Sociology of World-Cup The Discourse on the 2002 World-Cup and the State/Civil Society

• Published in: Japan Journal of Sport Sociology Vol. 9; pp. 13 - 23,130
• Main Author: Ahn, Min-Seok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society of Sport Sociology 21.03.2001
• Subjects: 2002World-Cup; civil society; hegemony; power; state
• ISSN: 0919-2751; 2185-8691
• DOI: 10.5987/jjsss.9.13

The purpose of this paper was to examine the political economy and sociocultural significance of the 2002 world-Cup in South Korea. The paper assumed that there are political, economic, and sociocultural implications and consequence resulting from the world-Cup; thus the study (a) investigated, described, and interpreted whether the interests and values of the State are being permeated through the World-Cup; (b) indentified, assessed, and interpreted the implications to the civil society. The result shows that the linkage between sport and power, and contradictory nature of such relationships is manifested through the World-Cup. The political economy of the World-Cup, like the political economy of other aspects of capitalist societies, shapes and molds social relations that are marked by power, profits and conspicuous consumption on the part of the Sate, while not necessarily meeting the needs and interests of the civil society. Finally, the paper suggests that the civil society publicizes the promotion of the ‘sport for all’ to extend the consequence to the World-Cup on the part of the civil society.