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Simon Chadwick

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Latest article in our @FrontiersIn special edition - Geopolitics & Sports: From Sports Propaganda to Sportswashing - has just been published
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Submissions can be made until the end of November
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NBA bounces back into China six years after Hong Kong spat

Preseason games in Macao & rising star Yang Hansen set stage for recapturing lost revenue
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This is classic geopolitical economy: sport in the crosshairs of business & politics
NBA bounces back into China six years after Hong Kong spat
Preseason games in Macao and rising star Yang Hansen set stage for recapturing lost revenue
asia.nikkei.com
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Saudi Arabia doubles down on its efforts to become a global esports super power

A summer of spending and events has added fresh impetus to the country's strategic ambitions
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by Simon ChadwickReposted by Paul Widdop

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Coming soon...

Qatar’s World Cup Legacy – Future Sport Strategy and the Creation of a Sustainable Sport Ecosystem

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

With co-authors Marko Begovic and Ross Griffin
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The Geopolitical Economy of Esports
Coming early 2026

Provisional chapter running order now available

40 chapters, 5 sections:

- Geopolitical economy of esports
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Asia
- Europe & RoW

BIG thanks to everyone who has contributed to the book
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by Simon ChadwickReposted by Paul Widdop

by Simon ChadwickReposted by Paul Widdop

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#EmptyOldTrafford

We've been tracking & analysing this hashtag using social media data

Paper coming soon:

"Global Fan Activism in Sports: Digital Collective Action & the Case of hashtag#EmptyOldTrafford"

Will appear in the International Journal of Organisational Analysis
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Morocco's World Cup preparations are mired in issues of generational politics & regional division

Unrest amongst GenZ & victims of an earthquake in 2023 pose challenges for the country's government & its ambitious football plans
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