21935 Sport, Events and Globalisation

Description

This subject provides a critical understanding of global theories and practices across sport and events within a variety of economic, political and sociocultural contexts. It examines the impact of globalisation on the meaning, production, consumption and performance of sport. The subject seeks to develop knowledge of and sensitivity to values, customs and traditions of sport and event management practices in a range of international contexts. It examines how global–local forces produce pressures for the adoption or adaptation of dominant modes of sport and event management processes in dynamic international settings.