1st Edition

Political Expression in Sport Transnational Challenges, Moral Defences

By Cem Abanazir Copyright 2023
211 Pages
by Routledge

211 Pages
by Routledge

211 Pages
by Routledge

This powerful new book looks at how private institutions governing and organising sport restrict political expression. Uniquely, it makes a case for the freedom of expression for athletes, spectators and audiences built upon philosophical foundations. In the era of Colin Kaepernick and taking a knee, politics and protest in sport have never been more visible and immediate. Drawing on a wide... Read more

Introduction

Part I: Sport, Politics, the Market and the Law

1. The Autonomy of Sport

2. Power Over Stakeholders

3. Political Sport

Part II: Defending Freedom of Expression

4. Arguments for Freedom of Expression

5. Athletes, Spectators and Audiences as Individuals

Part III: Limiting Freedom of Expression

6. The Limits of Freedom of Expression

7. Hate Speech

Conclusion

Biography

Cem Abanazir works as an independent researcher, Turkey.