Sports in International Politics: Between Power and Peacebuilding - Hardcoverby Timothy D. Sisk (Author) Sports have historically been part of a broader quest of regimes for prestige on the world stage, but also to project hegemony and power in an anarchic international system. While such historical trends of politicization of sports continue witness the nationalism on display at each Olympic Games today sports are equally seen as a strategic key for advancing human rights, building peace, strengthening social cohesion, and