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Sports in International Politics: Between Power and Peacebuilding

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Availability:In StockContributor:Timothy D. SiskPublish date:2024-03-15Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781538187111ISBN-10:1538187116UPC:9781538187111Book Category:Political Science, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:International Relations, Peace, Olympics & ParalympicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCWJT5WG43

This book explores the complex linkages between power politics of the international arena, the profit-seeking, often elitist and at-times corrupt world of professional international sport, and the promise for harnessing sport to promote human rights, inclusive development, and sustainable peace in a violent world.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781538187111ISBN-10:1538187116UPC:9781538187111Book Category:Political Science, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:International Relations, Peace, Olympics & ParalympicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCWJT5WG43

Timothy D. Sisk is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. His research, teaching and policy-oriented work focuses on conflict prevention, management, and peacebuilding in fragile and post-war contexts. He works with fellow scholars, international and regional organizations, and students on international peace and security concerns such as peacemaking, peacebuilding, and inclusive governance and democracy building. Prior to joining the University of Denver in 1998, Sisk served as a Program Officer and Research Scholar in the Grant Program of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C., and earlier earned a doctoral degree in political science from The George Washington University and an MA in international journalism and BA in international studies and German from Baylor University. Having been "raised on" baseball, basketball, and football, he is an avid cyclist, skier, and all-around outdoor-sport enthusiast.


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