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

AlReshaid F, El-Dabt L, Almutairi S, Al-Enzi A, AlBuloushi N, AlSarraf M

DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928
Published: 2026
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 = {AlReshaid F and El-Dabt L and Almutairi S and Al-Enzi A and AlBuloushi N and AlSarraf M},
  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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TI  - Entrepreneurial nations competing for attention: sport mega-events as strategic assets for soft power.
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AU  - AlBuloushi N
AU  - AlSarraf M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in sociology
DO  - 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811928
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F, A., L, E., S, A., A, A., N, A., & M, A. (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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