James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog and a just published book with the same title.
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog and a just published book with the same title.
How Gulf nations are using soccer to distract from their poor human rights records
High-profile acquisitions of two European soccer clubs fit into a soft power strategy for the two Gulf states: project them favorably on the international stage; garner empathy among huge global fan bases; and distract attention from poor human rights records