主办单位：成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154　CN 51-1097/G8
Journal of Chengdu Sport University

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2020, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 120-126.

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Sport, Place and Nationhood ——The Politics of the National Stadia of the United Kingdom

Alan Bairner1 , Huan Xiong2(translation)   

  1. 1. School of Sports, Exercises and Health Sciences, Loughborough University;
    2. School of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, South China Normal University
  • Received:2020-02-01 Published:2020-09-15

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Abstract: In order to fully understand the social and cultural significance of sporting places and the national identities it carries, the article draws on the path of the Chicago School of Urban Ecology and Symbolic Interaction Theory, and analyses the interaction among the sports events, the so-called national stadia and national identities in the multi-national United Kingdom. The author underlines the political role of the stadia as the urban landscape and the national symbols, and highlights the analytical value of the sporting place.

Key words: National Stadia, National Representation, National Identity, United Kingdom, Political Science

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