FIFA Master Conference: Presentation of dissertations 2015

The dissertation presentations marking the end of the academic year for the 31 postgraduates of the 15th edition of the FIFA Master took place on Thursday 16th July 2015 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

The postgraduates of the 15th edition had the opportunity to present their work to a large audience in the prestigious surroundings of the auditorium of the Aula des Jeunes-Rives at the University of Neuchâtel. Specially invited presentation guests included senior representatives from the sports industry, high profile members of the international academic community as well as family and friends of each FIFA Master student.

Professor Denis Oswald, CIES Director, officially opened the dissertation presentations with an introductory speech before giving the floor to the different groups who presented their relevant research topics.

You will find below the full list of the presentations as well as the names of the students in each group.

‘More than one flame’ - Agenda 2020 and the multi-city bid concept: Key stakeholder analysis - Kirsty Burrows (United Kingdom), Xinxin Cao (China), Hassan Jabali (Lebanon), Matias Tettamanti (Argentina, USA & Italy), Emma Twigg (New Zealand)

Shattering the Revolving Door: Implicit Discrimination and its effect on Minority Managers in European Football - Sean Dempsey (USA), Marcello Giulio Guastafierro (Italy), Aino Hiisku (Finland), DongUk “DK” Kim (South Korea), Alexandre Miranda (Brazil & Portugal)

Diving into the Sand - A BEACH model for emerging lifestyle sports - Anya Alderslade (New Zealand), Pedro Cavalcanti (Brazil), Francisco Diaz (France & Mexico), Fernando Roitman (Italy & Argentina)

It takes a lifetime to build a good image but a minute to destroy - An analysis of Image Restoration Strategies adopted by International Sports Federations - Guglielmo Cammino (Italy), Aayush Dabas (India), Rebecca Hooper (New Zealand), Sthefânia Lacerda (Brazil)

Before Lighting the Torch: Key Success Factors in Campaigning for the Summer Olympic Games - Rosario Cieza (Argentina & Italy), Charles Frémont (Canada), Muhammad Feizal Sidat (Mozambique), Milan Sobat (Serbia)

“Don’t blame referees - blame the FA and FIFA for refusing to help them” - Jose Mourinho. Video Technology and Football: Implementation Options in Support of Referees - Marianne Cornejo (USA, Spain & Mexico), Abrarew Argaw Diress (Ethiopia), Kai McMahon (Australia & Japan), Martin Rudlof (Germany)

2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ Soft Power Implications & Consequences - Abdulrahman Alsayyar (Saudi Arabia & USA), Irina Baranova (Russia), Hassan Elkamah (Egypt), Elaine Yasminie Lemos (USA & Brazil), Philip Zimmermann (Germany)

The CIES would like to congratulate the postgraduates of the 15th edition of the FIFA Master for the quality of their work. The CIES also thanks all the tutors and the academic members who supported the students during this edition of the programme.