Assessment of the Institutional Capacity of Sport Regarding the Implementation of the Peacebuilding Function under Conditions of Armed Conflicts

Nataliia Khoma

doi:10.31861/mhpi2024.49.165-173

Authors

Nataliia Khoma Lviv Polytechnic National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2507-5741

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31861/mhpi2024.49.165-173

Keywords:

sport, peacebuilding, peacemaking potential of sport, institutional capacity of sport, weaponization of sport, public diplomacy, sports diplomacy

Abstract

The institutional capacity of sport in the field of peacebuilding is studied. The Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict (war) is chosen as the main case for characterizing the peacebuilding potential of the institution of sports. The working hypotheses are verified about: (1) the dependence of the implementation of the peacebuilding function by the sports institution on the characteristics of a specific foreign policy conflict (severity, level of aggression, differences in the values of the parties, the scale of victims and destruction, etc.); (2) the difference between the nature of the peacebuilding role of the sports institution and the current stage of relations between the opposing parties (open armed aggression, tension, post-conflict restoration of relations, etc.). It is proved that the sports institution is capable of being an active subject of democratic peacebuilding processes, but can also become a puppet tool of undemocratic governments that implement an aggressive foreign policy.

Author Biography

Nataliia Khoma, Lviv Polytechnic National University

Doctor of Political Sciences, рrofessor with the Department of Political Science and International Relations

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