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Political Celebrity and the Olympic Movement: Exploring the Charismatic Authority of IOC Presidents (2012)
Journal Article
Peacock, B., & Darnell, S. (2012). Political Celebrity and the Olympic Movement: Exploring the Charismatic Authority of IOC Presidents. Celebrity Studies, 3(3), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2012.717760

In this paper, we explore the modernization of the role of President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by analyzing the actions of three men who held the position during the 20th century: Pierre de Coubertin, Avery Brundage, and Juan Anton... Read More about Political Celebrity and the Olympic Movement: Exploring the Charismatic Authority of IOC Presidents.

Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change (2012)
Journal Article
Darnell, S. (2012). Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change. ICCSPE Bulletin, 63,

Increasingly, high profile athletes and sportspeople speak out on social issues, make calls for social change, and assert themselves as political activists. Doing so often takes one of two forms: arguing for, and acting upon, the responsibility to re... Read More about Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change.