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Sports Relations in East Asia: Theory and Practice
Edited by Soyoung Kwon and Joon Seok Hong
Price : ￦16,500 / $14.99
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The growing prominence of East Asia in world politics has also been evident on the playing field. East Asia has become a major player in the world of sport. This first volume of the iSR institute's forum series examines the East Asian experience to explore the theoretical and empirical foundations of international sport relations. Relying on the expertise of scholars and the policy experiences of practitioners of sports diplomacy, including the IOC members, the volume explores the understudied field of international sports. How should international sport relations be conceptualized? Who are the major players in sports relations? Does sport promote peace or exacerbate conflict? What lessons does East Asia offer for our comparative understanding of sport relations?
The book presents a fascinating account of the dynamic world of international sports, including the bidding process for major sporting events, the influence of individual athletes, and the role of the state, and interactions among the IOC, UN organizations, and other sport actors. The quest is a new stepping stone for understanding sports relations in a wider international and comparative context.
Details
Paperback: 194 pages
Publisher: iSR Press (April 21, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN: 979-11-951876-0-7 (93340)
Product Dimensions: 22 x 15 x 1.3 cm
Table of Contents
Prologue by Daesung Moon
1. Introduction to International Sports Relations by Soyoung Kwon
2. Transnationalism, State Power, and Sport Relations in East Asia by Joon Seok Hong
3. A Theory of Diplomacy and Sports by Victor Cha
4. Sport as an Effective Public Diplomacy Tool for Peace and Reconciliation by Young Sam Ma and Dewey E. Moore, Jr.
5. Baseball Diplomacy in East Asia by Robert Whiting
6. Discourse of Sport Diplomacy between the Two Koreas by Hyunjoo Cho
Interlude by Seok-jin Lew
7. Vision and Legacies of the Olympic Games in Asia by Soyoung Kwon and Jerry Ling
8. Building a Peaceful and Better World through Sport and the Olympic Ideal by Thomas Bach
9. The Olympic Movement and International Relations by Barry Maister
10. Youth at the Center of the Olympic Movement by Ser Miang Ng
11. International Athletes' Perspective by Angela Ruggiero
12. Sports for Development and International Cooperation by Soyoung Kown
Epilogue by Cynthia Yoo
Note of the Contributors
Soyoung Kwon
Soyoung Kwon is a Board Member of the iSR Foundation and Executive Director of the iSR Institute. Dr. Kwon is also a professor at the Faculty of International Studies at Chonbuk National University of Korea and a consultant for strategic political communications. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy from Ewha Women's University and a M.Phil and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Dr. Kwon taught and conducted her research as a fellow at the East Asia Institute of the University of Cambridge and at the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, as a Shorenstein Fellow. She worked as an advisor on the EU-Korea relations at the European Parliament in Brussels, then as special advisor to the president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) for international affairs. Since 2007, she has been involved in various sport-related activities, including sports administration and bidding activities, and engaged in collaborative projects in the field of international sports and sports diplomacy.
Joon Seok Hong
Joon Seok Hong is a Board Member of the iSR Foundation. Dr. Hong is a former Koret Junior Fellow in Korean Studies at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, for 2013. He also received a postdoctoral fellowship with the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University for 2013-2014. Dr. Hong specializes in international relations, comparative politics, and public law. Dr. Hong received his Ph.D. (2012) and M.A. (2008) in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and an LL.M. (2013) from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He holds a J.D. (2012) from the University of California, Hastings, an M.A. (2007) in East Asian Studies from Stanford University, an M.I.A. (2005) in International Security Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University, and a B.A. (2000) in Political Science and History from Yale University.