GeoSport for Society (Dec 2018)
The sport, vector of regionalization / globalization Case study: International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Abstract
The present study aims at highlighting some of the defining aspects of how sport, in this case the volleyball represented by the Federation International Volleyball (FIVB) plays a decisive role in shaping and substantiating the concepts of globalization and regionalization. In this respect, two essential aspects were analyzed, one on the institutional organization of volleyball as a sport and the other on global competitions.