James M. DorseyOct 23, 20164 minPushing the envelope: The World Cup and Arab revolts drive changeBy James M. Dorsey Pressured by human rights and trade union activists leveraging Qatar's exposure as a World Cup host and influenced by...
James M. DorseyOct 10, 20165 minA study in soft power strategy: Iceland 1, Qatar -1By James M Dorsey The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A comparison of the strategies of both...
James M. DorseyOct 6, 20164 minRare agreement between Saudi and Iranian Islamic scholars: soccer poses a threatBy James M. Dorsey Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shiite counterparts in Iran may be at war over who is a Muslim, but there...
James M. DorseySep 21, 201610 minStruggling for Women’s Rights: International Sports Associations Duck the GunBy James M. Dorsey This is an expanded version of remarks made at Interdisciplinary Net’s Politics, Money and Sport Places, and Mega...
James M. DorseySep 20, 20162 minPolitics and Soccer in the Middle East (JMD on Football Scholars Forum)Politics and Soccer in the Middle East By Peter Alegi | September 19th, 2016 No Comments The Football Scholars Forum opened its 2016-17...