Nation, state and identity in international sport

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Author
Iorwerth, Hywel
Hardman, Alun
Jones, Carwyn
Date
2014-03-26Acceptance date
2014-02-19
Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
ISSN
1460-8944
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The question of eligibility for international sporting representation (ISR) has become increasingly contentious. In this paper we argue that the current ISR regulations are outdated and problematic. Sporting governing bodies ought to ignore citizenship as a criterion for ISR, and instead ISR should be based on a normative account of national belonging which would operate primarily on grounds of early socialisation and longterm residency. This approach would avoid many of the pragmatic and moral pathologies of ISR, and would utilise sports potential in promoting a liberal and progressive understanding of national ties.
Journal/conference proceeding
National Identities;
Citation
Iorwerth H., Hardman A. and Jones C.R. (2014) 'Nation, state and identity in international sport', National Identities, 16(4), pp. 327-347
Description
This article was published in National Identities on 26 March 2014 (online), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2014.897316
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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