Publications

Publication details [#52133]

Alegi, Peter. 2008. ‘A Nation To Be Reckoned With’: The Politics of World Cup Stadium Construction in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa. African Studies 67 (3) : 397–422.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

nationalism | political system | prestige | sports language

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

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Annotation

This study argues that the (politics of) the 2010 South African World Cup stadia building can be mainly understood as a national project for increasing the prestige and trustworthiness of the South African nation-state and its leadership.