Congress And The Politics Of Sports

Author : Colton C. Campbell,David A. Dulio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Sports
ISBN : 1003376894

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Congress and the Politics of Sports by Colton C. Campbell,David A. Dulio Pdf

"This volume covers an aspect of Congress mostly untouched in literature, examining Congress through the lens of sports. Across a set of broad and probing chapters, this book offer insights into some of the historic and contemporary challenges that sports have presented to Congress, along with highlighting the ways in which Congress has impacted the sports industry. The authors utilize a wide range of case studies to provide readers with a contemporary view of the inter-play between Congress and sports, at both amateur and professional levels. Perspectives are drawn from an interdisciplinary and cross organizational roster of authors, uniquely positioned to discuss various their subjects. With real attention now being given to issues associated with sports, and an increasing number of lawmakers using sports to push policy agendas and create legislative opportunities, this book will be a vital resource for understanding the dynamic relationship between the two entities. Grounded in relevant literature, and written in an accessible and engaging manner, Congress and the Politics of Sports will be of great interest to both academic researchers and practitioners involved with US politics, Congress and congressional studies, public policy, sports studies and sport history"--

Author : Colton C. Campbell,David A. Dulio
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781003833314

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Congress and the Politics of Sports by Colton C. Campbell,David A. Dulio Pdf

This volume covers an aspect of Congress mostly untouched in literature, examining Congress through the lens of sports. Across a set of broad and probing chapters, this book offers insights into some of the historic and contemporary challenges that sports have presented to Congress, along with highlighting the ways in which Congress has impacted the sports industry. The authors utilize a wide range of case studies to provide readers with a contemporary view of the interplay between Congress and sports, at both amateur and professional levels. Perspectives are drawn from an interdisciplinary and cross-organizational roster of authors, uniquely positioned to discuss various subjects. With real attention now being given to issues associated with sports, and an increasing number of lawmakers using sports to push policy agendas and create legislative opportunities, this book will be a vital resource for understanding the dynamic relationship between the two entities. Grounded in relevant literature, and written in an accessible and engaging manner, Congress and the Politics of Sports will be of great interest to both academic researchers and practitioners involved with US politics, Congress and congressional studies, public policy, sports studies and sport history.

Author : Gerald Redmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Jeux olympiques - Congrès
ISBN : 0873220064

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Sport and Politics by Gerald Redmond Pdf

Author : Olympic Scientific Congress Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608070394

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Sport and Politics by Olympic Scientific Congress Staff Pdf

Author : Sheldon Anderson
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498517966

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The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports by Sheldon Anderson Pdf

This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. It focuses on the development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the United States, how the rest of Europe and the world adopted or rejected their games, and the impact of sports on politics.

Author : James M. Lindsay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015031796504

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Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy by James M. Lindsay Pdf

Have we entered an era of the "Imperial Congress"? How and why do members of Congress wield power over foreign policy? DOes Congress undermine the national interest when it asserts itself in foreign affairs? Congress is more active in foreign policy than at any time since the 1930s, notes James lindsay, but the important questions raised by this activism have not been fully addressed by contemporary scholars and commentors. In Congress and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Lindsay offers a timely and comprehensive examination of the role the modern Congress plays in foreign policy. He shows how the resurgence of congressional activism marks a return to the pattern that was once the norm in American politics. He analyzes the distribution of decision-making authority in Congress, reviews the constraints and incentives for members of Congress to become involved in foreign policy,describes committe work, the legislative process, and other institutional structures.

Author : Jörg Krieger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000400472

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Power and Politics in World Athletics by Jörg Krieger Pdf

This book provides the first detailed history of one of the most powerful international sport organisations, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since 2019 known as World Athletics. The book critically assesses the internal power relations within the IAAF by focusing on the IAAF leadership. Based on extensive archival research, Power and Politics in World Athletics offers a nuanced analysis of the institutionalised strategies that developed as a reflection of the IAAF’s interests and aims to create a broader understanding of the global sport system. With only six presidents in over a century of existence, the IAAF’s leaders had profound impacts on other international institutions, national stakeholders and sporting participants. Through four sections, the book identifies various key turning points in the history of the governing body of athletics, and explores the IAAF’s foundation, the policies of past IAAF presidents, and controversial issues such as doping, corruption and manipulation through a socio-historical lens. The book shows that while anyone could take part in athletics, policies enacted by each president served to ostracize those groups who did not fit into the IAAF’s vision of an equal playing field. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in sport history, sport sociology, the politics of sport, sport management, sport governance, or international organisations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 1604736542

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Power Plays: Politics, Football, and Other Blood Sports by Anonim Pdf

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Author : Dave Zirin
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781595588425

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Game Over by Dave Zirin Pdf

“Enlightening” essays on athletes, activism, and the important role sports plays in our society (Publishers Weekly). Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it “rule number one of the jockocracy”: sports and politics just don’t mix. But in truth, some of our most important debates about class, race, religion, sex, and the raw quest for political power are played out both on and off the field. From the NFL lockout and the role of soccer in the Arab Spring to the Penn State sexual abuse scandals and Tim Tebow’s on-field genuflections, this timely and hard-hitting new book from the “conscience of American sports writing” offers new insights and analysis of headline-grabbing sports controversies (The Washington Post). It explores the shady side of the NCAA; the explosive 2011 MLB All-Star Game; and why the Dodgers crashed and burned. It covers the fascinating struggles of gay and lesbian athletes to gain acceptance, female athletes to be more than sex symbols, and athletes everywhere to assert their collective bargaining rights as union members. Dave Zirin also illustrates the ways that athletes are once again using their exalted platforms to speak out and reclaim sports from the corporate interests that have taken it hostage. In Game Over, he cheers the victories—but also reflects on how far we have yet to go. “A book that no thinking sports fan can afford to miss.” —Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning

Author : M. Ilmarinen,P.V. Komi,A. Koskela,P. Seppänen,R. Telama,P. Vuolle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642499616

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Sport and International Understanding by M. Ilmarinen,P.V. Komi,A. Koskela,P. Seppänen,R. Telama,P. Vuolle Pdf

In recent years concern has been growing ab out the preservation ofworld peace, while over the past few decades there has been a vast increase in the amount of international sporting activity and hence more opportunities to advance international understanding and peace. It is this situation which caused the Congress on Sport and International Understanding to be convened, the idea for it ftrst having arisen after the Helsinki Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe in 1975. The venue for the Congress was, as for the Conference on Security and Co-operation, Finlandia Hall. It was held under the auspices ofthe International Council ofSport and Physica1 Educa tion (ICSPE) and was organised by the Finnish member organisations, the Finnish Society for Research in Sport and Physica1 Education (organising association), Finnish Central Sport Federation (SVUL) and the Workers' Sport Federation (TUL). The aim ofthe Congress was to analyse the role of sport in advancing international understanding and to promote research in this fteld. In addition, the Congress wished to offer researchers and those involved in sporting activities an opportunity to exchange ideas about the themes under discussion. The aim of the Congress was to fmd the answers to the following questions: 1. What forms does international co-operation take in present-day competitive and top-level sport, sports for all and other forms of physica1 culture? What is its histo rica1 background and future? 2.

Author : David T. Canon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1990-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226092674

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Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts by David T. Canon Pdf

The U.S. Congress is typically seen as an institution filled with career politicians who have been seasoned by experience in lower levels of political office. In fact, political amateurs have comprised roughly one quarter of the House of Representatives since 1930. The effect of amateurs' inexperience on their political careers, roles in Congress, and impact on the political system has never been analyzed in detail. Written in a lucid style accessible to the nonspecialist, David T. Canon's Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts is a definitive study of political amateurs in elections and in Congress. Canon examines the political conditions that prompt amateurs to run for office, why they win or lose, and whether elected amateurs behave differently from their experienced counterparts. Challenging previous work which presumed stable career structures and progressively ambitious candidates, his study reveals that amateurs are disproportionately elected in periods of high political opportunity, such as the 1930s for Democrats and 1980s for Republicans. Canon's detailed findings call for significant revision of our prevailing understanding of ambition theory and disarm monolithic interpretations of political amateurs. His unique typology of amateurism differentiates among policy-oriented, "hopeless," or ambitious amateurs. The latter resemble their professional counterparts; "hopeless" amateurs are swept into office by strong partisan motivations and decision-making styles of each type vary, affecting their degree of success, but each type of amateur provides a necessary electoral balance by defeating entrenched incumbents rarely challenged by more experienced politicians.

Author : David P. Auerswald,Colton C. Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107006867

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Congress and the Politics of National Security by David P. Auerswald,Colton C. Campbell Pdf

In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world, a growing number of observers and practitioners have called for a reexamination of our national security system. Central to any such reform effort is an evaluation of Congress. Is Congress adequately organized to deal with national security issues in an integrated and coordinated manner? How have developments in Congress over the past few decades, such as heightened partisanship, message politics, party-committee relationships, and bicameral relations, affected topical security issues? This volume examines variation in the ways Congress has engaged federal agencies overseeing our nation's national security as well as various domestic political determinants of security policy.

Author : Wilbur C. Rich
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313004483

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The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities by Wilbur C. Rich Pdf

Rich and his contributing authors provide a political and economic analysis of sports stadium construction in the United States—the impact it has on the sports industry itself and on the host communities in which stadiums and arenas are built. The book brings together the research of leading academic analysts of sports in American society and gives a candid assessment of the claims and benefits the sports industry makes, in its continuing promotion of new stadium construction. Focusing on Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, New Orleans, Toledo and Phoenix, the authors examine the topic from the perspectives of history, politics, and economics—and in doing so they raise several questions about taxpayer and community protection issues. Specifically, what do communities really get out of these facilities? They point out that even as new and more expensive facilities are being built, Congress has not provided taxpayers and cities any real protection from the risks involved in stadium investment. Rich and his contributors examine how the pro-stadium coalitions mobilize and explain why stadium supporters manage to win most of their construction initiatives. In doing so, the contributors challenge the conventional wisdom that stadiums stimulate economic development and provide good jobs. On the contrary, they have not lived up to the promises owners made to their host communities. Neither have they generated high paying jobs nor have they met their operating costs. The book concludes with ways in which sports franchise owners can be held more accountable to their communities. The result is a powerful, well reasoned, skeptical but fair assessment of a growing phenomenon, and an important resource for professionals and academics in all fields of public policy administration and urban development and management.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Professional Sports
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Professional sports
ISBN : LCCN:77601339

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Inquiry Into Professional Sports by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Professional Sports Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : TBE Press I
Page : 1305 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781883210069

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The Business & Politics of Sports Second Edition by Anonim Pdf