Context
Researching how smaller states and international actors can use rare sporting success and sporting platforms to create diplomatic visibility, attraction and international engagement.
WorkResearch and Diplomacy
International Management and Diplomacy Research
Researching how smaller states and international actors can use rare sporting success and sporting platforms to create diplomatic visibility, attraction and international engagement.
Case study in development. This overview describes the focus and intended value; detailed evidence and outcomes will be added.
The opportunity or challenge
Exceptional sporting moments can generate attention, but lasting diplomatic value is not automatic.
What I identified
A question about the conditions and mechanisms that turn visibility into international engagement.
The approach
See the wider system, connect the right actors and design a practical mechanism around the need.
What was created
An ongoing doctoral research design examining rare football success, small states and diplomatic opportunities.
Impact or intended value
A clearer understanding of when sporting visibility can support relationships and longer-term diplomatic opportunities.
What I learned
Reflection to be added as this case study develops.