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Challenges and complexities of imagining nationhood : the case of Hong Kong’s naturalized footballers
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Chiu, Andy (2021) Challenges and complexities of imagining nationhood : the case of Hong Kong’s naturalized footballers. Sport in Society, 24 (11). pp. 1878-1892. doi:10.1080/17430437.2021.1944116 ISSN 1743-0437.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2021.1944116
Abstract
In the field of sports and nationalism, little has been done to explore the process of how a member from another nation become representatives of another imagined community. In view of the growing significance of naturalization of foreign sporting talents in international sports, this paper highlights the complexities of the imagining a ‘deep, horizontal comradeship’ through the case of Hong Kong’s naturalized football representatives, with a focus on the negotiation of ‘Hong Kongness’ and ‘Chineseness’ among fans and naturalized representatives regarding selected contents in the stadium. It is argued that fans and naturalized players are constantly reminded of an inclusive Hong Kongness and an exclusive Chineseness that facilitated the acceptance of naturalized footballers as representatives of Hong Kong’s imagined community. But at the same time, paradoxes are identified in the imagination of a ‘deep, horizontal comradeship’ between Hong Kong citizens and the naturalized footballers.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Sport in Society | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1743-0437 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1 July 2021 | ||||||
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Volume: | 24 | ||||||
Number: | 11 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1878-1892 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/17430437.2021.1944116 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Sport in Society on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17430437.2021.1944116 | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 August 2022 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 August 2022 |
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