Syllabus
1. Introduction and Globalization
2. Sport events
3. Governing bodies and federations
4. Media conncections
5. North America – Americanization; North American exceptionalism
6. Europe 1 – Eastern Europe: Politics, Nationalism and Sport
7. Europe 2 – Western Europe: Tradition and new money
8. Latin America – Power and exploitation
9. Africa - Sport for development; The Last Frontier for Everything
10. Middle East – Sport confronts Religion: The Power of Soccer in the Most Radical of Places
11. China - All for One and One for All; The Next Sport Superpower?
12. India - The Historical Context of Cricket
13. Japan and Korea – Corporate dominance
14. Australia and New Zealand – Loose connections
Annotation
The course introduces students to current global issues in sport, their mutual influence on politics, the media and international sports market. It also deals with sports situations in some important parts of the world.