Comparative Politics of Sport
Comparative Politics of Sport covers the political economy, political culture, and politics of identity (nationalism, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, and gender) associated with sport at all competition levels.
Summary
Past student reviews · Nils Ringe
A previous student rated the difficulty as moderate and noted that the grader was helpful.
What you’ll be able to do
Examine the political economy of sport in a global context.
Study the political culture of sport.
Discuss the politics of identity (nationalism, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, and gender) that is usually associated with sport.
Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
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Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
NILS RINGE is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Nils Ringe
A past student described the course as their favorite, praising the instructor for being accessible, funny, and genuinely helpful.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.35 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Nils Ringe
A previous student rated the difficulty as moderate and noted that the grader was helpful.
Past student reviews · Nils Ringe
A student found the teaching style effective and urged others to take the class with this instructor.
Topics
- Political economy, political culture, and politics of identity in sport.
- Global context of the political economy of sport.
- Scholarly literature assessment and research question formulation.
Skills
- Examining the political economy and political culture of sport in a global context.
- Discussing the politics of identity including nationalism, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, and gender in sport.
- Assessing scholarly literature, identifying gaps, and formulating original research questions.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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