ABSTRACT

International sport is inherently political. Its governance structures are complex involving a multiplicity of actors. Its foundation is traditional, centred on ideas about self-governance and autonomy while simultaneously challenged by the contradictory requirements to promote and regulate sport. The politics of international sport can be seen in the authoritative allocation of values, the collective action necessary to determine who gets what, when and how, and ultimately being clear about who cares about what, where and why. It is in this setting where the concept of power and the ability of agents to exercise power is particularly insightful in garnering a more nuanced understanding of the systemic governance of international sport. To this end, this study examines power relations in international sport by applying Bergsgard’s analytical framework, which adapts Lukes’ three faces of power and Bourdieu’s ideas about symbolic power, to the Russian Doping Scandal. Documentary analysis is used as the primary method of exploration. Our analysis illustrates how the deep structures of the Russian state and the structural conditions of the international sport governance field permitted the case to evolve to scandalous proportions. The paper also reveals the power dynamics between various stakeholders involved in the scandal and how these power dynamics led to failings in the governance of international sport.

摘要

国际体育本质上是政治性的。其治理结构复杂，涉及众多参与者。它的基础是传统的，以自治和自治的思想为中心，同时受到促进和规范体育运动的矛盾要求的挑战。国际体育的政治可以从价值的权威分配、决定谁得到什么、何时以及如何得到什么所必需的集体行动中看到，并最终清楚谁关心什么、在哪里以及为什么关心。正是在这种情况下，权力的概念和代理人行使权力的能力在获得对国际体育系统治理的更细致入微的理解方面特别有见地。为此，本研究通过应用伯格斯加德的分析框架来检验国际体育中的权力关系，该框架将卢克斯的三张权力面孔和布迪厄关于象征权力的思想应用于俄罗斯兴奋剂丑闻。文献分析被用作主要的探索方法。我们的分析说明了俄罗斯国家的深层结构和国际体育治理领域的结构性条件如何使案件发展到令人震惊的程度。该论文还揭示了卷入丑闻的各个利益相关者之间的权力动态，以及这些权力动态如何导致国际体育治理失败。我们的分析说明了俄罗斯国家的深层结构和国际体育治理领域的结构性条件如何使案件发展到令人震惊的程度。该论文还揭示了卷入丑闻的各个利益相关者之间的权力动态，以及这些权力动态如何导致国际体育治理失败。我们的分析说明了俄罗斯国家的深层结构和国际体育治理领域的结构性条件如何使案件发展到令人震惊的程度。该论文还揭示了卷入丑闻的各个利益相关者之间的权力动态，以及这些权力动态如何导致国际体育治理失败。