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Vad kan förklara oljestaters investeringar i europeisk klubbfotboll?

Egerup, Filip LU (2018) STVK02 20172
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This bachelor thesis aims to explain why the United Arab Emirates and Qatar invests so heavily in European football clubs. By doing a descriptive case study of these two countries my intentions are to illustrate this phenomenon. Hopefully this thesis can be the start of other studies regarding investments in European football clubs from countries outside Europe. Different kinds of modernization theories have been used to analyse and explain the selected countries investments.
By examining the countries’ visions for the future, UAE Vision 2021 and Qatar Vision 2030, the UAE owned Emirates and Etihad Airways, Qatar Investment Authority and City Football Group the investments can be explained as a way for the countries to promote themselves... (More)
This bachelor thesis aims to explain why the United Arab Emirates and Qatar invests so heavily in European football clubs. By doing a descriptive case study of these two countries my intentions are to illustrate this phenomenon. Hopefully this thesis can be the start of other studies regarding investments in European football clubs from countries outside Europe. Different kinds of modernization theories have been used to analyse and explain the selected countries investments.
By examining the countries’ visions for the future, UAE Vision 2021 and Qatar Vision 2030, the UAE owned Emirates and Etihad Airways, Qatar Investment Authority and City Football Group the investments can be explained as a way for the countries to promote themselves as modern and progressive. Both the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have predicted a shift in the global economy towards a new economic order more dependent on knowledge-based skill and investments in European football might be a way for United Arab Emirates and Qatar to show the world that the countries have more to offer than oil and gas. (Less)
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author
Egerup, Filip LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
En beskrivande fallstudie av Förenade Arabemiraten och Qatars investeringar i europeisk klubbfotboll
course
STVK02 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Qatar, United Arab Emirates, European Football, modernization theory
language
Swedish
id
8931049
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 09:11:21
date last changed
2018-08-24 09:11:21
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  abstract     = {{This bachelor thesis aims to explain why the United Arab Emirates and Qatar invests so heavily in European football clubs. By doing a descriptive case study of these two countries my intentions are to illustrate this phenomenon. Hopefully this thesis can be the start of other studies regarding investments in European football clubs from countries outside Europe. Different kinds of modernization theories have been used to analyse and explain the selected countries investments. 
By examining the countries’ visions for the future, UAE Vision 2021 and Qatar Vision 2030, the UAE owned Emirates and Etihad Airways, Qatar Investment Authority and City Football Group the investments can be explained as a way for the countries to promote themselves as modern and progressive. Both the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have predicted a shift in the global economy towards a new economic order more dependent on knowledge-based skill and investments in European football might be a way for United Arab Emirates and Qatar to show the world that the countries have more to offer than oil and gas.}},
  author       = {{Egerup, Filip}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Vad kan förklara oljestaters investeringar i europeisk klubbfotboll?}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}