Football and Nation Building in Colombia (2010-2018): The Only Thing That Unites Us

Author:   Peter J. Watson
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Volume:   24
ISBN:  

9781802070491


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 July 2022
Format:   Hardback
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An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library as part of the Opening the Future project with COPIM. This book explores the pivotal role that football played as part of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ national unity project centred on the peace process with the FARC. Football has huge political and social capital in Latin America, and has often been rhetorically deployed by governments for various ends; rarely, however, has football’s power and potential been used in such a deliberate, strategic and active way towards a national peace process and targeted such enduring divisions that have historically impeded a sense of a united nation and national identity. Football in Colombia is understood popularly as one of the few things capable of uniting the country, a belief that Santos seized upon as the national team had a successful campaign in the 2014 World Cup. This first book on Colombian football in English explores previous iterations of football nationalism in the country, including the El Dorado and ‘Narcofootball’ eras, before analysing Santos’ three-pronged strategy empowering professional and amateur football, including the use of political speeches and Twitter, legislation and public policy, and Sport for Development and Peace campaigns, with a particular focus on football in the FARC demobilisation and reincorporation camps following the historic peace agreement.

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Author:   Peter J. Watson
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Volume:   24
ISBN:  

9781802070491


ISBN 10:   1802070494
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Glossary Table and illustrations index Introduction Chapter 1: Football and nation in Latin America Chapter 2: ‘Football is the only thing that unites us’: A history of football nationalism in Colombia Chapter 3: ‘#VamosColombia’: The footballization of Colombia and nation-building by Santos through speeches and tweets Chapter 4: ‘The route for action’: Football-specific legislation and public policy Chapter 5: Football for peace: football-based government SDP campaigns towards nation building Conclusion: #OneCountryOnAPitch? Acknowledgements References Newspapers and Websites Films and Videos Personal Interviews

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‘Notwithstanding, Football and Nation Building in Colombia represents a significant step forward in our understanding of the scope of the multiple political connections between nation-states and popular sports in Latin America, setting an example of productive ways to analyse the potential activation of sports as platforms and spaces for social change, democracy, and peace.’ Juan Javier Pescador, Michigan State University


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Peter J. Watson is a Teaching Fellow in Spanish and Latin American Studies in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the University of Leeds.

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