Sports in international politics: between power and peacebuilding

Part I: Sport, power, and peace in a turbulent world. Sport between power and peacebuilding

Part II: Situating sport in a globalized world. The wide world of sport globally

Mindsets of devotion: the social ‘power’ of sports

Part III: Politics in sports: comparative and international perspectives. Power: sports in the national interest

The Olympic Games: swimming in the currents of history

Part IV: The basis of peace: human rights and sustainable development. Sport for human rights: a long association

Sport for sustainable development

Part V: Sustaining peace: humanitarianism, peacebuilding, and social cohesion. Sport for humanitarian action, peacebuilding, and social cohesion

Part VI: Conclusion. Imagining more effective sport-for-peace.