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Who Can Represent the Nation? Elite Athletes, Global Mega Events and the Contested Boundaries of National Belonging
Sociology ( IF 3.371 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 , DOI: 10.1177/0038038520931997
Joost Jansen 1 , Michael Skey 2
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For those studying national belonging, elite athletes competing in international mega events offer particularly compelling case studies as they represent the nation during periods of sustained media attention and heightened emotional registers. But when compared with other types of representatives – such as heads of state, ambassadors, political leaders – they have received much less scholarly attention. This article analyses reporting of the ‘Plastic Brits’ debate, where elite athletes brought in to represent Britain at the Olympics were subject to ongoing scrutiny and critique. Developing an analytical framework that uses insights from Elias, Goffman and Hage, we focus on three key issues. First, how a taken-for-granted ‘logic of nationalism’ underlies discussions about which athletes should (not) represent Britain. Second, how the nation’s boundaries are discursively marked with reference to a range of everyday features. Third, the use of different ‘destigmatisation strategies’ by athletes caught up in the ‘Plastic Brits’ debate.

中文翻译:

谁能代表国家?精英运动员、全球大型赛事和国家归属的争议边界

对于那些研究民族归属感的人来说,参加国际大型赛事的精英运动员提供了特别引人注目的案例研究,因为他们在媒体持续关注和情绪高涨的时期代表了国家。但与其他类型的代表——例如国家元首、大使、政治领导人——相比,他们受到的学术关注要少得多。本文分析了“塑料英国人”辩论的报道,在这场辩论中,代表英国参加奥运会的精英运动员受到持续审查和批评。开发一个使用 Elias、Goffman 和 Hage 的见解的分析框架,我们关注三个关键问题。首先,理所当然的“民族主义逻辑”如何成为关于哪些运动员应该(不)代表英国的讨论的基础。第二,国家的边界​​是如何参照一系列日常特征以话语方式标记的。第三,陷入“塑料英国人”辩论的运动员使用了不同的“去污名化策略”。
更新日期:2020-12-01
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