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  • Research

    Multidisciplinary Webinar Explores Mega Sports and National Identity

    Mega sporting events have placed a spotlight on the recruitment and naturalization of top foreign athletes, a practice that is making national dreams come true, but also stirring public debate…

  • Alumni

    GU-Q’s Qatar FIFA World Cup Research Initiative Hosts Event on Football and Islamophobia

    According to a recently published study co-authored by Yale University professor and graduate of QF partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Dr. Salma Mousa, footballer Mo Salah has driven a…

  • Research

    Sports Scholars Host Global Discussion on the Politics of the Tokyo Olympics

    Only days before the start of the summer Olympic games in Japan, Visiting Associate Professor at GU-Q Dr. Danyel Reiche hosted a webinar on “The Politics of the Tokyo Olympics”, presented by The Political Studies Association (PSA) Sport and Politics Working Group. Dr. Reiche,  who heads GU-Q’s Building a Legacy: Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 research  initiative at GU-Q’s Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), is also the chair of the PSA working group.

    Danyel Reiche
  • Research

    Head of Building a Legacy CIRS Research Initiative Shares Insights on U.S. Embassy Webinar on Sports Diplomacy

    Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Danyel Reiche, who heads the “Building a Legacy: Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022” CIRS research initiative, was a featured guest at a webinar hosted by the…