Entrepreneurial nations competing for attention: sport mega-events as strategic assets for soft power

Faisal AlReshaid, Laila El-Dabt, Shihanah Almutairi, Abrar Al-Enzi, Nour AlBuloushi, Maitham AlSarraf

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DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928
Published: 2026-06-25
Container: Frontiers in Sociology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928,
  title = {Entrepreneurial nations competing for attention: sport mega-events as strategic assets for soft power},
  author = {Faisal AlReshaid and Laila El-Dabt and Shihanah Almutairi and Abrar Al-Enzi and Nour AlBuloushi and Maitham AlSarraf},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Sociology},
  doi = {10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928}
}

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AU  - Nour AlBuloushi
AU  - Maitham AlSarraf
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DO  - 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928
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AlReshaid, F., El-Dabt, L., Almutairi, S., Al-Enzi, A., AlBuloushi, N., & AlSarraf, M. (2026). Entrepreneurial nations competing for attention: sport mega-events as strategic assets for soft power. Frontiers in Sociology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928

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