Watson, P.J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-8751 (2018) Colombia’s political football: President Santos’ National Unity Project and the 2014 Football World Cup. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 37 (5). pp. 598-612. ISSN 0261-3050
Abstract
The Colombian football team's performance in the 2014 World Cup has allowed President Santos to use football in his national unity project. The selección is a rare unifying symbol in Colombia and politicians have previously sought to use football in the construction of a national political project. This article explores why, on this occasion, football has proved a more effective tool than when it was employed by Presidents Gaviria (in 1993–1994) and Pastrana (in 2001). As well as analysing how Santos has appropriated football figures and discourses, consideration will be given to how the selección has become a contested symbol involving other political actors.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author. Bulletin of Latin American Research © 2018 Society for Latin American Studies. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Bulletin of Latin American Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Colombia; football; nation; nation-building; President Santos; World Cup 2014 |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2018 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2020 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12634 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/blar.12634 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:138452 |