Perspectives Asia #9: Two Sides of the Medals This issue of Perspectives Asia examines the intersections of sports and politics. We look at how, through sports, identities are shaped, myths and heroes are born, and unconventional truths are buried.
The Politicisation of the SEA Games: Sporting Nationalism, Patronage and Capitalism Since the 1950s Article The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games has been negatively politicised since the 1950s. It has sported a complex interplay of colonialism, decolonisation, nationalism, geopolitics, patronage and capitalism. Repurposing it for the well-being of individual athletes and the regional sporting culture is long overdue. Yet, to depoliticise sports toward positive purpose necessitates collective political action. By Bonn Juego
