1st Edition

Qatar’s World Cup Goals Domestic Development and Global Influence

Edited By Danyel Reiche Copyright 2025
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the goals and impact of Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA men’s World Cup 2022 in the context of the existing literature on Qatar, small states in international politics, and the use of sports in development and soft power strategies. The ten chapters in this book explore the multifaceted implications of Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022, positioning it within the context of... Read more

Introduction: Qatar’s World Cup Goals – Domestic Development and Global Influence

Danyel Reiche

 

1. Qatar: Between the Blockade and the World Cup

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

 

2. The 2022 World Cup and Shifts in Qatar’s Foreign Policy

Hissa A. Al-Kubaisi

 

3. Perceptions of Qatar Airways Sponsorships in Major European Football Clubs: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain

Danyel Reiche

 

4. Identity Matters: Qatar and Paris Saint-Germain

Thomas Ross Griffin

 

5. Soft Power as “Beauty, Brilliance, Benignity”: The Case of the Aspire Zone Elite Sports Complex in Qatar

Paul Michael Brannagan and Seth Joseph Perkin

 

6. Rising to the Occasion: Qatar’s Pandemic Experience

Kamilla Swart and Othman Al Thawadi

 

7. Creating Sports Humanitarianism: The Nexus of Qatar’s Development Assistance and Sport

Sebastian Sons

 

8. Good Things Come from Small Places: Communicating Qatar to World Cup Tourists

Irene Theodoropoulou

 

9. From the Furjān to the Stadiums: Examining Qatari Football Fandom and Migrant Experiences before and during the World Cup

Aisha Al-Kuwari and Uday Chandra

 

10. The Game is Still Beautiful without Beer: Qatar 2022’s New Model for Alcohol Availability at the FIFA World Cup

Susan Dun

 

Biography

Danyel Reiche is Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) and Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar.