Mit apolityczności sportu w kontekście działań Międzynarodowego Komitetu Olimpijskiego

Michał M. Kobierecki

doi:10.18778/1641-4233.27.10

Authors

Michał M. Kobierecki Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-5710

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1641-4233.27.10

Keywords:

Andrzej Sepkowski, sport, politics, politicization of sport, International Olympic Committee

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of the non-political character of sport. The research aims to trace the position of the International Olympic Committee towards the politicization of sport and to confront it with IOC’s actual activities that can be described as political.

The research led to the conclusion that the apolitical character of sport is only a myth. The mass popularity of sport led many states to try to use it for political purposes, forcing the IOC to assume a political position and transferring political disputes to their forum.

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Author Biography

Michał M. Kobierecki, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych

Michał Marcin Kobierecki – dr hab., prof. UŁ. Pracownik Katedry Teorii Polityki i Myśli Politycznej na Wydziale Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego; członek Polskiej Akademii Olimpijskiej, autor wielu publikacji poświęconych dyplomacji sportowej, dyplomacji publicznej i polityczności sportu.

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