Russia and the 2018 FIFA World Cup (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction: A Sporting Riddle Wrapped in Mystery Richard Arnold ? 1????????? The State of Play in Russian Football ??????????? Manuel Veth ? 2????????? Security and the Spectacle: The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia’s ‘Safest City’ ??????????? Volkan Ipek and Andrey Makarychev ? 3????????? Populist Tactics: Ramzan Kadyrov’s Use of Football as a Political Tool During the 2018 FIFA World Cup ??????????? Michael Cole ? 4????????? Increased Output Legitimacy by Hosting Mega Sport Events?: The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russian Twitter Discourse ??????????? Henk Erik Meier, Julia Glathe, Michael Mutz and Martin Holzen ? 5????????? Sport and Domestic “Soft Power” in Russia: Take the Skinheads Bowling ??????????? Richard Arnold ? 6????????? The Case of Pussy Riot's Protest at the World Cup 2018 in Russia: 'The Policeman Enters the Game' ??????????? Olga Iakimova ? 7????????? Football, Film, and the Russian State: An Unorthodox Alliance ??????????? Peter Rollberg ? 8????????? Russian Soft Power as a Result of FIFA 2018 ??????????? Tatiana Zonova ? 9????????? Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Policy, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Making Russia Great Again ??????????? Andrew Foxall ? 10??????? Global Soft Power and Local Effects of the World Cup in Russia, Brazil, and South Africa ??????????? Marina Mikhaylova