The Perspectives of the European Union and Qatar on the 2022 World Cup

Abstract

This study aims to investigate Qatar’s and the EU’s perspectives on the 2022 World Cup. Through a case study of the 2022 World Cup, the study evaluated the EU’s and Qatar’s views on the tournament using conceptual frameworks and the literature review approach, which involved gathering pertinent articles, political discourses, reports, books, etc. The concept of soft power has been used to analyze Qatar’s strategy. The concept of civilizing power has been applied to the EU’s perspective to examine these differing views, and it is the study’s original contribution. The study’s limitation is that it just examines the EU’s and Qatar’s discourses and actions toward the 2022 World Cup. The study has observed that Western nations, particularly those in the EU, emphasized concerns about Qatar’s democratic practices and human rights record, arguing that a country lacking these values should not host such an event. In contrast, Qatar saw the event as an opportunity to share its values and strengthen its position in the political arena.

Keywords

• The Case of the 2022 World Cup
• the EU’s Civilizing Power
• Qatar’s Soft Power and Sport Diplomacy

Avrupa Birliği ve Katar’ın 2022 Dünya Kupası’na Dair Perspektifleri

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Katar ve AB’nin 2022 Dünya Kupası'na ilişkin bakış açılarını incelemektir. Çalışma, 2022 Dünya Kupası’na ilişkin vaka çalışması aracılığıyla, AB ve Katar’ın turnuvaya ilişkin bakış açılarını kavramsal çerçevelerle ve ilgili makaleler, siyasi söylemler, raporlar ve kitapların toplanmasını içeren literatür taraması yaklaşımını kullanarak değerlendirmiştir. Katar’ın iddialarını analiz etmek için yumuşak güç kavramı, AB’nin iddiaları açıklamak içinse medenileştirici güç kavramı kullanılmıştır ve bu durum çalışmanın özgün katkısını oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın sınırlılıkları, sadece AB ve Katar’ın 2022 Dünya Kupası’na yönelik söylem ve eylemlerini incelemesidir. Çalışmada, özellikle AB ülkeleri başta olmak üzere Batılı ülkelerin, Katar’ın demokratik uygulamaları ve insan hakları sicili konusundaki endişelerini dile getirerek, bu değerlere sahip olmayan bir ülkenin böyle bir etkinliğe ev sahipliği yapmaması gerektiğini savunduklarını göstermektedir. Bun karşın, Katar, kendi değerlerini paylaşmak ve siyasi alandaki konumunu güçlendirmek için bu etkinliği bir fırsat olarak görmüştür.

Keywords

• 2022 Dünya Kupası Vakası
• AB’nin Medenileştirici Gücü
• Katar’ın Yumuşak Gücü ve Spor Diplomasisi

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