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Att dribbla bort sanningen: Saudiarabiens framställning genom fotbollen

Guerrero Perez, Erik LU (2024) STVK04 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
The main thing of this paper is the connection between Saudi Arabia and football, which
contributes to the understanding of the political developments in the country. The upcoming
football season in Saudi Arabia in 2023 is discursively constructed as a manifestation of a
modernization of Saudi Arabia where only oil and Mecka will no longer be associated with
the country. In official Saudi Arabian rhetoric, the country's new identity is intertwined with
the glory of football to shift the focus from the country's abuse of its population. Football ́s
values of humanism, community, internationalization, and progress are thus combined with
the Saudi lack of basic human rights. There are also cases where the existing investments in
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The main thing of this paper is the connection between Saudi Arabia and football, which
contributes to the understanding of the political developments in the country. The upcoming
football season in Saudi Arabia in 2023 is discursively constructed as a manifestation of a
modernization of Saudi Arabia where only oil and Mecka will no longer be associated with
the country. In official Saudi Arabian rhetoric, the country's new identity is intertwined with
the glory of football to shift the focus from the country's abuse of its population. Football ́s
values of humanism, community, internationalization, and progress are thus combined with
the Saudi lack of basic human rights. There are also cases where the existing investments in
football in the country are used to criticize the regime in Saudi Arabia. What are the key
narratives around this phenomenon? (Less)
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author
Guerrero Perez, Erik LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Saudiarabien,narrativ och fotbollen
course
STVK04 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Saudi Arabia, soft power, narrative analysis, strategic analysis, Saudi Professional League, SPL
language
Swedish
id
9152784
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 11:09:14
date last changed
2024-07-18 11:09:14
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  abstract     = {{The main thing of this paper is the connection between Saudi Arabia and football, which
contributes to the understanding of the political developments in the country. The upcoming
football season in Saudi Arabia in 2023 is discursively constructed as a manifestation of a
modernization of Saudi Arabia where only oil and Mecka will no longer be associated with
the country. In official Saudi Arabian rhetoric, the country's new identity is intertwined with
the glory of football to shift the focus from the country's abuse of its population. Football ́s
values of humanism, community, internationalization, and progress are thus combined with
the Saudi lack of basic human rights. There are also cases where the existing investments in
football in the country are used to criticize the regime in Saudi Arabia. What are the key
narratives around this phenomenon?}},
  author       = {{Guerrero Perez, Erik}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att dribbla bort sanningen: Saudiarabiens framställning genom fotbollen}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}