Browsing The 7th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference of the Gulf Studies Centre by Publication Date

The 2022 World Cup and the Post-Colonial Narrative Examined

Al-Naimi, Sarah Muhanna; James, Thomas Bonnie ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

This paper seeks to examine the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Post-Colonial narratives associated with Qatar's attempt at identifying itself out of the frame of modernity set by the West. Sports diplomacy is the device ...

From the Renewed Policy of Sport Mega Events to Prosumerism: Articulating the challenges faced by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Bretherton, Paul; Graeff, Billy ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

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 ...

Qatar in Paris: Paris St-Germain, Cosmopolitanism, and National Identity Performance Post-2022

James, Thomas Bonnie ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

In this project, I take the negative media coverage that the 2022 World Cup has received from much of the western press as a starting point to discuss the Qatari ownership of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club as a ...

The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points

Tazmini, Ghoncheh ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

In this discussion, I examine the impact of Iran's qualification in the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the Iranian community. With the event being hosted in Qatar, a nation with which Iran has favourable diplomatic relations, ...

World Cup In Qatar As A Sport Diplomacy Instrument

Ozel, Meltem ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

Qatar has flourishing national image, particularly after its 37atalyst role in the Arab Spring and its conspicuous achievements in the field of infrastructure, media, technology, energy, diplomacy and public diplomacy. ...

Sport Diplomacy and Soft Power through Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022: A Case of Generation Amazing

Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates; Jones, Marc Owen; Banda, Davies ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

Sport mega events (SMEs) such as the upcoming FIFA men's World Cup 2022 to be hosted by the State of Qatar have huge significance in how a hosting nation can use the status to influence or (re)build its influence as part ...

Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022

Azzali, Simona ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

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. ...

It's just not cricket: what we can learn about Qatar's sports strategy by comparing the FIFA World Cup with other mass-participation sports

McManus, John ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

This paper sheds new light on the motivations and expectations of Qatar's hosting of FIFA 2022 Men's World Cup by comparing football with another popular sport in the country: cricket. In order to understand the particularities ...

Building a Local Sport Identity: The World Cup and its implications on community sports in Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Sons, Sebastian ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has resulted in more engagement in Qatar to promote local and domestic sport on different levels. Driven by the overarching goal to enhance and improve physical activities among the Qatari ...

To go or not to go: The assessment of the framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the English language press in the UAE

Karolac, Magdalena ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

The aim of this paper is to study the framing of one of the most important world sporting events to take place in Qatar at the end of this year. The framing of the World Cup 2022 in the press of the UAE is especially ...

Infrastructural, Socio-cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018.

Kaputskin, Vadim ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference)

FIFA World Cup 2018 took place in Russia during 14th of June - 15th of July 2018. More than 3 million people watched the games of the 2018 World Cup live in the 11 cities stadiums across country. The average attendance at ...