as sports diplomacy instruments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-17
Mått:148 x 210 x 0 mm
Vikt:282 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Politics, Security and Society
Antal sidor:158
Förlag:Peter Lang AG
ISBN:9783631860038

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Jiří Zákravský works as an assistant professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. His central area of research includes sports diplomacy and the use of sport as a political tool in general.

Innehållsförteckning

Cycling diplomacy – sports diplomacy – sports sponsorship – soft power – undemocratic regimes – Astana Pro Team – Team Katusha – Bahrain McLaren – UAE Team Emirates