• 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 Paper)
      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 ...
    • 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 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 ...
    • Nation branding legacies in emerging contexts - from 2010 to 2022 

      Arres, Kamilia Swart; Kutty, Nusarath Mohamed ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      Sport mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup or Olympic Games are receiving increasing attention as their hosting is regarded a strategy to obtain global distinction. They are considered as one of the strategies to attain ...
    • 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 Paper)
      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 ...
    • The 2022 World Cup: Putting Qatar's Best Foot Forward 

      Dorsey, James ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      2022 was Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major producer of natural gas, the tiny Gulf state was under the magnifying glass as it entered the final phase of hosting the 2022 World Cup and emerged as a potential ...
    • The World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: A Catalyst for Change? 

      Bouandel, Youcef; James, Thomas Bonnie ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      Hosting massive sporting events like the World Cup is a massive accomplishment for a state like Qatar. Regardless of the economic benefits, it forces Qatar to create infrastructure and improve the nation's landscape, but ...