Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Japanese Studies
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
52076
Abstract
As exercised by the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympics and 2020 Paralympics, both delayed until 2021 due to COVID-19 conditions, sports diplomacy is shifting, from emergence as a concept, toward empirical legitimacy. Extant literature has allowed scholars to clearly establish the factors constituting sports diplomacy, which has culminated in the sports diplomacy model proposed by Abdi and colleagues. This study examines the sports diplomacy model through a qualitative investigation of an operational Australian sports diplomacy campaign, AUS+RALLY, within the context of Japan. The evident conformity of the extant sports diplomacy model with the AUS+RALLY campaign represents an important step for sports diplomacy scholarship, and the case utilised provides critical insights into the conduct of sports diplomacy activities and suggests enhancements to the extant sports diplomacy model.
DOI
10.1080/10371397.2022.2096581
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in JAPANESE STUDIES on 4/7/2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10371397.2022.2096581
Best, A. R., & Austin, I. (2022). International sports diplomacy in action–an investigation of AUS+ RALLY: An Australian sports diplomacy campaign in Japan. Japanese Studies, 42(2), 111-135.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10371397.2022.2096581