This article examines the short-lived 1950s American sport diplomacy campaign in Iran. It analyses motives behind this policy, initiatives employed and extent to which US policymakers regarded them as a success. The piece illustrates how these - centred on track, field other Olympic events comprised key facet of broader public aimed at countering negative popular perceptions United States wake ...

In 2005, former Foreign Minister Qian Qichen put forward and defined the concept of "sports diplomacy" in his Dictionary World Diplomacy. "Sports is as "the foreign sports exchanges conducted by a country's authorities or circles for purpose promoting relations between countries." It reasonable to have different understanding cognition diplomacy. Due historical backgrounds, national rights inte...

the aim of this study was to design interpretative structural model (ism) of the components of sport diplomacy. the present study was applied in terms of aims and descriptive with regard to data collection. with review of related literature and qualitative interviews (content analysis) with 13 iranian and foreign experts of sport diplomacy, components and items of sport diplomacy were identifie...

Abstract: From the perspective of pragmatic diplomatic philosophy, Peace Corps can benefit United States, which is an important reason for domestic support it receives within States. Through volunteers’ acculturation experience, cultural exchanges between States and host countries are promoted awareness American society about Third World raised, true value from interests. As members society, vo...

In a growing number of countries diplomatic systems are being overhauled so that the commercial activities of diplomatic services have been centralised, the commercial activities of diplomats have been extended, and business interests have been formally integrated within diplomatic systems. These changes result directly from the tendency of governments to reorganise, and in many cases merge, th...