International sports events and repression in autocracies: Evidence from the 1978 FIFA World Cup

A Scharpf, C Gläßel, P Edwards - American Political Science Review, 2023 - cambridge.org
How do international sports events shape repression in authoritarian host countries?
International tournaments promise unique gains in political prestige through global media …

The perceived impacts of staging the 2022 FIFA world cup in Qatar

A Al-Emadi, AL Sellami, AM Fadlalla - Journal of Sport & Tourism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aimed to examine residents' attitudes and perceptions of the social and cultural
impacts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and to understand the legacy dimensions of this sport …

Sport and the Pandemic

PM Pedersen, BJ Ruihley, B Li - … on Covid-19's impact on the …, 2021 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This book takes a close look at how the sport industry has been impacted by the global
coronavirus pandemic, as entire seasons have been cut short, events have been canceled …

[PDF][PDF] Qatar residents' perceptions of the 2022 FIFA world cup: projections for future co-hosting countries

W Ishac, K Swart, MA Mollazehi - African Journal of Hospitality …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The study examines Qatar residents' perceptions associated with the 2022 FIFA World Cup
by assessing the five dimensions of psychic income. Six months before the event, data were …

The societal impact of elite sport: positives and negatives: introduction to ESMQ special issue

V De Bosscher, S Shibli, J De Rycke - … sport management quarterly, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
As nations are increasingly investing large amounts of public money in elite sport
development, policy makers often claim that elite sport will not only lead to more medals, but …

Social impact projections for Qatar youth residents from 2022: The case of the IAAF 2019

W Ishac, K Swart - Frontiers in sports and active living, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While sport is playing an increasingly important role in society in the Middle East, there has
been limited research on the perceived social impact of the hosting of major international …

Psychic income benefits of small-scale sports events: host community perspectives

Z Ghaderi, M Rajabi, M Walker - European Sport Management …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research Question Prior event impact research has largely focused on the
tangible outcomes of mega-and large-scale sports events. Significantly less work has …

The effect of the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup tournaments on German national pride. A natural experiment

F Gassmann, J Haut, E Emrich - Applied economics letters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Recent studies have focused on the influence of major sporting events on different areas (eg
well-being, life satisfaction, sport-related national pride), but their effect on national pride has …

The impact of British sporting achievements on national pride among adults in England

S Shibli, G Ramchandani, L Davies - European Sport Management …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Research question Our study investigates the relationship between elite sport performance
and sportive nationalism in Great Britain. Research methods We utilise the Taking Part …

Leveraging sentiment analysis of Arabic tweets for the 2022 FIFA world cup insights, incorporating the gulf region

W Ishac, V Javani, D Youssef - Managing Sport and Leisure, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Purpose The study analyzes Arabic Tweets, with a focus on those originating
from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, to examine public perceptions of the 2022 …