Gymnastics’ centre of gravity: the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique , its governance and the Cold War, 1956–1976
Georgia Cervin
(1)
,
Claire Nicolas
(2)
,
Sylvain Dufraisse
(3)
,
Anaïs Bohuon
(4)
,
Gregory Quin
(5)
Sylvain Dufraisse
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Anaïs Bohuon
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Résumé
Founded as the Bureau Des Fédérations Européennes De Gymnastique in 1881, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was officially created in 1922. However, despite having over 100 national associations affiliated by the end of the twentieth century, it was dominated by Europeans until relatively recently. In particular, the former communist bloc of Eastern Europe had a particular hold on gymnastics from the 1950s onwards. This article uses the FIG as a case study to highlight the institutional, political and ideological rivalries within international sport. It reveals such influences on the sportification of gymnastics and, in doing so, offers new insights into the history of the Cold War, including the USSR’s ascension to the international sporting scene, and its power surrounding the ‘South Africa ban’ due to its Apartheid policy. Thus, this work allows us to understand how the FIG’s policies were, from an early stage, embedded in a twofold dynamic of East–West and North–South. Our study is based on official and administrative documents from national associations and the FIG, and on press review from several European countries.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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Founded as the Bureau Des Fédérations Européennes De Gymnastique in 1881, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was officially created in 1922. However, despite having over 100 national associations affiliated by the end of the twentieth century, it was dominated by Europeans until relatively recently. In particular, the former communist bloc of Eastern Europe had a particular hold on gymnastics from the 1950s onwards. This article uses the FIG as a case study to highlight the institutional, political and ideological rivalries within international sport. It reveals such influences on the sportification of gymnastics and, in doing so, offers new insights into the history of the Cold War, including the USSR’s ascension to the international sporting scene, and its power surrounding the ‘South Africa ban’ due to its Apartheid policy. Thus, this work allows us to understand how the FIG’s policies were, from an early stage, embedded in a twofold dynamic of East–West and North–South. Our study is based on official and administrative documents from national associations and the FIG, and on press review from several European countries.
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Titre |
en
Gymnastics’ centre of gravity: the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique , its governance and the Cold War, 1956–1976
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Auteur(s) |
Georgia Cervin
1
, Claire Nicolas
2
, Sylvain Dufraisse
3
, Anaïs Bohuon
4
, Gregory Quin
5
1
UWA -
The University of Western Australia
( 4177 )
- 35 Stirling Highway
Perth WA 6009 Australia
- Australie
2
Institut des sciences du sport et de l’éducation physique
( 506192 )
- Suisse
3
CENS -
Centre Nantais de Sociologie
( 19942 )
- Bâtiment Nouveau Tertre
Chemin de la Censive du Tertre
44312 NANTES Cedex 3
- France
4
CIAMS -
Complexité, Innovation, Activités Motrices et Sportives
( 148375 )
- Université Paris Sud, Bâtiment 335, 91405 ORSAY
- France
5
UNIL -
Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne
( 97916 )
- CH-1015 Lausanne
- Suisse
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2017-04-25
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Volume |
37
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Numéro |
3
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Page/Identifiant |
309-331
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Domaine(s) |
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DOI | 10.1080/17460263.2017.1363081 |
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