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Introduction. Reassessing the Institutions, Actors and Politics of International Sport amidst Global (Dis)-Order

Modern sport constitutes an inherently international phenomenon, giving rise to autonomous organizations that have established it as a global institution. Prominent among these are the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Sport plays a critical role in shaping both the international image of states and the construction of national identities. Equally significant is its function in the socialization of youth within an increasingly global society. Individual athletes frequently serve as de facto ambassadors of their nations, even as the global sports economy commodifies their performances and personas. National teams, meanwhile, symbolically embody statehood on the world stage, and their achievements or failures often exert a significant influence on collective national (self-)perception, including in terms of legitimacy and effectiveness of political regimes. [...]