The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

This book offers in-depth analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, this was a unique sporting mega-event, and the book explores its wider significance across political, socio-cultural, economic, organisational and historical dimensions.

Introduction
MAHFOUD AMARA, NIKOLAY KOZHANOV AND MAHJOOB ZWEIRI
1 Revisiting the History of Qatar's Decision to Bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN
2 A Geopolitical Economy of the FIFA World Cup: Observations from Qatar's Hosting of FIFA's Showcase Tournament
SIMON CHADWICK
3 Qatari Lessons for Activists Gearing Up for a 2034 Saudi World Cup
JAMES M. DORSEY
4 The Impact of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Iran: A Clean Sheet for Scoring Political Points
GHONCHEH TAZMINI
5 The 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Post Colonial
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SARAH AL NAIMI AND THOMAS BONNIE JAMES
6 Qatar's Sports Diplomacy of the 2022 World Cup and Ontological Security of Qatar Foreign Policy
HAZAL MUSLU EL BERNI
7 Building a Lasting Legacy: Beyond Qatar 2022
SIMONA AZZALI
8 Infrastructural, Socio cultural and Economic Issues Dealing with Disabled Spectators: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2018 and Qatar Experience
VADIM KAPUSTKIN
9 Framing of the FIFA World Cup 2022: An Examination of Message Appeal in the English Language Press in the UAE
MAGDALENA KAROLAK
10 Nation Branding Through Sport Megä Events: The Case of Qatar's World Cup
KAMILLA SWART, OTHMAN ALTHAWADI, YARA ZEYAD ALI AND BRENDON KNOTT
11 The World Cup and Human Rights in Qatar: A Catalyst for Change?
YOUCEF BOUANDEL AND THOMAS BONNIE JAMES
12 FIFA World Cup as a Catalyst for Qatar to Achieve its Goals on Sustainability and Sports Diplomacy
MELTEM Ö ZEL
13 Sport Diplomacy and Soft Power through Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022: A Case of Generation Amazing
DAVIES BANDA, KRISTIAN COATES ULRICHSEN, NASSER AL KHORI AND JONATHAN MISEROY