Against a Backdrop of the Growing Political, Social and Cultural Significance of Sport, Critically Examine the Increasing Role of Nation States in the Field of Sport Policy
Against a backdrop of the growing political, social and cultural significance of sport, critically examine the increasing role of nation states in the field of sport policy
When looking at any particular nation state you must look at three crucial areas that work in tandem to create the term nation state. The first of the three is the economy; the economy is gradually becoming more and more associated with sport as a whole. ”sport and sporting corporations are increasingly powerful players in the world economy” (Armstrong 2001). The second is the politics within a country; sport is intertwined within politics throughout many countries round the world. The final area is that of the civil society, this includes everything that is not directly related to economics or politics: “civility recognised as such in any one nation-state describes the preferred method of interaction in the public sphere and often the only one accepted as competent” (Schiffauer 2004). Throughout the course of this essay I plan to analyse these three areas and also the impact that mega events such as world cups, Olympics etc. have on a country. Because this is an integral example of how to voice my opinion of how sport can thoroughly affect every fibre of the nation state. Resulting in my opinion of precisely how integral the nation states affect is on sport policy. To find an example of how sport affects an economy, think of the closest sporting arena to yourself and think of the surrounding shops. Wether they are cafes, memorabilia shops or newsagents. Every time said sporting arena has an event the spectators visit these shops spend their money thus minimally boosting the economy. There is something about being a spectator at a sport event that attracts almost all societies. “Expenditure on sport grew by 30 per cent between 1985 & 1995” (Gratton 2000). The realisation by huge corporations of the profitability of sport has led to it becoming a hub for marketing, endorsement and
When looking at any particular nation state you must look at three crucial areas that work in tandem to create the term nation state. The first of the three is the economy; the economy is gradually becoming more and more associated with sport as a whole. ”sport and sporting corporations are increasingly powerful players in the world economy” (Armstrong 2001). The second is the politics within a country; sport is intertwined within politics throughout many countries round the world. The final area is that of the civil society, this includes everything that is not directly related to economics or politics: “civility recognised as such in any one nation-state describes the preferred method of interaction in the public sphere and often the only one accepted as competent” (Schiffauer 2004). Throughout the course of this essay I plan to analyse these three areas and also the impact that mega events such as world cups, Olympics etc. have on a country. Because this is an integral example of how to voice my opinion of how sport can thoroughly affect every fibre of the nation state. Resulting in my opinion of precisely how integral the nation states affect is on sport policy. To find an example of how sport affects an economy, think of the closest sporting arena to yourself and think of the surrounding shops. Wether they are cafes, memorabilia shops or newsagents. Every time said sporting arena has an event the spectators visit these shops spend their money thus minimally boosting the economy. There is something about being a spectator at a sport event that attracts almost all societies. “Expenditure on sport grew by 30 per cent between 1985 & 1995” (Gratton 2000). The realisation by huge corporations of the profitability of sport has led to it becoming a hub for marketing, endorsement and