Nation-branding in practice: The politics of promoting sports, cities and universities in Kazakhstan and Qatar
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Nation-branding in practice : The politics of promoting sports, cities and universities in Kazakhstan and Qatar. / Eggeling, Kristin Anabel.
New York : Routledge, 2020. 268 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Nation-branding in practice
T2 - The politics of promoting sports, cities and universities in Kazakhstan and Qatar
AU - Eggeling, Kristin Anabel
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Kristin Anabel Eggeling. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This book investigates the political implications of country promotion through practices of 'nation-branding' by drawing on contemporary examples from the sports, urban development and higher education sector in Kazakhstan and Qatar. Nation-branding has emerged as a central practice of international politics, where it is commonly understood as a vain, superficial selling technique with little political salience. Drawing on shared insights from practice theory and constructivist notions of nationalism, identity and power, this book challenges this reading and instead argues that nation-branding is neither neutral nor primarily economically motivated, but inherently politicised and tied to the legitimation of current political regimes. The starting point for the analysis is a range of everyday practices and sites long ignored by international relations scholars. In particular, the book traces how the political leadership in Kazakhstan and Qatar have used participation in the international sports circuit, spectacular urban development, and the construction of 'world-class' universities to first produce and then stabilize new ideas about their state. Providing a new analytical perspective on nation-branding, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies, International Relations, and Cultural and Political Geography.
AB - This book investigates the political implications of country promotion through practices of 'nation-branding' by drawing on contemporary examples from the sports, urban development and higher education sector in Kazakhstan and Qatar. Nation-branding has emerged as a central practice of international politics, where it is commonly understood as a vain, superficial selling technique with little political salience. Drawing on shared insights from practice theory and constructivist notions of nationalism, identity and power, this book challenges this reading and instead argues that nation-branding is neither neutral nor primarily economically motivated, but inherently politicised and tied to the legitimation of current political regimes. The starting point for the analysis is a range of everyday practices and sites long ignored by international relations scholars. In particular, the book traces how the political leadership in Kazakhstan and Qatar have used participation in the international sports circuit, spectacular urban development, and the construction of 'world-class' universities to first produce and then stabilize new ideas about their state. Providing a new analytical perspective on nation-branding, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies, International Relations, and Cultural and Political Geography.
U2 - 10.4324/9780367821579
DO - 10.4324/9780367821579
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85107857032
SN - 9780367420734
BT - Nation-branding in practice
PB - Routledge
CY - New York
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