5 Summary of Session 1
Having completed this first session you should now have a better understanding over the terms used in the course and how a historical view of sport and politics shows a number of reoccurring themes. The main learning points are:
- Politics refers to the activities associated with the governance of a sport, a multi-sport organisation, a sporting region, facility (e.g., club) or league.
- The six political themes explored were: power relations, nationalism and identity, inclusion or segregation, activism, conflict and commercialisation.
- You have explored selected examples of how sport, armed conflict (i.e., war) and impact international relations intersect and are likely to have thought of your own examples.
- Politics has influenced FIFA’s development, largely due to the commercialisation of the sport and the increased power relations that this brought.
Before you look towards Session 2, we would really appreciate you answering the two brief questions below so that we can gather some feedback on this session.
1. How much did you enjoy Session 1?
2. Which of the following statements best applies about the knowledge you gathered by completing this session on an introduction to sport, politics and political themes?
Moving forward, have you ever wondered how power relations, nationalism, identity and international politics impacts football and FIFA? In the next session you will explore what topics, debates and tensions have shaped the football World Cup’s development over the decades.
When you are ready, go to Session 2 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .