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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > business fraud and crimes > boycotts
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > globalization (economics) > economics and stratification > boycotts
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > political behavior > boycotts
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political behavior > boycotts
social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > sociopolitical movements and conflicts > boycotts

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boycotts  

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  • A boycott involves the refusal of one team/nation to compete with or alongside another in a sporting event, invariably with the intention of altering the political policies of the boycotted state. Boycotts have been identified as one of two primary ways in which political interests can use sport for their own ends (the other being the propaganda use a host nation can make while staging an event - e.g. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sports Studies; Boycotts]

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