2012
DOI: 10.1080/17511321.2012.667829
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The Moral Pathologies of National Sporting Representation at the Olympics

Abstract: Nationality, citizenship and eligibility have become increasingly relevant in sport, especially under current conditions where there is an increasing number of players who change their 'allegiances' for international sporting purposes. While it is reasonable to link such trends to wider processes of globalisation and accelerated migratory flows, it is also evident that national sporting representation is subject to the venal power of commercialism. The concern is that national representation has developed into… Show more

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“…This switching of nationalities has been controversial with some depicting it as undermining the values and symbolic importance of international sport through weakening the bonds between players and nation. In has been suggested that instrumentalist and commercial values are undermining sporting virtues as cultural affinity is afforded a decreased importance (Iorwerth et al 2012).…”
Section: Soccer and International Representationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This switching of nationalities has been controversial with some depicting it as undermining the values and symbolic importance of international sport through weakening the bonds between players and nation. In has been suggested that instrumentalist and commercial values are undermining sporting virtues as cultural affinity is afforded a decreased importance (Iorwerth et al 2012).…”
Section: Soccer and International Representationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The importance of this issue has been taken up by various scholars who provided studies on the impact of the “Five Ring Circus” (Tomlinson & Whannel, 1984) on both nation-building and nationalism. Among the most important works in this vein are Dyreson (1992), Hargreaves (1992), Iorwerth, Jones, and Hardman (2010, 2012), MacAloon (1997), and Tomlinson and Young (2005). Most authors engaged in answering the question of how the Olympic Games contribute to nationalism, share a social constructivist approach.…”
Section: Mega-events Collective Identity and Nationalismmentioning
confidence: 99%