Het kleine Qatar, kwetsbaar in de Golfregio, wilde graag het WK organiseren omdat het vrienden in de wereld nodig heeft, voor de eigen veiligheid. Dat lukt aardig, in en rond de stadions. trouw.nl/sport/het-wk-e…

SPU member Dr Seth Perkin was interviewed by Danish Media Frihedsbrevet where he discussed Abu Dhabi's hosting of the BLAST Premier: World Final 2022. The article features comment on the UAEs soft power strategies and how they differ from Qatar. frihedsbrevet.dk/haard-kritik-a…

I was recently interview by Danish Media Frihedsbrevet regarding Abu Dhabi's hosting of the BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and the soft power strategies of the UAE and how they differ from neighbouring Qatar. frihedsbrevet.dk/haard-kritik-a…

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SPU member Dr Seth Perkin was recently interviewed for an article on the United Arab Emirates' Sport Diplomacy and how it differs to its regional neighbours. mei.nus.edu.sg/think_in/uaes-…

SPU member Dr Seth Perkin was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today where he discussed the proposed takeover of Manchester United by Qatar's Sheikh Jassim and investment from the Middle East in sport more broadly. The interview starts at 1 hour and 26 minutes in. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Satsified 🤣 Khans and Ali Mac showing how out of touch they are with the fan base. Shocking greed by a CEO and owners who has overseen multiple relegations and a new stand that isn't likely to be completed any time soon. Clowns the lot of them.

All the good work on the pitch over the last few years being undone by incompetence and sheer arrogance by the board. Stop pricing out fans from Craven Cottage.

Social Impact Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment of an Inclusion Offer link.springer.com/article/10.100… Published open access in Journal of Business Ethics with Yuhei Inoue, Dr Seth Perkin & Maurizio Valenti cc Sport Policy Unit - MMU Rugby Football League

Our new article in Journal of Business Ethics shows the social impact assessment of corporate social responsibility using the social return on investment (SROI) methodology. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Many thanks to Nicolas Scelles for your leadership! Maurizio Valenti Dr Seth Perkin

My colleagues Nicolas Scelles Yuhei Inoue Maurizio Valenti have published an article in J. Business Ethics on Social Impact Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment of an Inclusion Offer. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Dr Nicolas Scelles, Prof Yuhei Inoue, and Drs Dr Seth Perkin and Maurizio Valenti have a new publication in the Journal of Business Ethics on the social impact assessment of CSR initiatives. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Sportswashing at its finest. #JoshuaDubois

When has a stadium been illuminated in the colours of a flag and a national anthem been played to 'honour' the promoters of a fight... Sportswashing at its unashmed best. #JoshuaDubois

A paper with my colleague Paul Brannagan has been recently published in the Journal of Arabian Studies. We looked at the Aspire Zone in Qatar and it's soft power capabilities through the lens of Alexander Vuving's categories. tandfonline.com/eprint/BBHXRUF… Sport Policy Unit - MMU

This should not be a surprise to anyone. Gulf States are conscious regarding their image. Clearly they do care about sportswashing accusations after all.

Drs Paul Michael Brannagan and Dr Seth Perkin have a new publication in the Journal of Arabian Studies titled, "Soft Power as “Beauty, Brilliance, Benignity”: The Case of the Aspire Zone Elite Sports Complex in Qatar." Link to full paper: tandfonline.com/eprint/BBHXRUF…

Drs Paul Michael Brannagan and Seth Perkin have contributed a book chapter titled, "Soft Power as “Beauty, Brilliance, Benignity”: The Case of the Aspire Zone Elite Sports Complex in Qatar" to the Routledge text Qatar’s World Cup Goals. More details here: routledge.com/Qatars-World-C…

Eight years. No justice. #Grenfell