sport-et-relations-internationales Analyses

Manchester City vs PSG: A Geopolitical Game?

Manchester City vs PSG: A Geopolitical Game?

Interview with Raphaël Le Magoariec, PhD candidate, geopolitologist within the Arab and Mediterranean World Team (EMAM) at the University of Tours. Conducted by Carole Gomez, Senior Research Fellow

23.04.2021

Interview with Raphaël Le Magoariec, PhD candidate, geopolitologist within the Arab and Mediterranean World Team (EMAM) at the University of Tours. Conducted by Carole Gomez, Senior Research Fellow

Interview with Raphaël Le Magoariec, PhD candidate, geopolitologist within the Arab and Mediterranean World Team (EMAM) at the University of Tours; Middle Eastern specialist, his work focuses on the societies of the Arabian Peninsula and sport, he is interested in the geopolitical depth of sport in this region, his research...

22.04.2021

Le « sport power » au service de la France

Par Carole Gomez - Areion24news

Si l’obtention des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris en 2024 est dans tous les esprits et constitue indéniablement un jalon essentiel du sport power français, il convient d’adopter une approche plus globale et de dépasser ce seul événement, aussi important soit-il. Comment peut-on aujourd’hui définir la diplomatie sportive française, face à ses...

21.04.2021

Super ligue : les VIP du foot font bande à part ?

Quelle place pour les femmes au sein des instances dirigeantes sportives ?

Entretien avec Annabelle Caprais, docteure en sociologie du sport, réalisé par Carole Gomez, directrice de recherche à l'IRIS.

19.04.2021

Interview de Pascal Boniface - Le débat, France 24

16.04.2021

Football as a Driver for Change

Interview with Arianna Crisicione, Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper and Women's Sponsorship Manager, Ambassador for Football4Climate, led by Estelle Brun, Research Associate at IRIS.

GeoSport, created by IRIS and EM Lyon, is a home for intelligent, value-adding content on geopolitics and sport, providing informed, expert analyses onf contemporary issues. The key focus of the content will be around diplomacy; international relations; nation branding; politics and soft power, and the link of these areas to...

12.04.2021

Press release (EN)Communiqué

Nearly 20% of people in sports confronted with (in)direct match-fixing proposals

09.04.2021

FC Barcelona, from Global to Local. Challenges Ahead?

FC Barcelona, from Global to Local. Challenges Ahead?

Interview with Xavier Ginesta, Lecturer in Sport Marketing and Communication at the University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), led by Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school

09.04.2021

07.04.2021

Globalised Sport: The Challenges of Governance

Organiser la diplomatie sportive française de Tokyo 2020 à Paris 2024

Entretien avec Philippe Setton, Ambassadeur de France au Japon. Réalisé par Estelle Brun, chargée de recherche à l'IRIS

02.04.2021

Globalised Sport: The Challenges of Governance

by Estelle E. Brun, Research Associate at IRIS

02.04.2021

Par Estelle E. Brun

In March 2021, the Institute of International ad Strategic Affairs (IRIS) published a report entitled “Sport mondialisé : les défis de la gouvernance”, co-authored with Carole Gomez and Pascal Boniface. The article below is an English translation of the paper’s executive summary. Since the end of the 20th century, globalised...

02.04.2021

« L’appel au boycott du Mondial 2022, le reflet du mépris qu’ont certains pour le sport »

Interview de Pascal Boniface - Le Figaro

29.03.2021

Coupe du monde 2022 : « Un boycott n’est pas envisageable »

Interview de Carole Gomez - France info Sport

Est-ce que ces actions sont utiles ? « Je considère qu’elles sont relativement efficaces puisque cela permet d’attirer l’attention sur la situation. Il y avait eu des enquêtes publiées il y a quelques années sur la situation des droits humains et notamment des droits des salariés sur les chantiers au Qatar...

26.03.2021

Soft Power Songs: PSG, Rap and the State of Qatar

Soft Power Songs: PSG, Rap and the State of Qatar

By Professor Simon Chadwick, Professor and Director of Eurasian Sport at EMlyon, and Dr Paul Widdop, Associate Professor of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University

26.03.2021

By Professor Simon Chadwick, Professor and Director of Eurasian Sport at EMlyon, and Dr Paul Widdop, Associate Professor of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University

The last time Glastonbury took place, in pre-pandemic 2019, a highlight of the music festival was the appearance of British rapper Dave on the ‘Other Stage’. During his performance, he beckoned a fifteen-year old onto the stage to join him in a rendition of what remains Dave’s best-known track –...

25.03.2021

Pour la Fifa, le sport n’est pas politique

Interview de Carole Gomez - Le Soir (Belgique)

24.03.2021

« L’appel au boycott est peu coûteux, la réalité beaucoup plus difficile »

Sport mondialisé : les défis de la gouvernance

Par Pascal Boniface, Estelle E. Brun, Carole Gomez

23.03.2021

Interview de Carole Gomez - Caviar Magazine

Dans une étude publiée le 23 février, The Guardian fait état de 6500 travailleurs immigrés morts sur les chantiers de la Coupe du monde. Le Qatar semble pourtant minimiser ces chiffres, quel bilan peut-on en tirer du point de vue du non-respect des droits de l’homme ? Il y a...

19.03.2021

Qatar and the FIFA World Cup 2022: Why is the event controversial?

Qatar and the FIFA World Cup 2022: Why is the event controversial?

Interview with Danyel Reiche, Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University Qatar, led by Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school

19.03.2021

Interview with Danyel Reiche, Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University Qatar, led by Professor Simon Chadwick from emlyon business school

15.03.2021

Crunch, un contentieux séculaire

Dubai Tennis Championships: Where Sports & Politics Collide

A Baseline Media video in partnership with GeoSport. Tennis in Dubai has risen almost as quickly as the skyscrapers that characterise this city state. Indeed, the sport has become inevitably and inextricably linked with business, politics and socio-cultural developments. Yet some question the motives underpinning Dubai's investment in sport and what this means for tennis. In this film, Simon Chadwick examines who and what is being served-up by the world's biggest racquet sport.

12.03.2021

Interview de Carole Gomez - Alors, on pense !, France info TV

12.03.2021

Sport-Tech Diplomacy: The Case of Israel

Passing on the Torch: Grassroots Opposition to Olympic Bids through the case of No Boston Olympics 2021

Interview with Chris Dempsey, co-Founder of No Boston Olympics, co-Author of No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing on the Torch. Conducted by Estelle Brun, Research Associate at IRIS

12.03.2021

Passing on the Torch: Grassroots Opposition to Olympic Bids through the case of No Boston Olympics 2021

05.03.2021

Sport-Tech Diplomacy: The Case of Israel

By Dr. Yoav Dubinsky, Instructor of Sports Business in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon

05.03.2021

By Dr. Yoav Dubinsky, Instructor of Sports Business in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon

Since the 1967 Six Days War, in which Israel tripled its size including occupying the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the image of the country has significantly deteriorated. After Israel’s independence in 1948, the country enjoyed a positive reputation of being framed as “David” – an unlikely story of a...

02.03.2021

As Cold as Ice: about the Relationship between Sport, Human Rights and Economic Considerations in Belarus

By Anton Klischewski, founder of the Project PRESFUL, Sports & Sustainability Consultant for the initiative ‘Sport Trades Fair’ and the Berlin-based football club ‘FC Internationale 1980’

A hat trick in ice hockey, when a player scores three goals in a single game, culminates in the National Hockey League with fans throwing hats onto the ice from the stands. Another sort of hat trick occurred between 15 and 17 January 2021 and included the following sponsors...

02.03.2021