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Michał Marcin Kobierecki is assistant professor of political science at the University of Lodz.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Connotation of the Category ‘Sports Diplomacy’ – From a Colloquial Overview to a Conceptualisation Attempt
Chapter 2: Sports Diplomacy as an Activity for Shaping Positive Relations between States
Chapter 3: Sports Diplomacy as a Tool for Shaping the Desirable Image of States
Chapter 4: The Diplomacy of Organizations Governing International Sport
Conclusions
"It turns out that the history of sport's involvement in politics is as interesting as sport itself. In contrast to the usually negative associations attributed to sport and politics, Kobeirecki is able to point out and excitingly describe the positive role of sport in international relations."
— Artur Pasko, University of Bialystok